Fort Myers FL

Charlotte County Fire & EMS paid tribute to the life and service of one of their own, Jan A. "Jay" Sander Jr., who died on Thursday after a battle with cancer.

A popular local waterfront restaurant/pub in Charlotte County received a warning and was ordered to undergo a follow-up inspection after Florida inspectors documented 15 violations during a routine food safety inspection on June 5, 2026.

The Shops at Surfside, a Cape Coral shopping center, has been sold to a Pinellas County real estate developer. The center at 2354 Surfside Blvd. was bought for $12.3 million by Trifon Houvardas, the owner and broker of Foresight Property Services in Oldsmar. (It was not immediately clear Monday if...

A Florida man was arrested after deputies said a Home Depot receipt was used in two places at once as part of a return-fraud scheme ... Read More

Maria Gloria, a Take Stock in Children (TSIC) scholar, was recently promoted to operations manager at the Fort Myers Branch of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union. She attributes TSIC for paving her way to college and teaching her about professionalism. TSIC is a statewide program that provides at-risk children with a mentor...

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — On Saturday, officers with the Marco Island Police Department arrested a Fort Myers man who they say was driving under the influence. MIPD says officers spotted a driver traveling in their vehicle without illuminated traffic lights and nearly crashing at around 3:51 a.m. Officers say Alejandro Garc

Florida Highway Patrol troopers had an early and unwelcome Saturday morning on Interstate 75 in Lee County when reports came in of a southbound SUV traveling in the northbound lanes. It was 2:31 a.m., a ... Read more

In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency set deadlines for utilities and agencies to begin reporting on drinking water levels of so-called “forever chemicals.”

FORT MYERS, Fla. — It's going to be another very hot day across the Gulf Coast, with afternoon and evening downpours and storms helping to cool down a few locations late in the day. We'll start our Monday with a warm and muggy start, as sunrise temperatures settle into...

It’s 7 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, and I’m standing in the parking lot of O’Reilly Auto Parts on U.S. 41 in Punta Gorda. It’s already 75 degrees and climbing. What’s cool are the women around me, my fellow Punta Gorda Girlfriends (PGG)....