The following contains excerpts from a May 23, 2020, article by Cynthia Williams in the Fort Myers News-Press. In Fort Myers, in 1868, the fort that had housed U.S. troops during the Civil War just ...

For 20 years, the annual children's art contest has aimed to help save our local environment with crayons and creativity in ...

Ida Baker boys basketball coach Casimiro Razo was arrested for soliciting a romantic relationship with a student. The student reported that Razo kissed her in his classroom in October 2025. Ida Baker ...

Hurricane Ian recovery work overlaps with new Southwest Florida development plans. Multiple major projects try to move ahead.

The Florida Department of Transportation has updated the schedule for its I-75 paving project. Paving operations will now occur from Sunday nights through Friday nights between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Bishop Verot senior Aaron Kluener won the Class 2A javelin state title. Aubrey Rogers won the 2A state title in the 4x800 relay. The Bishop Verot boys came in seventh place at the Class 2A meet at the ...

A health alert has been issued for blue-green algae toxins in the Caloosahatchee River at the Sebastian Canal. Learn how to ...

New United States Postal Service vehicles are displayed at the facility at Page Field in Fort Myers on Wednesday, May. 6, 2026. The USPS has made improvements and updates to the facility that include ...

The 2026 Edison Awards may go down in history as the region’s coming out party as the next global hub for innovation ...

Topics include teacher pay, open carry gun protest, Marco Island noise ordinance, and national political division.

The new Breeze Airways route to RSW, added as a result of Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy, will start later in 2026.