A fishing trip turned into a life-threatening ordeal June 28 when a mechanical failure nearly sank a boat carrying three ...

The first piece of funding for rebuilding the Anna Maria City Pier walkway is locked in. The city’s $1.25 million ...

Increased fresh water changes fishing patterns in backcountry - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Indoor soccer back on center court, golf, horseshoes resist rain - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A fall from a golf cart left one 15-year-old girl critically injured and in need of emergency transportation off the island. According to a West Manatee ...

A Florida Highway Patrol officer arrested Bradenton Beach resident Joseph Leister, 21, June 29 on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander July 2 and July 3 with news from the northernmost city on Anna Maria Island. Short commented on the loss ...