A Girl Scout is at the center of a national controversy after she released a video calling for a boycott of the group's popular cookies over what she calls a "radical homosexual agenda."
Manatee County detectives spent the day on Anna Maria Island digging up an area of Holmes beach in hopes of finding clues to lead them to a missing motel owner.
A 17-year-old Hillsborough County boy may have drowned. Around 2:00 this afternoon, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office says they were told Caesar Yaques jumped out of a small board off Anna Maria Island.
Officials closed a four-mile stretch of beaches late last night after they discovered what appeared to be a chemical floating just offshore. They have now determined that it is not a chemical, but an algae related to red tide. The beaches reopened this morning.
Motel owners on Anna Maria Island say they’re struggling to survive under the burden of ever-increasing taxes. A new measure passed by state lawmakers could provide some relief.