Anna Maria Island, a seven-mile barrier island off Bradenton on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is about a four-hour drive from Miami.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9, 2024, near Siesta Key, Florida, as Category 3, 30 miles from Anna Maria Island, 2 weeks after Hurricane Helene ...

A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida ...

Restaurants from Siesta Key to Anna Maria Island are beginning to reopen, while others continue to struggle with storm surge ...

Hurricane Milton heavily damaged homes on Bradenton Beach, Florida, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Anna Maria Island was still closed to the public on Friday and was scheduled to reopen Saturday.

Anna Maria Island residents are boarding windows, piling sandbags outside their doors and tossing their belongings into their ...

YEAH, GUYS. KATIE JACEK SAYS COMING HERE TO THE AIRPORT AND FLYING OUT TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FLORIDA FOR HER WEDDING. JUST SIMPLY CANNOT HAPPEN. BUT SHE TELLS ME SHE’S STILL GOING TO GO AHEAD ...

A retired homebuilder lives in a house he says is "hurricane-proof." He feels confident in its strength and isn't evacuating ...

Hurricane Milton roared across the midsection of Florida late Wednesday and into Thursday, sparking tornadoes and leaving at least several people dead. See some of the damage from satellite photos ...

Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to ...

Anna Maria Island residents are boarding windows, piling sandbags outside their doors and tossing their belongings into their cars haphazardly. Again. An unwelcome sense of deja vu has settled ...