The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop in the city of Anna Maria until city pier repairs are complete.

Anna Maria Island remains under a curfew with access limited to residents, business owners and first responders. Hurricane Helene ravaged Manatee County’s barrier island as it twisted through the Gulf ...

Preserving the landscape and architecture of the past, Anna Maria Island resisted building high-rises like beaches to the north and south. This island's quiet delights attract new visitors while ...

Encore Live, a new Sarasota venue, will close out their opening weekend with a concert by rock supergroup Close Enemies. The ...

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 ...

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. — A curfew has been implemented for all three cities on Anna Maria Island after Hurricane Helene left a severe storm surge and flooding throughout the Tampa Bay area. According to ...

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 ...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — The main throughway on and off Anna Maria Island is back open after a hole appeared on the bridge Wednesday morning, the Florida Department of Transportation said. Recent traffic ...

The Manatee Belle will have 35 seats inside and about 40 outside, air conditioning, and will allow quicker travel back and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

The most photographed spot on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, if not second to photos of the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico, may be the Old City Jail. The rough stone structure is graffitied with ...

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 ...