Fort Myers FL

CAPE CORAL, FL – March 27, 2026 – Coastal Marine Group announced it is introducing bundled project planning that coordinates dredging schedules with seawall contractor services to help waterfront property owners reduce scheduling friction and better sequence shoreline improvements. The approach is designed for...

A plethora of dining options are available on Fort Myers Beach Easter Sunday. If you’d rather not slave over a hot stove all day Sunday, consider riding down to the beach and letting others make your life easy. Here are the menu’s to choose from…. Below are a...

Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Punta Gorda neighbors are giving away a variety of free items this week — from home goods to pet supplies and more. Samsung 32" TV (Punta Gorda)

Cypress Lake Middle School seventh grader Nihal Gelli has won the 2026 Lee County Spelling Bee, according to The School District of Lee County. He will represent Lee County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May to compete for the Scripps Cup. “When I heard the championship word, I...

Back on Friday, March 13th, piles of dead fish were found in and around Buccanear Lagoon on the south end of Fort Myers Beach. 5 days later the town determined the cause was low oxygen levels in the water. Now, four vacant properties in the area of the fish kill...

A Minneapolis development firm has bought a 61.3-acre site in Fort Myers for $20.45 million. Ryan Cos. intends to build a large-scale, mixed-use project on the site, which it’s dubbed Dia Crossings, according to a statement. The property, at U.S. 41 & Alico Road, required full rezoning and the rescission of a former...

A Punta Gorda landowner is suing to block protections for the Florida scrub jay, arguing the species should not fall under federal law. Environmental groups warn the case could dismantle protections for hundreds of species nationwide. At its core, the dispute highlights the ongoing tension between development and...

Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the Suncoast hard, and people in Englewood are still feeling the aftermath. On March 28, 2026, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office dive team and marine unit recovered a car that had been completely underwater in an Englewood waterway. Divers found the submerged vehicle, strapped...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a Port Charlotte man following an hours-long manhunt Monday.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- There was an earthquake in the middle of the Gulf Sunday evening. That's according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency says the earthquake came in at 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. It happened hundreds of miles off the coast of Cape Coral. The largest...