Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 13 email to The Islander some of the events from a commission meeting that day ...

Another white shark, a 9-foot 7-inch male named Keji, pinged near the continental shelf off Ft. Myers in January, as well. In June, it had pinged off the North Carolina coast and in July off Nova ...

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After five months of restoration, a popular beach at Pinellas County's largest public park is reopening on Presidents' Day.

Another white shark, a 9-foot 7-inch male named Keji, pinged near the continental shelf off Ft. Myers in January, as well. In ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 6 email to The Islander that he had “a catch-up week” following a trip out of ...

Four teens face felony charges after Bradenton police say the group caused thousands of dollars in damage to a public bathroom. A 31-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder over a ...

Following Hurricane Helene, the Glazer family donated $1 million to support local relief efforts. The family then pledged an ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s ...

Anna Maria Island -- located midway between Sarasota and Tampa, but a world apart from either – continues to recover from ...

The Anna Maria Island City Pier was partially destroyed ... to bounce back from disaster impacts following catastrophic damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The grant from the U.S. Department ...