Lee County

Families in the School District of Lee County were given the option to choose among four instructional models for their children for the upcoming fall semester.WGCU's Andrea Perdomo spoke with Lee School's Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jeff Spiro who broke down what those options are and how they will be implemented.

State Health officials reported a single-day spike of 245 coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, increasing the statewide death toll to 7,402 fatalities. Tuesday’s reported deaths marked the third highest single day number of fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health also reported 5,446 new cases of COVID-19, Aug. 4, increasing the statewide total to 497,330 cases.Yesterday marked the tenth consecutive day the state has reported fewer than 10,000 cases in a day.

Representatives of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies were in Fort Myers Tuesday to announce Operation Club Blu.

Citing the surge of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or DBPR, issued an emergency order on Friday that would close bars and businesses whose sales primarily come from alcoholic beverages.Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Fort Myers a few hours after DBPR's announcement, but did not mention the recent closure. He instead focused on the increased rate of positive test results.

Lee County officials are investing $57.5 million of federal CARES Act money to provide financial relief to local residents and small businesses impacted by COVID-19.

113 Farm Animals Removed From SWFL Backyard Butcher Operation

In Lee and Collier counties, commissioners voted in favor of reopening parks and beaches with certain restrictions on Tuesday.In Lee County, commissioners…

On Thursday, the Florida State Emergency Operations Center announced it will demobilize a 250-bed field hospital that was staged in Lee County.The agency…

A massive fire destroyed more than 3,500 vehicles in a rental car overflow lot near Southwest Florida International Airport  Friday afternoon. The fire…

In response to confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lee county over the weekend, a handful of representatives from various county agencies held a joint press…