It was exactly three years and one day. That’s how long it took On The Bay (previously Matanzas on the Bay) to reopen after being pummeled by Hurricane Ian. “It was a long time coming,” Eddie Parisi, ...

Snowbirds are gone but lovebugs & new Southwest Florida construction ramping up in May. With major bridge & road work, too, ...

Sam Lurie doesn't hold back when recalling his experience with Hurricane Ian. "I am just glad I survived," Lurie said in an email to The News-Press. The 67-year-old Lurie is alive today − three years ...

A hotel manager evacuated his guests from a Fort Myers Beach hotel just hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall. The manager and guests drove through rising floodwaters and howling winds to escape ...

The future of Fort Myers Beach Elementary School remains uncertain as the town of Fort Myers Beach and the Lee County School District met to discuss its fate. The meeting took place at Leo the Great ...

Hurricane Ian recovery work overlaps with new Southwest Florida development plans. Multiple major projects try to move ahead.

Hurricane Ian broke it. Now a permanent Southwest Florida fix is about to begin in Lee County. Why crews are rebuilding in ...

The new Fort Myers Beach pier will be longer and wider than the one destroyed by Hurricane Ian. Lee County commissioners are expected to approve the construction contract on April 7. The project will ...

The first steps into a house are important ones. When it comes to assessing flood risk from hurricanes, first-floor elevation can be a key factor. Agencies such as the U.S. Federal Emergency ...

St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church in Fort Myers Beach has finally reopened its doors after being devastated by Hurricane Ian. More than three years after the hurricane left the church underwater, the ...