A Cortez woman has been arrested on charges of robbing three banks and is a suspect in a fourth bank robbery. Her husband also has been arrested in connection with the crimes. Michele L. Blalock, 38, ...

Construction materials July 14 litter the base of the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine is progressing on the ...

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Sea turtle hatchlings are off to a rough start on Anna Maria Island. And the island’s three cities are trying to right the ...

Bradenton Beach’s next police chief is the department’s second in command. The city commission unanimously voted July 16 to ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is seeing a sea turtle hatch success rate above 70%. During this ...

Manatee County’s deputy chief of operations for emergency medical services was arrested July 16 for alleged lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, a second-degree felony. Zachary Molnar, 46, of ...

The Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office in mid-July sent ballots for the Aug. 18 primaries to voters who requested to vote by mail. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Thursday, Aug. 6.