Did you know? Energy from a lightning channel heats the air briefly to around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, much hotter than the ...

The following excerpts from the chapter, “The Florida Fling,” show us Fort Myers in 1925, as well as the killer hurricane of 1926, from the point of view of the 10-year-old boy who was my father.

Fort Myers Beach Pier Before Hurricane Ian cam along on Sept. 28, 2022, the Fort Myers Beach Pier was the place to hang out for locals and tourists.

Killer hurricane Elva and her sons toughed it out in Fort Myers for seven months, until Elva found a better job in Sarasota. Nine months later, the killer hurricane of 1926 struck. Storm-tracking ...

A rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen as far as Myrtle Beach or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania People in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and ...

Fort Myers Beach Elementary School parents and community members are slamming a consultant’s report as misleading and erroneous for recommending closing the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School during a ...

Diamondhead: A waterfront hotel at Fort Myers Beach where you can take in the sunsets from the pool deck or at the beachy Cabanas bar. Rooms from around $230 to $400 a night. 2000 Estero Blvd ...

After the Super 8 last changed hands in 2022, it became a temporary home for local workers displaced by Hurricane Ian, including employees for Moorings Park and the NCH Healthcare System.

Fort Myers police said Luis Velasquez was behind the wheel and was drunk when he crashed into the local taco stand. Velasquez now faces 10 DUI charges.

The south end of Fort Myers Beach is a nesting site for many of Southwest Florida's protected shorebirds. Those include black skimmers, least terns, snowy plovers, Wilson's plovers and more.