Fort Myers FL

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Sept. 1 it was increasing the area quarantined for citrus black spot (CBS) in Florida. It expanded the quarantined area by adding eight sections in Charlotte County, 15 sections in Collier County, one section in Glades Count

Tucked away in North Fort Myers sits a little ice cream shop that has been scooping happiness for over 50 years. Daddy Dee’s Ice Cream Parlor isn’t your typical dessert stop. With more than 60 flavors of premium ice cream, a charming train-themed interior, and the kind of old-school service that makes you feel like fam

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Family and friends gathered at Veterans Park in Lehigh Acres to honor the life of 4-year-old Marquis Edwards Jr., who died unexpectedly on August 27. Under the pavilion, Marquis’ favorite toys and pictures were displayed as his loved ones came together to pay tribute. The vigil included the release

The Chamber is closed today in observance of Labor Day. However, we will be out in the community participating in the Pioneer Day Parade and the festivities that follow at Pioneer Plaza.

Attorneys are asking the Supreme Court to stay the execution of a Florida death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday. Daniel Conahan Jr., 72, was sentenced to death for the April 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of Richard Montgomery, who was found nude and emasculated in a wooded area of Charlotte

CAPE CORAL — Marion Kminek recalls surprising families during a military Bereavement & Grief Support counseling session following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Pull off Periwinkle Way for lunch, and one colorful Florida diner sends you straight back to an era of chrome, Corvettes, and burgers that require both hands. Inside, the 1950s are still having a very good time. Milkshakes rise thick above their glasses, toppings turn every order into a personal construction project, a

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Suncoast is locked in a classic, highly humid summer weather pattern as deep tropical moisture remains pinned over our area, squeezed southward by a frontal boundary resting to our north. Local residents should prepare for heavy downpours, typical afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and opp

As Southwest Florida prepares for another wave of population growth, attention is increasingly shifting inland toward one of Lee County’s largest remaining development frontiers. The area commonly referred to as the “Unbuilt Triangle” sits in eastern Lee County, generally around the State Road 82 and Corkscrew Road cor

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Elaine Oliver, a mother in Port Charlotte, shared her emotional story after her son, Damon Oliver, was arrested and accused of stealing over $23,000 from her. "I love my son. But it was either this or maybe he hurt himself more — maybe lose my...