Pine Island

Three days after Hurricane Ian ripped through the communities on Pine Island, the coast guard organized a water-borne operation to help evacuate residents because the bridge that used to connect the island to the mainland is buckled and broken. Many residents want to stay.

At a press conference Sunday afternoon Governor Ron DeSantis directed FDOT to assist Lee County to expedite emergency repairs to the road and bridges that provide motorists access to Pine Island.

Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, and Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno addressed Pine Island residents' concerns for their safety following catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Ian.

Fort Myers photographer Kinfay Moroti got access to Pine Island Friday and found an island in tatters.

High arsenic levels on Pine Island prompted the state to get involved in Lee County's cleanup process. That came out of the most recent County…

Recent groundwater tests on a Lee County conservation property show levels of arsenic 30 times higher than the federal government allows in drinking…

Lee County records showing dangerously high levels of arsenic on Pine Island were ignored by county and state environmental officials, an investigation by…

UPDATED: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:36 AM CORRECTION: WGCU originally wrote, "Acquaviva did not return WGCU’s calls for comment," but it should read…

Local volunteers snorkeled Pine Island Sound recently to count scallops. It was the sixth annual Great Bay Scallop Search in Lee County. Scallop numbers…

Lee County is reviewing the rules behind what gives Pine Island its character such as stretches of mangroves, low buildings and controlled development.…