Katie Fogarty

Lee County commissioners have approved a Continuum of Care grant to fight homelessness.The more than $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be distributed in various ways.

Southwest Lee County and Northeast Collier County are both experiencing extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Local governments are urging people to conserve water.

April marks Animal Cruelty Prevention Month and the third anniversary of LCSO’s Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Collier County designated March 18 as Save the Florida Panther Day to bring more awareness to the endangered species.

The responsibility to carry the legacy of the Fort Myers Beach community lays on three Estero Island Historic Society board members. And they're looking for help.

Advocate Radiation Oncology and Lee Health Regional Cancer Center partnered with other local organizations to host the tea to increase breast cancer awareness and to educate the Southwest Florida community on breast cancer research.

Paradise Tattoo, an award-winning tattoo shop, served a national clientele on Fort Myers Beach for nearly 12 years. Hurricane Ian destroyed many businesses, leaving them to figure out where to go and how to stay in business: including Paradise Tattoo.

Collier commissioners have voted to enact an ordinance that would ban the establishment or location of medical marijuana dispensing facilities in unincorporated parts of the county.

The Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau (VCB) developed a four-stage recovery campaign to promote tourism in Lee County by spreading excitement as the current focus. “The goal is to show that the destination is bouncing back,” Tamara Pigott, the director of VCB said. “While things may not be “normal” just yet, there is still an opportunity to have an enjoyable experience and support the community they’ve so enjoyed visiting in the past.”

Lee County hosted a public meeting Jan. 31 to get input on a facility that will provide the county with six million gallons of water per day, with the capacity to increase to more than 10 million gallons a day. The Southeast Advanced Water Reclamation Facility (SEAWRF) Project is in the planning phase and is proposed to be constructed at 14201 Alico Road.