On the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture, a 609-foot-long freighter, was caught in a sudden storm and collided with ...

Bradenton Beach commissioners agreed May 7 to continue operating the city police department, ending consideration of a ...

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There is plenty of competition over work on the Anna Maria City Pier’s T-end. City staff opened bids May 6 from eight contractors in response to the ...

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A 42-foot charter vessel was ordered back to port May 7 after U.S. Coast Guard officers said it was operating illegally near ...

The Manatee County Tourist Development Council heard encouraging tourism numbers for March at its April 27 meeting, with high occupancy and millions in ...

An angler fishes from a boat April 29 near the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine employees work to ...

As May progresses opportunities for hookups increase - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Marauders to center skim competition on the beach - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...