Prosecutor drops sex battery case
The prosecutor assigned an alleged sexual battery in Holmes Beach has dropped the case. Assistant State Attorney Brian Chambers filed […]
Holmes Beach advances rental regulation talks
If lawsuits weren’t on commissioners’ minds before, they are now. Holmes Beach commissioners continued their conversation April 30 regarding a […]
Woman dies boating
A 29-year-old Bradenton woman died after being ejected from a boat and hitting its propeller in the Intracoastal Waterway near […]
Red wig, black fishnet assault in Cortez
A Cortez man reported a woman wearing a red wig and fishnet stockings, weighing approximately 90 pounds, threatened to stab […]
Man charged with domestic violence
For the second time in five months, a man was arrested for attacking a woman in Cortez. Adam E. Williams, […]
WMFR celebrates first-ever change of command
Retiring Fire Chief Andy Price enters the change of command ceremony April 30 flanked by West Manatee Fire Rescue […]
Skyway disaster: A span of memories from May 9, 1980
Capt. Jim Berry and his crew helped with the rescue and recovery effort 35 years ago after the Summit Venture […]
Pier eviction trial results awaited
Cast-n-Cage owner Roland Pena, left, testifies May 4 in the trial resulting from Pena’s eviction from the city-owned restaurant on […]
Island police blotter – 05-06-2015
Anna Maria April 12, 100 block of Spring Avenue, information. Responding to a report of an intoxicated female, a Manatee […]
Obituaries – 05-06-2015
Marilyn Joanne Hines Marilyn Joanne Hines, 84, of Perico Island and Vero Beach, died April 11. She was born on […]