Eileen Kelley

A long-standing battle over which insurer will pay for some $1 million hurricane damage leaves thousands of Lee residents in peril

A group of industry leaders are asking local officials to provide work-force housing

It’s been three and a half months since Hurricane Ian made landfall near Sanibel Island and swept across the state causing an estimated $50 to 65 billion dollars in insured damages and killing more than 100 people just here in Florida. While many people moved quickly to seek assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the storm hit, for anyone who has still not filed a claim, the deadline is tomorrow…Thursday, January 12th. Homeowners and renters have until 11:59 tomorrow night to file a claim for property loss, or damage to property, from Hurricane Ian.

A lack of land in no-flood zones has made it difficult to find land for FEMA trailers.

A Black-owned and operated community newspaper in Dunbar is closing, following in the footsteps of so many other newspapers that strive to uplift and amplify the voices in the Black community.

Head of state Emergency Management and FEMA officials surprise Hurricane Ian victims on Pine Island

Post Hurricane Ian, finding gratitude may not come so easy for many storm-weary residents. One Port Charlotte woman is counting her blessings and not her losses.

The destroyed properties will be taken off the tax rolls for next year’s tax bills. However, relief could be in sight earlier if the matter of taking properties off the tax roll for the last quarter of the current year is approved during a special session of the state legislature, tentatively scheduled for next month.

The 2024 presidential race was also touched on at Wednesday's news briefing by Gov. Ron DeSantis. A reporter asked about a "civil war" given former President Donald Trump saying Tuesday he would run again in 2024. DeSantis urged everyone to "chill out a little bit" about the issue.

Lee County use to have 97 voting sites. Today, the final day to cast a vote in the midterm election, and nearly six weeks after the hurricane, there are just 13 locations. All of them are in predominately white communities. The closest sites to Dunbar are about 50 minutes away by foot.