Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, as a Category 3 storm. Fort Myers suffered massive storm surge.

A winning lottery ticket worth a share of a $494 million Mega Millions jackpot was purchased in a southwest Florida city hammered by Hurricane Ian late last month. Florida lottery officials on Monday ...

Fort Myers appears to be the first city in the state to vote against having its police department enroll in the ICE program. Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...