Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell says Lee County property values drop. Taxable values inch up, squeezing local budgets.

One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP." ...

Leah Lendel, 9, was snorkeling with her family at Boca Grande when she was bitten by a shark, leaving her hand "hanging by a ...

She is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack. Boca Grand Fire Chief C.W. Blosser said confirmed the believed attack occurred in the ...

Now that Helene is no more, Floridians have had some time to really get a grasp of the destruction left behind in its wake. One way to see just how bad it was is to take a look at the Florida ...

Helene, which made landfall in Florida last week as a Category 4 hurricane, has killed at least 230 people, with hundreds still unaccounted for, making it the deadliest mainland storm since ...

At the end of May, the Boca Grande Fire Department purchased a new truck to account for fire hydrants damaged by Hurricanes Milton and Helene last fall. Currently on island, there are around 10 to 15 ...

marking a big step forward for the area eight months after Hurricane Helene. Paul Hensen, president of High Rock Acres Road Maintenance Association (HRA RMA), said Tuesday’s event was about ...

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov reflects on his journey from a teenager arriving from Finland to a leader on and off the ice. Barkov expresses his deep affection for Boca Raton ...

Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the ... schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. The storm is forecast to be “near hurricane strength ...

Here and below, ‘cliffs’ of Boca Grande.        BGSTA photos BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks ago I wrote ...