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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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

Huge Florida lottery streak: Mega Millions win, $6M Florida Lotto, plus two $1M Powerball winners.

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