First responders rescued and evacuated more than 300 residents and tourists in locations like Anna Maria Island, Palmetto and unincorporated Manatee. The county has also received 4,200 calls to ...

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 ...

Tall mounds of sand lined the sides of a broken Gulf Drive as residents and business owners returned to Anna Maria Island on Saturday morning for the first time since Hurricane Helene. Manatee ...

Some Anna Maria Island residents were allowed back onto the island starting Saturday morning, where Helene left a trail of epic destruction. Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Anna Maria Island Saturday ...

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 ...

A rescued sea turtle will be relocated from The Florida Aquarium conservation campus in Apollo Beach ahead of Hurricane Milton. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Today is the last day to get preparations done ...