Michael Braun
Managing editorMike Braun is a formerly with the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News where he worked for 17 years as a page designer/copy editor and breaking news reporter.
He also worked for 25 years at The Vindicator in Youngstown, Ohio, serving as a general assignment reporter, rewrite editor, copy editor, Sunday edition editor, outdoors columnist, designer and chief of the design desk.
He graduated in 1977 with a degree in media communications from Youngstown State University where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper The Jambar.
He lives in Fort Myers and is originally from Peoria, Illinois.
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Frustration and worry crossed the faces of customers coming Sunday to Immokalee’s only supermarket — Winn-Dixie — after they discovered it had closed. For good. Winn-Dixie’s parking lot was mostly leaves, dust and litter blowing in the windy weather Sunday after the store closed for business Saturday. A steady stream of customers tried for much of the morning to make purchases, only to be turned away by employees. -
Local construction industry leaders took a crack this week at showing area high school students how building a future isn't just a play on words. -
No Kings rally brought out thousands all over Southwest Florida on Oct. 18. -
According to air traffic control communications, a Boeing 737 reportedly ran off the runway, producing a large amount of smoke. -
Florida Congressman Jimmy Patronis criticized Democrats Friday for the government shutdown and says Americans should "sit on the couch and watch college football” instead of taking part in Saturday’s No Kings rallies. Florida’s former chief financial officer made his remarks during a virtual media briefing.Using widely used Republican talking points, Patronis blamed Democrats completely for the now government shutdown, terming it the "Schumer Shutdown" after Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer. -
To help peaceful actions stay that way, the American Civil Liberties Union offers free instruction in peaceful protesting.
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The future of property that a popular recreational park sits on in southwestern Hendry County is not known beyond its now planned closure at the end of November.Lazy Springs Recreational Park lies off state Route 82 just across the Lee County line in Hendry. For about 25 years, 4-wheelers and mudders or anyone who enjoyed getting wet and dirty headed to the mud-pits, lakes and dirt trails site each weekend. -
After years as a beloved destination for off-road enthusiasts, campers and families, Lazy Springs Recreational Park will close its gates for good at the end of November. Park officials announced that the property has been sold and that the final open weekend will be Nov. 29–30. Until then, the park will remain open every weekend during regular hours. -
Quiet, cool and peaceful — that's not how many students usually describe their big yellow school-buses. But in rural Glades County, students have changed their opinions. Until the 2023-24 school year, Glades County’s school buses were entirely diesel. And the fleet was aging. -
A multi-count lawsuit has been filed in a case involving the February 2024 crash of a private passenger jet along I-75 in Naples that killed the pilot and co-pilot.Two passengers and a flight attendant escaped the crash.
