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Site map where water, food and recovery supplies are being distributed for people affected by Hurricane Michael (Map as of 10/14/2018)

State Establishes Food, Water & Supply Distribution Sites Across The Panhandle

Points of Distribution A Point of Distribution or POD is where the public goes to pick up emergency supplies following a disaster. The need for a POD is...

Cots cover the floor of Hertz Arena, an ice hockey venue that has been transformed into a massive relief shelter, in Estero, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. More than 500 people were still housed at the arena more than a week after Hurricane Ian struck the Southwest Florida coast.

Lee After-Action Report on Ian released; shelter staffing cited

A private group spent months assessing what went right and what went wrong in Lee County with regards to Ian, outlined in An After-Action Report, presented to the Lee County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.

A poll worker sanitizes a voting machine on Nov. 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Conspiracy theories floated by former President Trump about equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems has led local officials in one Ohio County to slow down the purchase of new Dominion machines.

Trump's Baseless 2020 Conspiracies Complicate Ohio Effort To Buy Voting Machines

Trump and his allies' false claims about Dominion Voting Systems are leading elected officials in one Ohio county to slow down an effort to procure new voting equipment.

Comprehensive water source study, community wildfire plan get OK from Lee Co. commissioners

The Lee Board of County Commissioners Tuesday voted to award a $1.8 million contract for a a Regional Alternative Source Water Study in east Lee County and Lehigh Acres and a $174,334 proposal to develop a countywide wildfire protection plan.In other action, the Lee Board of County Commissioners also voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with Collaboratory to allow the county to address a series of objectives included in the $19.3 million Community Change Grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tackle environmental challenges related to disaster preparedness.

Illegal dumping is upsetting some people in Lehigh Acres. Lee County said it is trying to address the problem.

'It’s everywhere.' Ubiquitous illegal dumping has some in Lehigh Acres fed up

About 95 percent of all illegal dumping in Lee County happens in Lehigh Acres, according to a heatmap provided by the county.

Search and rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 30, 2021 in Surfside, Florida.

Months Before Florida Condo Collapsed, Residents And The Board Sparred Over Repairs

A November 2020 presentation to residents of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., prepared them for the expensive repairs ahead and warned that "shouting at each other doesn't work!"

As Pinellas Wraps Up Irma Debris Destruction, Polk Sets Collection End Date

It's been three months since Hurricane Irma hit Florida, and some counties are still cleaning up. While Pinellas County is getting closer to getting all...

Health insurance premiums in Aspen, Colo., are among the highest in the country.

10 Places Where Health Insurance Costs The Most

Some of the priciest markets for insurance include rural counties in Georgia and the areas around ski resorts in Colorado. While many people in these places will receive government subsidies to help pay for premiums, the portion that they pay will still be higher than what they would have to foot elsewhere.

Alleged diesel fuel theft ring members arrested at Punta Gorda gas pumps by deputies

Charlotte County deputies caught three members of an alleged statewide diesel fuel theft ring in the act at a gas station in Punta Gorda.Just before midnight on Monday, Charlotte County deputies were made aware of some vehicles of interest (semi trucks) in multiple diesel fuel thefts entering Charlotte County.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a contract for mechanical and electrical repairs to the Matlacha drawbridge, which was damaged by Hurricane Ian.

Lee commissioners OK actions on Cape Coral bridge plans, Matlacha drawbridge repair and several boardwalks damaged by Ian

The Lee Board of County Commissioners Tuesday addressed a number of issues including work on expanding the Cape Coral Bridge, repair of the Matlacha drawbridge, repair of boardwalks at several county park sites, and addressing illegal dumping in the county.

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