Fort Myers FL

Keep Lee County Beautiful has hired Megan Hill as its new Education Specialist. Hill is currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Education at Florida Gulf Coast University. Growing up in Southwest Florida and spending time at local beaches, nature trails, and waterways

Bahama Beach Club, with a history spanning more than 50 years, will celebrate a major milestone in its rebuilding journey tomorrow morning at 8:30. The first homes will be set into place at 5370 Estero Boulevard. Beach Talk Radio will be there to broadcast the event live. Unlike a traditional...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WMBB) – On Thursday, the South Walton Seahawks cemented themselves as the 2026 FHSAA Class 3A state champions. As one of the best programs in the country, many could’ve predicted South Walton’s success, but it was the Seahawks themselves that made the promise. “We’re going to make it back here next ye

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - Police in Punta Gorda had to get creative to corral a feisty raccoon that was getting a little too close to some neighborhood children. Police officers responded to an animal complaint May 15 about a raccoon behaving strangely. Children in the area were getting close and trying to feed it whe

A weekend in Fort Myers took a dangerous turn when a man with an active domestic violence injunction against him decided that a personal dispute was best handled with a pickup truck. It did not ... Read more

Top events of the week: 3 To Do: Improv in Bonita; ‘Wonder’ at the Garden; David Lucas performs. The annual festival returns with more independent shorts, documentaries and feature films. Wednesday through Sunday, May 20-24. Tickets are $12 per film or block of films, or $25-$100 for the red-carpet opening night featur

Another school year is about to finish up (wow did that go fast!), and this column certainly salutes all who have worked so hard to make it another great school year here in Collier and Lee counties. Kudos to the teachers of course, but also to all the supporting staff,...

South Walton had lost the Florida 3A State Championship Game two years in a row. They arrived at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers on May 14 with a 29-4 record, a No. 11 national ranking from MaxPreps, and the kind...

Cape Coral lost more home value last quarter than any other large metro in the country. It was not alone. Six other Florida cities joined it in the bottom ten, a geographic clustering so stark it has turned the state into the epicenter of America’s uneven housing correction. The three non-Florida metros in that bottom

Sixteen-year-old Britany Vazquez thought becoming a mother might end her chances of graduating high school. Now she spends her school days just down the hall from her 7-month-old daughter, Camilla, inside Fort Myers' Young Parents Education Program, a school designed specifically for pregnant and parenting students. "W