Michael Braun
Managing editorMike Braun is 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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A man that a local community group said was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agents Friday has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security. -
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Fort Myers attorney Christopher "Chris" W. Crowley in a case involving freedom of speech and a political campaign between Crowley and State Attorney Amira Fox. -
The Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Center is returning as an official early voting and Election Day polling location for the 2026 primary and general elections to ensure accessibility for voters in the Dunbar community and surrounding area. -
Since the start of May there have been six Florida panthers killed, likely by vehicle strike, Florida Wildlife Commission statistics show. -
When the Florida Department of Health in Lee County recently issued a water quality advisory for the Sanibel Causeway area that put the brakes on a special baptism event planned for Saturday at the beach by the Ocean Church in Estero. -
Bonita Springs approved a zoning change for what the application calls a "data center." The application, however, also carries the data center label, which is not exactly describing the project. The application says that label was the only one that was appropriate. Confusion and concern came along with the label. -
The epicenter of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake was reported Monday in the Gulf about 64 miles west of Cuba. -
A Southwest Florida restaurateur and his cousin are dead after the motorcycle they were riding overturned on a stretch of Tennessee road known for its curves. -
The Florida Highway Patrol's Elite DUI Squad and the Aggressive Driving Unit will be conducting “Operation Dry Streets”, a specialized impaired driving enforcement initiative, from this Friday through Sunday, throughout 10 counties in Southwest Florida that are Troop F's region. -
Family members involved in a wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the 2024 fatal jet crash on I-75 in Naples are seeking to move their case to another judge who is handling a similar case from the same crash. Both suits were filed in 2025.
