Tuesday, Aug. 18 is primary election day in Florida. The News-Press & Naples Daily News will be covering the polls and election results Tuesday. Come back often to news-press.com for live updates.

Bananas give a landscape a lush, tropical look with their oversized, palm-like leaves. They are not a true woody tree but are herbaceous plants that grow from two to 30 feet tall. The dwarf varieties ...

The following contains excerpts from a Jan. 23, 2020, article in the News-Press entitled “100 miles, 1 school and no hospital? Here's how Cape Coral has changed (and grown!)” by Cynthia Wiliams. Cape ...

Do you have a picture from paradise you’d like to share with Tropicalia readers? We’d love to print it. Email photos to tropicalia@news-press.com. Be sure to include your full name, where you took the ...

The construction fencing is down, and Crescent Beach Family Park is once again welcoming residents and visitors to one of the most recognizable spots on Fort Myers Beach. That’s something our entire ...

Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley reviews the opening loss to Washington and looks forward to preseason game No. 2 vs. the ...

Voters in Bonita Springs, Florida, will decide on a $35 million bond referendum to fund the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT). The project aims to convert an unused rail corridor into a multi-use ...

Check out views from sections of the proposed Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) captured Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. The rail ...

An 86-year-old Fort Myers man died Friday after a collision on State Road 80, a known crash-prone area in Lee County.

In a general election campaign, hesitant voters need to be called in, not called out. That begins with creating room for ...

Once again some of the nation’s top Master and Advanced Amateur sand sculptors will be on Fort Myers Beach for a dazzling ...

Democracies grow weaker and die when people who broadly agree on democracy become so vexed with one another that they lose ...