Christina Brown, known as the "mama of the bar" at Mr. Waves Island Bar, leaves behind three children including a 12-year-old ...

As the third year of Hurricane Ian approaches, so is the deadline for temporary trailer permits the town authorized for ...

Fort Myers Beach is out of the woods – or the storm, so to speak. Hurricane Idalia passed the Ian-battered island town by, causing minimal damage and flooding to the still-standing ...

Only days after Hurricane Ian pounded Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 28, turning the popular tourist destination into what many are now calling a war zone, Middlestead posted two photos and some ...

For decades, Times Square on Fort Myers Beach has been the island’s heart. After Hurricane Ian, the landmark was wiped out. But more than a year later, they have been able to piece together what ...

The new Times Square Clock in Fort Myers Beach has been officially unveiled one year after Hurricane Ian swept away the original clock. The new clock was installed on Sept. 14, ...

Only the base of the popular Times Square Clock on Fort Myers Beach remains after Hurricane Ian lashed the Southwest Florida coast on Sept. 28.

Fort Myers Beach Times Square restaurant violated code, must comply or close, judge rules Mickenzie Hannon, Fort Myers News-Press Thu, February 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM UTC ...

Restaurants, resorts and residents of Fort Myers Beach are digging deep to recover after being slammed by two hurricanes in 2024 — and say they're not backing down from whatever storm comes next.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s a strange feeling, said Melody King, to be grateful for a hurricane that hit with 100 mile-per-hour winds. Waking up the day after Milton pummeled Florida’s ...

On Thursday, (Oct. 10), the day after Milton came through Southwest Florida, The News-Press drone pilot Ricardo Rolon executed a flight above Fort Myers Beach to check out the impact. You can ...

The day after Ian tore through Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island, helicopter pilot Tommy Dykes remembers being shocked by what he saw. “It looked like a war zone,” he recalled.