Mullock Creek Preserve in Lee County and surrounding areas were submerged in more than 8 feet of water during Hurricane Ian.

Lee County has issued a burn ban due to unusually dry conditions and a severe drought. The ban prohibits campfires, bonfires, and trash burning, but does not include grills for food. Lee became the ...

Petrosky was recently appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and sworn into office on Dec. 15. As she begins her service on the Lee Board of County Commissioners, the Listening Tour will give residents the ...

A Lee County home sold for a record-breaking $14.3 million in 2025. A Collier County compound sold for $225 million, becoming Florida's largest residential transaction. Another Collier County bayfront ...

Organizers gathered to demand accountability and an investigation into what they call a pattern of unchecked violence by ICE. A USA TODAY video analysis shows the officer fired after he appeared to be ...

Lee and Collier County school districts are building and renovating schools to manage Southwest Florida's population growth. Lee County plans to build or rebuild 10 schools over the next decade to ...

Hurricane Ian survivors from Lee County, Florida, traveled to Washington, D.C. to demand answers about delayed recovery funds. The group is pushing back against proposed federal cuts and privatization ...