The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that an S4 (severe) solar radiation storm is in progress. NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite measurements show the ongoing solar radiation storm has i...

A search is being conducted off the Gulf shore for a Fort Myers attorney and his nephew who went missing Friday night. The U.S. Coast Guard is with a number of private craft in a search for 57-year-ol...

The Florida Wildlife Commission is reporting the death of a 5–6-year-old, male Florida panther whose remains were collected Wednesday in Hendry County. The FWC said the suspected cause of death is by ...

Holiday travel numbers for Southwest Florida International Airport in 2024 placed the facility at the top of same-sized U.S. hub airports. The information was compiled by Luxury Link, an online site f...

The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Bid...

An eagle nest in north Lee County that millions have watched over the years is again drawing attention. The breeding pair of American bald eagles in the North Fort Myers nest successfully continued th...

For father and son, Roger and Scotty McCandless, swamp buggy racing in Naples, Florida, is a family tradition. Local historians say the unique sport is among the oldest traditions in the Gulf coast to...

Personal connections, aggressive lobbying and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions fueled the rapid rise of an obscure school bus camera vendor, BusPatrol, which quickly became a...

Traffic will shift to the new Big Carlos Pass bridge overnight Thursday, Nov. 13.

The magic of the holiday season is coming to the islands with a special celebration of community and creativity.

During an October meeting of Sarasota MAGA Patriots — a rightwing coalition pursuing a range of issues, from anti-vaccine activism to emergency preparedness — attendees railed against a new state law ...

Harry Chapin Food Bank collecting turkeys and hams for distribution.

The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. On Friday and Saturday, it will be the site of the American Indigenous Arts Celebration. The festival is one of the bes...

Lee County teachers Brooke Wold and Morgan Wright are suing Superintendent Denise Carlin over recriminations following their social media remarks made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting death.

Head Start programs are running out of funds as the government shutdown enters a record-breaking stalemate.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s annual Stuff The Charger nonperishable food drive starts Saturday (Nov. 1) and will extend through November 30.

In September, we introduced you to an outstanding service dog from Fort Myers. Now, we have some good news about him.

FGCU graduate 22-year-old Zoey Carter walked for her mother Wednesday.Jessica Carter -- her mother -- died at age 49 from breast cancer. “I'm walking here today in honor of my mom. She passed away las...

The DeSantis administration is warning nearly 3 million Floridians who rely on federal food assistance that their benefits won’t be available in November due to the federal government shutdown. “If th...

The 37th Annual Downtown Venice Art Festival is November 1 & 2. It features over 100 prominent artists from across the nation. Attendees can meet the artists, admire a diverse range of media and motif...

Showers and thunderstorms during the first half of the workweek could put down around an inch of precipitation, with heavier accumulations expected in the Florida Panhandle.

A Immokalee-based organization is reporting that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, aided by Fort Myers Police and the Lee County Sheriff's Office in some areas, were in several...

Approximately 2,277,540 pounds of a ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork jerky product shipped to Costco and Sam's Club sites nationwide that may be contaminated with pieces of metal is being recalled, t...

Ground was broken on the 79th restoration project in 6 years.

Officials broke ground Thursday morning on a huge, new housing development in the Dunbar community in Fort Myers.Legacy Point will have 373 units. It will be built on what used to be Southward Village...

For the past three years, the Love Blue Inc. chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University has been a significant part of Lee County Beach cleanup efforts. Love Blue Inc. is a national nonprofit organizati...

More than 2,500 locations are being listed for a country-spanning No Kings demonstration on Saturday. Close to 90 of those locations are in Florida with about a dozen spread throughout Southwest Flori...

Organizers of the 2025 Florida International Air Show say the Punta Gorda event will run Nov. 1-2, despite the Federal Government shutdown and potential loss of the Navy Blue Angels. Air show official...

Most of our troubled species are endangered as a result of loss or degradation of habitat, loss of adequate food resources, introduction of exotic species, or isolation of small populations – all of w...

Bob Rauschenberg was brought to NASA to develop art to commemorate the moon landing. However, he wasn’t content with his art that celebrates the exploration of space lying dormant on Earth.

The future of property that a popular recreational park sits on in southwestern Hendry County is not known beyond its now planned closure at the end of November.Lazy Springs Recreational Park lies off...

A burn ban went into effect Saturday morning for Sarasota County due to local drought conditions and an increased chance of fire hazards.Under Sarasota County’s burn ban ordinance (Sarasota County Cod...

An event for women to focus on mental health and wellness is taking place Saturday in Fort Myers.

An east coast Florida man would like to turn his farmland, appraised at almost a half-million dollars, into a soccer complex complete with a stadium.

Carolyn Gora is now president of the Alliance for the Arts Board of Directors. The Alliance has also welcomed to its board Justin Thibaut, president and CEO of LSI Companies, and Brian Williams, a par...

The path of becoming a professional artist isn’t easy. Aside from developing the necessary skills in your particular field, obtaining specific materials can help separate an artist from the field.

Every town has its haunted legends. On Thursday evening, the Southwest Florida Historical Society welcomes paranormal investigator Jean Gray to the Collaboratory for “Historic Haunts of Southwest Flor...

The state has purchased more than 20,000 acres of land in Central and South Florida to protect it from development, and most of the 31 square miles of mainly agricultural land was put into the public’...

Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano, a key witness in the federal investigation of Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, stares into the camera and addresses an audience of one about rumors circulating th...

While the U.S. government shutdown has affected a wide variety of federal operations across the U.S. and Florida, there remains one aspect that isn't — Lake Okeechobee's navigation locks.The U.S. Army...

New FAA-approved flight paths for Naples Airport will start Oct. 2. Steeper descent, new holding patterns to enhance safety, efficiency and reduce noise.

Lehigh Acres residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals, on S...

The eagle, cam, has landed!The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam's live streaming of the North Fort Myers nest area begins today -- the first official day of Florida’s bald eagle nesting season.

A multi-count lawsuit has been filed in a case involving the February 2024 crash of a private passenger jet along I-75 in Naples that killed the pilot and co-pilot.Two passengers and a flight attendan...

Hurricane Helene breached the large dune between the Gulf and the old Midnight Pass channel. Hurricane Milton’s surge fully reopened and enlarged Midnight Pass

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

A Naples homeowner found a bald eagle tangled in vines, called the experts from the von Arx Wildlife Hospital, where the bird was treated and released back into the wild