The number belonged to a woman in Hawaii who remembered putting the bottle in the ocean off the coast of Oahu when she was just 13.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch reports a busy week on the beach, with an increase in disoriented turtles and installing ...

The Manatee Fire Marshal says the man bitten on the leg by a shark off Anna Maria Island got into the water from a boat. “People were disappointed that we weren’t clearing the beach,” he said.

Memorial Day weekend traditionally draws large crowds to Anna Maria Island and local public safety officials say they’re ready. “We will have some ...

The island is comprised of three communities – Bradenton Beach to the south, Holmes Beach in the middle and the city of Anna Maria to the north. A majority of overnight units on the island are ...

Whitmore started her political career on Holmes Beach before becoming a county commissioner. Oeflke is a city planning commissioner. And Romberger is an owner and agent of the Anna Maria Island ...

Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] Anna Maria Island is still closed and cannot be accessed, Holmes Beach Police said Friday. The island, popular with tourists for weekend getaways ...

(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 Chief of Police.

that the cities of Holmes Beach and Anna Maria are open to traffic, but all Anna Maria Island beaches are closed. The post said an island-wide curfew remains in effect from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m ...

(WFLA) — Residents and business owners of Holmes Beach and the City of Anna Maria are allowed back onto the island, the Holmes Beach Police Department announced Saturday. “The Chief and Mayor ...

The Anna Maria Island Bridge connects West Bradenton and Holmes Beach along Manatee Avenue. Although the Anna Maria Bridge does not land in his city, Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy says a replacement ...