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Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday to protect endangered Florida panthers from a new development within the panthers’ occupied breeding habitat in Collier County. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers, said the federal agencies violated the Endangered Species Act when they authorized a 10,264-acre residential and commercial development project known as Rural Lands West in important habitat for panthers in Collier County.

The Charlotte County Utilities Department has declared a precautionary boil water notice starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 for the entire Burnt Store and Tuckers Point service areas due to required repairs to the Burnt Store Water Treatment Plant.

Due to an austerity push, the Town of Fort Myers Beach will not hold a fireworks display this coming year.

All lanes reopened on Interstate 75 after emergency crews and others cleaned up after a truck hit an overhead sign near Proctor Road in Sarasota County Monday morning. After striking the sign, the truck continued forward and struck a bridge, where it wedged beneath the structure.

A Sarasota man is now under indictment on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and making a false tax return. The indictment was unsealed Thursday against Brent Adam Seaman, 51. He is facing five counts of wire fraud, four counts of money laundering, and two counts of making a false tax return.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen encourages people of all ages to create an oral history of our times by recording an interview with an elder, mentor, friend, or someone they admire. This year, StoryCorps invite you to join the annual event — an opportunity for people to honor someone in their lives by preserving their story for future generations.

Get your pet chipped and give them — and yourself — the gift of safety and piece-of-mind for the holidays.

Fort Myers Beach holds its 37th annual boat parade to usher in "season." An awards party is set for Dec. 11.

Lee Memorial Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center have been named to the inaugural 2026 Forbes’ Top Hospitals list. The Lee Health locations are the only Southwest Florida hospitals named.

Fort Myers Beach residents are being warned of a scam website contacting residents with fraudulent requests for wire transfer payments related to special event permits, construction permits, or other Town services. Officials say these communications do not come from the Town, and residents are urged to take care.