Correction: This story has been updated to remove the Fort Myers City Council Ward 4 race ... Cape Coral and Lee County. Here ...

Shelling is a popular pastime on Sanibel Island, the "Seashell Capital of the World," which has more than 400 species of ...

Lee County, Florida is experiencing extreme drought conditions, hitting 600 on the Keetch Byram Drought Index. High winds and low humidity have prompted red flag warnings, increasing wildfire risk.

The woman used the money for herself and later “admitted that she has a gambling problem,” court documents say.

Fort Myers has a new city councilwoman ... It doesn't appear that rain affected turnout for the Lee County elections. Officially, the Southwest Florida International Airport weather station ...

the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped the forming of the county’s newest ...

A Chicago Tribune writer, in a 1996 story entitled, “Did They Have a Deal for You!” stated that the Rosen brothers’ “previous claim to fame ...

the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped the forming of the county’s ...

The building opened on Oct. 20, 1911. The construction and furnishing of Gwynne Institute cost $45,000 (well over $1 million today).