Many are hoping that a new Rod & Reel Pier will rise from the wreckage. After Helene, owner Oliver Lemke started a GoFundMe ...

From Eagle 8 HD, WFLA Now's JB Biunno and Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Amanda Holly examine damage in the aftermath of ...

Rod & Reed Pier suffered significant damage after Hurricane Helene passed by Anna Maria Island in September. Damage from ...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — The Rod & Reel Pier restaurant on Anna Maria Island was swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico in the whipping winds of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key.

Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds off Sarasota, wiped out the Rod and Reel Pier, ...

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

Back-to-back blows from Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene have caused unprecedented damage to Sarasota and Manatee County ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced executive actions aimed at speeding up Hurricane Helene recovery efforts during a visit ...

Ron DeSantis held a press conference Thursday from Rod and Reel Pier on Anna Maria Island to discuss Hurricane Helene. The ...

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 ...

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