Fort Myers FL

There’s something charmingly nostalgic about walking into Chicken Salad Chick in Estero, Florida. The pastel green walls, the dainty red flowers collected by the registers and the logo bring back memories of a simpler time. Coming from someone who is not a Florida native, I’ve never seen one of...

TAMPA — State leaders, including Attorney General James Uthmeier, said Monday that more than 120 children were recovered or located during “Operation Home for the Holidays.”. There were six felony arrests made. "If you want to prey upon them, if you want to groom them, if you abuse...

Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.

A win-win for two beloved restaurant families proves bittersweet for customers.

Renters in Fort Myers saw apartment listing prices decrease 9% from last year's median of $2,195, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $2,000 in October. Median listing prices in Fort Myers are trending essentially the same as last month's $2,001...

The Cape Coral Police Department said 37-year-old Alexandra Ashby died in the crash on Pine Island Road on Nov. 13. She was a biology teacher at Ida Baker High School, according to the website.

NCH North Hospital was the only Collier County hospital to receive an above-average patient safety grade from the Leapfrog Group. In neighboring Lee County, three Lee Health hospitals earned top "A" grades for patient safety. Florida ranked 15th in the nation for the percentage of its hospitals receiving an "A"...

When Cape Coral Parks and Recreation Director Joe Petrella held a meeting on the city’s parks master plan three months ago, seven people showed up. Thursday, when Petrella asked for public input on what to do with the Old Golf Course, the meeting room at the Public Works building was so crowded he had to hold a...

On Nov. 15, the American Heart Association (AHA) hosted its annual Lee County Heart Walk at FGCU’s campus. Over 1,000 walkers were in attendance and raised approximately $223,000 to support the fight against heart disease and stroke. According to the AHA, nine out of 10 people who suffer cardiac...

Just over a dozen nursing homes in Southwest Florida are high performing for patient care, according to the latest analysis by U.S. News & World Report. The ratings are based on short or long term stays, or both. In Southwest Florida, six nursing homes in Collier County got top marks...