Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A weak cold front is ushering in some slight changes to the forecast. Drier and cooler air is moving in. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast has low temperatures falling into the 60s almost everywhere by Sunday morning. For our northern locations and inland, expect temperatures to fall into the low 60s. Coastal spots will trend closer to 70 degrees under mostly clear skies.

PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Libraries & History has announced a free Fall Festival at Mid-County Regional Library that will feature a variety of music and an introduction to the programs at the newly rebuilt library.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Lee County man is wanted on two felony warrants for probation violations following his latest arrests on theft, drug and driving with a revoked license charges. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, the first warrant for Jeffery Carl, 37, stems from a trip to...

The Island Cow, a longtime favorite among Sanibel residents, is on track to rise again from the wreckage left by a 2022 kitchen fire and Hurricane Ian — this time with a twist nobody saw coming: the island's first mini golf course right next door to the dining room. Sanibel City Council has amended an ordinance to allow the popular Periwinkle Way restaurant to rebuild with the recreational amenity attached, according to Gulf Coast News, though the final design for the site has not yet been submi

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Nearly 1 in 10 adults in Florida live with diabetes, and signs in Lee County offering cash for diabetic test strips have raised questions about how these businesses operate and whether they are legal. Near Summerlin Road and Cypress Lake Drive in Lee County, bold...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The downtown Fort Myers library is increasingly serving as a haven for people experiencing homelessness, offering free internet access, phone charging stations and air conditioning. Community leaders say homelessness is growing in the city, citing inflation and the high cost of living as key factors....

Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees will have 51 fewer plans to choose from in 2027, with the state’s count falling from 611 to 560, and UnitedHealthcare members in Lee County face a second loss on Dec. 31, when Lee Health’s contracts with the insurer end. The drop is the largest of any state. Medicare’s annual enrollment […] The post Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees lose 51 plans for 2027, and Lee Health’s UnitedHealthcare contract ends Dec. 31 in Fort Myers and Cape Coral appeared first

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracking Team is monitoring Invest 94L, a non-tropical area of low pressure a few hundred miles south of Bermuda, for subtropical development. As of Friday afternoon, development odds have decreased to 10% over the next two days and 10% over the...

Cape Coral buyers found lower prices even as inventory tightened and homes moved off the market faster.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was arrested in Fort Myers after officers responded to the scene of a crash on Palm Beach Boulevard. According to an arrest report, on Monday officers responded to a report of a traffic crash at East Riverside Drive and Palm Beach Boulevard. Officers say that there was a single person, Clifton Henderson, standing next to the driver's side of the crashed car.