Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parts of Anna Maria Island may never look the same after Hurricane Helene brought new levels of destruction to Manatee County’s ...

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 ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to restore Anna Maria Island’s main road two days after Hurricane Helene battered Manatee County as it stormed through the Gulf of Mexico. The barrier island ...

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 ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Anna Maria Island took the brunt of the damage in Manatee County, and WFLA News Channel 8 got a look at the damage on Holmes Beach with a ride along with Holmes Beach ...

A single-family home in Anna Maria sold on Jan. 30 for $5.35 million. The house features 3,400 square feet of living space.

Looking for some weekend R&R? Anna Maria Island beach has reopened after significant damage from back-to-back hurricanes. When Hurricane Helene swept through the island, government leaders closed the ...

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 ...

Stephanie Davis’ fifth graders were so determined to have a good day that they rapped it into existence. “Get the negativity out of my face, I want positivity in my space,” they chanted. “Today’s ...