Lehigh beat East Lee 32-0 in their Beast of the East rivalry game on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Lehigh beat East Lee 32-0 in ...

The Tritons beat the Panthers in a Week 0 high school football game on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. More Videos ...

The 36th Annual American Sand Sculpting Championship will take place on Fort Myers Beach from November 19-23. This year's theme is "Stars, Stripes & Sand: Sculpting the American Story," celebrating ...

The Lightning topped the Jaguars on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Here’s the video to prove it.

Andre Moss, Fred Jackson and Tihiem Hutchins caught two touchdown passes each in the Tigers' 50-29 win against the Raiders on ...

The South Fort Myers High School football team defeated Cape Coral 47-35 in a preseason game on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.

A groundbreaking ceremony is set for August 21 to begin rebuilding the Fort Myers Beach pier. The original pier was destroyed by Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. The new pier will be longer and ...

Incumbent Dist. 5 Commissioner and candidate Trish Petrosky did not respond to News-Press questions about development, ...

Deputies arrested a Fort Myers man in connection with a body found partially buried in March. The suspect, Gabriel Carlo Leon Torres, faces charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.

Two teenagers have been charged for a shooting that broke out during a house party at a Lehigh Acres home.

Captiva estate tops Lee County July 2026 sales — sold $10M (listed $11.9M). Bay & Gulf front, private pool.

A Lee County jury convicted Roger Antonio Polo De La Cruz on two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Polo De La Cruz shot his roommate and her friend in their Fort Myers apartment in March 2025.