FORT MYERS Lee County commissioners engage community in recycling facility decision In a Lee County commissioner meeting, neighbors left feeling heard after commissioners changed their motion regarding a proposed recycling facility.
TALLAHASSEE First responders fight against fentanyl; push for stronger laws Fentanyl’s grip on Southwest Florida is tightening, with frequent arrests and heartbreaking losses for families, but the threat extends beyond users, impacting law enforcement and first responders.
NAPLES Tensions mark Naples mayoral forum Pointed fingers, heated exchanges, and passionate supporters, the mayoral candidates of Naples, Florida, squared off in a 90-minute forum.
NAPLES Community forum held with Naples mayoral candidates The Naples Press will be holding a forum for the community on Tuesday night. One large concern in the race is misleading political messaging.
NAPLES Political misinformation and negative campaigning plague Naples mayoral race As the mayoral race in Naples heats up, concerns over misleading political messaging and negative campaigning have taken center stage.
FORT MYERS Mother’s bittersweet acts of kindness to remember lost baby Caitlyn Costello and her husband faced a heartbreaking reality on January 31, 2020, when they held their stillborn daughter, Callie Brooke Costello for the first and last time.
PORT CHARLOTTE Harry Chapin partner agency’s Care and Share senior feeding program: A beacon of hope for seniors In the heart of Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties, an extraordinary initiative is combating food insecurity among low-income seniors.
FORT MYERS Looking back at the Battle of Fort Myers during the Civil War If you took a time machine 158 years into the past, Second Street near the library in downtown Fort Myers would hardly be recognizable.
CAPE CORAL Water conservation efforts persist in Cape Coral and Lee County despite recent rainfall Despite recent rainfall, Cape Coral and unincorporated parts of Lee County continue methods to conserve water. The South Florida Water Management District showed concern for water levels in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer.
FORT MYERS Local father, children caught in housing assistance loophole Rodney McCrea and his two teenage children have found themselves in dire need of assistance as they reside in a makeshift camp on Towles Street in Fort Myers.