Fort Myers

A 42-inch water main on the east side of Fort Myers has prompted a boil water advisory for city residents.

The biggest industry in Southwest Florida may be facing its biggest challenge ever: coming back from Hurricane Ian's catastrophic damage. Sanibel, Captiva and Fort Myers Beach sustained the worst damage, and they have to rebuild hotels, resorts and condos to rent to visitors.

A Holocaust-era boxcar is on display at a South Fort Myers private school and will be there through thewhole month of November.

The museum's new space is its third home since 2009 and second after the COVID pandemic forced it out of Cape Coral due to finances.

Some washout near the Caloosahatchee Bridge on U.S. 41 to what FDOT called an "approach slab," and area of the roadway before the bridge actually begins, was noticed and drew concern from FDOT.

The wreckage that Hurricane Ian left behind in Southwest Florida drew the deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Fort Myers, and she had a packed agenda.Adrienne Todman was to meet with local officials to discuss the need of their community. See some of the damage Ian wrought. Visit a HUD-sponsored home for the developmentally disabled to reassure the staff and residents. Drive home the message that she believes HUD is a first-in responder, along with FEMA and the Small Business Administration, after a natural disaster strikes – and to give hugs to everyone along the way.

Students at Canterbury School of Fort Myers made contact with the International Space Station. Canterbury is one of eight schools in the world to have this opportunity right now.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Fort Myers Theatre goes for the laughs instead of the horror.

A residential development proposal would clear mangroves, and storm-surge buffer, near Shell Point. Lee County commissioners will vote on it next month.

In the wake of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, one Fort Myers community is drawing hope and inspiration from an iconic artwork: The Spirit of Fort Myers or Rachel at the Well, the Grecian maiden who welcomes residents and visitors to Edison Park on McGregor Boulevard