Hurricane Helene intensified to a Category 4 storm Sept. 26 on the doorstep of Anna Maria Island’s coastline before making ...

Home burns, police trapped at station, residential rescues and shared shelter Stories of rescues, resilience and community ...

Manatee County announced construction to relocate utilities at the Cortez Bridge is set to commence this month. The $7.2 ...

Anna Maria’s business community bunkered up, waited out and even waded through the waters of Hurricane Helene. The Islander ...

Islander photographer Jacob Merrifield piloted a drone Sept. 27, after Hurricane Helene hit Anna Maria Island with strong ...

A fifth former Anna Maria employee has come forward, alleging racially motivated mistreatment inside the walls of city hall.

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The roof of this two-story apartment building in Town & Country Perico was destroyed as fire sparked by a lightning strike spread across the roof and through the attic while more than a dozen ...

Keep Manatee Beautiful has stepped up to clean up Gilligan’s Island after images on social media showed garbage and debris ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring reported that a monthly bird survey conducted Sept. 13 was a “joy,” ...