Fort Myers FL

Region 2A-3 At Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda. Team: Charlotte 196.5, North Fort Myers 144, Braden River 135.5, Riverdale 128, Port Charlotte 104, Mariner 72.5, Parrish 68.5, Barron Collier 63, Manatee 56, Dixie Hollins 52, Osceola Fundamental 52, Bonita Springs 49, Pinellas Park 47, Fort Myers 45, Gulf Coast...

A local non-profit that helps fight hunger in the area will host its biggest event of the year next week. Community Cooperative will hold its 23rd annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Each year, local restaurants prepare and...

A major component for the Lee County Southwest Florida Ag Expo continues to be for the youth. Ag Day will shine a light on the agricultural portion of the expo on Saturday, March 7. The doors open at 11 a.m. for the market animal auction, the livestock auction. Lainey Fisher...

The county’s namesake, Barron Gift Collier , was an advertising entrepreneur who became the largest private landowner and developer in Florida, as well as the owner of a chain of hotels, bus lines, several banks, newspapers, a telephone company and a steamship line. Barron Collier Companies remains alive and well in...

The 2026 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest raised a whopping $3 million. It kicked off Feb. 27 and culminated with a Grand Tasting event Feb. 28 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs. Southwest Florida Children’s Charities, Inc.'s “Your Passport Awaits: Destination Hope” was the...

If you take stock in these sorts of predictions, the weather folks are calling for a well needed warm-up over the next several days and possibly some really needed sprinkles. Both Saturday and Sunday start with negative tides (-0.6 Saturday morning at Pineland) and chilly water with a high tide at 2 p.m.

Among U.S. metro areas with populations of 200,000 or more, Trenton recorded the nation’s worst foreclosure rate in January 2026, with one filing for every 1,087 housing units, according to ATTOM, a leading U.S. property data platform and analytics provider. Nationwide, there were a total of 40,534 U.S. properties...

Florida Highway Patrol officer Michael Diego had high expectations for his career, with co-workers thinking he'd eventually lead their way. Hundreds of family members, friends and law enforcement officers gathered in Naples on Feb. 28 his funeral services instead. Diego, 28, died after suffering a medical emergency...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the rescuers with an aerial view, guiding their boat toward the manatees on Wednesday, then buzzing...

PUNTA GORDA — Ambitrans is upping its pay for licensed paramedics.