Construction on a new, more resilient Beach Bar officially kicked off Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

The second anniversary of what many consider to be one of Florida's worst hurricanes ... were wondering about the piers in Naples and Fort Myers Beach (what's left of them) and the Sanibel Lighthouse.

BUT SOME OF THE WORST DEVASTATION IS RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA, SPECIFICALLY TAMPA ... WE’RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE BEACH BECAUSE WE DIDN’T WANT TO END UP LIKE THIS GUY WHO WAS FLOODED OUT OVERNIGHT.

Fort Myers Beach and Captiva were reopened for residents and business owners Friday morning. The main damage came from tornadoes, 55 tornado warnings had been issued across Southwest Florida.

The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...

THEY HEAD ON INTO THIS IS ALSO FORT MYERS BEACH. WE'RE DEALING WITH THE WATER ... DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE WINDS.

Season often brings an array of visitors and spring breakers to Fort Myers Beach. If you fall into this category — welcome to ...

Fort Myers Beach is urging residents to "Stay vigilant and prepared. Town Hall has sand and bags available for residents at ...

Florida Gulf Coast University ... Margaritaville Beach Resort Fort Myers Beach: The resort's Fins Up! Beach Club and St. Somewhere Spa Fort Myers Beach will be closed Thursday.

Tornadoes were reported in Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie and ... in Southwest Florida, but the main damage came from tornadoes. A tornado touched down in North Fort Myers in Lee County around ...

Fort Myers has ... between charming St. Augustine, America’s oldest continually inhabited city, and Daytona Beach’s International Speedway. Home to the University of Florida Gators ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla ... 5 Hurricane Ian’s minimum estimated pressure was 937 millibars when it hit Fort Myers, Florida, in September 2022. The National Hurricane Center projects that Helene ...