Manatee County Government announced that an Anna Maria Island beach has reopened after taking significant damage from back-to-back hurricanes. When Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the island, ...

Anna Maria Island took a big hit from Hurricane Milton. At 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm. Siesta Key is a ...

Holmes Beach will vote on a plan to increase stormwater fees this month. Bradenton Beach experienced a steep 13.14% decline in taxable value due to hurricane damage. Anna Maria saw a 3.08% increase in ...

The Anna Maria City Pier is taking shape again after being heavily damaged and split in two during the 2024 hurricane season.

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop on the northern end of Anna Maria Island until the city of Anna Maria fixes a pier damaged last year by Hurricane Milton. The service will ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County has shut off the water to the barrier islands in preparation for Hurricane Milton. The water will be completely shut off for the following islands: ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sen. Rick Scott toured Anna Maria Island to evaluate the damage left behind from Hurricane Helene. Scott met with residents and other crews who were beginning their cleanup ...

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 ...

One by one, new pilings are being installed as the City of Anna Maria Island works to build back the city pier, which has ...

After a man drowned off a popular Anna Maria Island beach over the Labor Day weekend, city officials are speeding up plans to ban swimming in the area. The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the ...