While investigating a fatal shooting, finding a vehicle they think is involved, Fort Myers Police arrested a Lehigh Acres man on drug and robbery charges. Robert Lawrence, 45, faces charges of ...

Fort Myers celebrates Juneteenth with performance, music and reflection at the Stars Complex in Fort Myers on Saturday, June 20, 2026 ...

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 ...

Republican Julie McCormack is running against incumbent Vanessa Oliver for Florida's House District 76. McCormack is a small ...

A Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2024 stabbing death of his passenger. Robert Lawrence crashed his ...

Some 450,000 gallons of raw serage spilled into a Hendry creek flowing toward the Caloosahatchee. None of it was recovered ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin at 3:41 p.m. on Friday, July 10.

New luxury homes are coming to Captiva as South Seas resort launches its first residential project in 30 years.

Republican Vanessa Oliver is running for re-election in Florida's House District 76. Oliver faces Republican challenger Julie ...

Lee County voters have until July 20 to register for the upcoming primary election. Here is what you need to know.

It's sizzling in Fort Myers and all of Southwest Florida right now, but what is the record high temperature and when was it ...

As Lee schools face budget challenges, candidates for four board seats will discuss their priorities at a July 9 forum at ...