Lee County commissioners have announced that the Fort Myers Beach Pier, famous in post cards and advertisements, will be rebuilt one year earlier than presumed. The new expected opening is August of ...

Fort Myers Beach approved plans for a three-story mixed-use building in Times Square to replace the Kilwins shop destroyed by ...

Lee County Commissioners have chosen the more expensive option for replacing the Fort Myers Beach Pier, which will cost the county more than $11 million. At that meeting, commissioners compared the ...

The Fort Myers Beach Pier remains a symbol of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian two years ago. Efforts to rebuild it have taken a lot of time. On Tuesday, Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka ...

Note to audience: Reporter Chad Gillis and photographer Andrew West are on Fort Myers Beach today (Sept. 26) to cover Hurricane Helene. Fort Myers Beach was one of the hardest hit locations when ...

Say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026. New Year’s Eve arrives Wednesday, Dec. 31, and you’ll find many fun ways to watch fireworks and celebrate.

Hurricane Ian will be remembered for many things - most notably the deaths is caused when it stormed ashore in Southwest Florida on Sept. 28, 2022. There was also destruction, including iconic ...

Southwest Florida offers numerous "cool" places for selfies beyond the typical beach sunset. The list encourages exploration of Southwest Florida, highlighting locations like the Sanibel Lighthouse ...

The flooding along Estero Boulevard and side streets is beginning to increase significantly, the Town of Fort Myers Beach shared in a press release at 5:47 p.m.The Town advised residents to shelter in ...