Cortez fishing village inundated by Hurricane Idalia

CORTEZ – As residents and business owners cleaned up on Thursday morning following the storm surge from Hurricane Idalia that flooded local roads, the...

Oil spill at SeaPort Manatee under investigation

MANATEE COUNTY – The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the source of an oil spill at SeaPort Manatee on Aug. 31. SeaPort Manatee is a...

Water main repairs to resume Sept. 6

HOLMES BEACH - As work resumes to repair and relocate a water main on the Anna Maria Island Bridge, lane closures and periods of...

Bradenton Beach declares state of emergency

BRADENTON BEACH – In advance of Tropical Storm Idalia, which is forecast to potentially make landfall as a major hurricane on Florida’s west coast,...

Commissioners shrink wetland buffers

BRADENTON – After a lengthy and contentious land use meeting in which environmentalists, scientists and citizens spoke against a comprehensive plan amendment that would...

Leslie Lake

Sun correspondent Leslie Lake covers the environment and Cortez. Email