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A sharp rise in fuel prices is cutting into Cortez fishers’ earnings and is beginning to ripple through seafood markets and restaurant menus. Fuel prices ...

Springtime fishing heats up nicely after ‘last’ cold front - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Spring break crowds are back on Anna Maria Island, but they’ve brought little trouble this year. Local authorities told The ...

The Bradenton Beach Police Department arrested Brett Andrew Williams, 59, of Sarasota, March 8 on suspicion of driving under ...

By Bonner Joy and Robert Anderson The Islander “I’m banished.” John Di Masi of Holmes Beach was seated in the next to last ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Nicholas Smith, 38, March 16 on a third-degree felony for alleged cocaine possession, a first-degree misdemeanor for possession of drug equipment and a ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Port Charlotte resident Christian Cornell, 45, March 11 on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. An officer saw Cornell riding ...

A Bradenton man was arrested March 19 after a traffic stop in Bradenton Beach led to the alleged discovery of marijuana, cocaine and more than $4,000 in cash, according to police and Manatee County ...