Only four years after construction on the new Anna Maria City Pier finished, a stretch must be rebuilt due to Hurricane Milton. The storm destroyed around 50% of the pier’s roughly 700-foot-long ...

As recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton began Oct. 10, Longboat Key officials reported a mixed bag of damages and ongoing challenges. “Our tactical first-in team arrived on Longboat Key … at 8 a.m.

The village of Cortez, reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene, took its blows for Hurricane Milton Oct. 9, which made landfall in Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm with winds reaching 110 mph.

The state has activated its Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program, making $15 million available for businesses impacted by Helene and Milton. Florida ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew Oct. 10 rescued a commercial fishing boat captain about 30 miles off Longboat Key Oct.10. The captain of a longliner fishing vessel ...

Fishing in general has been following typical winter-time patterns, with sheepshead being the best bets. Trout season opened up as of the first of the year, and there are already some good reports ...

The post-storm recovery process is in full swing — again — for the city of Holmes Beach. The city reopened to everyone Oct.

Members of the Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway Committee Corridor Management Entity were surprised two weeks ago to learn that Manatee County planned to build a lifeguard station just east of Coquina ...

Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

Emergency planners issued hurricane and tropical storm watches for the Florida Keys and South Florida, including Anna Maria Island. As of 10 a.m. Sunday, a hurricane watch was in effect for the ...

Fishing has slowed down a bit in the past few days, although there are still excellent snapper and grouper catches coming out of the Gulf of Mexico in less than 100 feet of water. Backwater action is ...