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, ...

Tampa Bay Marine employees lay decking July 8 on the boat landing at the Anna Maria City Pier, where the contractor has ...

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All three island cities are getting a piece of the state’s appropriations pie in fiscal 2026-27. Florida’s $117.6 billion ...

A Palmetto man accused of stealing a pickup truck outside Domino’s Pizza in Holmes Beach fled police across three island communities, escaped through mangroves and into a canal, then was arrested two ...

Judge Frederick Mercurio of the 12th Circuit granted a second motion July 8 to continue a trial for Holmes Beach resident Douglas Naeher’s alleged attempted murder of his wife, Stephanie Naeher.

Last week’s question Enacting short-term rental regulations for unincorporated Manatee would … Push more rental demand onto AMI. 52% Have little impact on ...

A judge has settled one of the biggest questions at the heart of the yearslong Hunters Point canal dispute: Who owns the waterway? Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge D. Ryan Felix ruled July 9 that the ...