The Town of Fort Myers Beach could make it cheaper to build on the island soon. Town leaders will talk about lowering the ...

Lee Melsek left Fort Myers Beach two decades ago, but he still daydreams about the pristine paradise of his childhood in the ...

Sanibel Causeway: A popular spot for sunset viewing is the Sanibel Causeway, which links inland south Fort Myers to the ...

A hotel manager evacuated his guests from a Fort Myers Beach hotel just hours before Hurricane Ian made ... But a Category 5 hurricane was barreling toward Southwest Florida after initially being ...

On Oct. 10, 2024, 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 watch that ...

In his new book, Lee Melsek remembers Fort Myers Beach the way it used to be: No street lights, one cop and empty beaches ...

Southwest Florida's coast offers numerous locations to view stunning sunsets over the Gulf. Sunset times vary by season, occurring as late as 8:30 p.m. in summer and as early as 5:30 p.m. in winter.

A new traffic signal has been installed at Fifth Street and San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach. The signal is part of a larger $13 million Florida Department of Transportation project to ease ...