Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anna Maria Island remains under a curfew with access limited to residents, business owners and first responders. Hurricane Helene ...

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of a fishing pier on Holmes Beach in Anna Maria Island Florida. Vacation planning often comes with a familiar ...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — With Hurricane Milton on the horizon, a local police chief on Anna Maria Island warns death could be imminent for anyone refusing evacuation orders. “If you're, for lack of a better ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Anna Maria ...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Spring break season has arrived, and it is drawing tourists to various beaches across the state of Florida, including local beaches in the Tampa Bay area that still recovering from ...

Proposed tax would fund second fire station, address equipment shortages at West Manatee Fire and Rescue District ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Repairs to fix a hole in the road closed most lanes on Anna Maria Island Bridge on Wednesday, the Florida Department of Transportation announced. On Thursday, both ...

Anna Maria Island's City Pier was damaged and still sits alone and separated from land six months after Hurricane Milton. The city's mayor said engineers are nearly finished with designs for a ...

Related coverage: Bales of hay line beach in hopes of helping nesting sea turtles ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A busy bay area bridge is now open again after crews repaired a gaping hole. As the Anna Maria Island Bridge gets older, 8 On Your Side is asking what drivers are also ...