These are the most expensive homes sold in Lee County for June 1-30, 2025.

Sarasota restaurant closings, openings, local burger spots named Florida's best, and a $2.5M renovation at beachfront icon — all reported this month.

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The Anna Maria Island Privateers host the biggest event on Anna Maria Island, with a parade and water fight starting at 10 a.m. at Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, and ending at ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Anna Maria Island is looking to create a blank slate of sand for beachgoers and newly hatched turtles as they plan to pass a “no holes on the beach ...

Manatee County has new rules at the beach. An ordinance is aimed at preventing people from digging huge holes in the sand.

Kids are welcome to decorate their bikes, wagons, and themselves and march in the parade. Anna Maria Island Parade: The Anna Maria Island Privateers hold their Annual 4th of July Parade.

TODAY: HOT temperatures with an even hotter “feels like” High pressure continues to build over the Gulf Coast today, helping to keep our weather mostly sunny to partly cloudy.

A Colorado man on his honeymoon was killed by lightning while in ankle-deep water at a Florida beach, despite the storm being miles away in what officials called extremely rare.

Lightning strikes group on Florida's Anna Maria Island, injuring 1 person Monday's incident is the third lightning strike in Florida in a week, resulting in an injury or fatality. This week is ...

As beachgoers gear up for a sun-filled Fourth of July, law enforcement and emergency responders on Anna Maria Island are preparing for a demanding long weekend. Law enforcement agencies will join ...