Lee County

As public schools in Lee County begin reopening this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian, the district’s counseling and mental health services teams are working to help students and staff reintegrate.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that makes it easier for voters in Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties to cast ballots in next month’s midterm election.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno says those found guilty of looting will be "charged to the fullest extent.”

As Hurricane Ian tore through Lee County, some of the evacuees fled to Palm Beach County. They discuss their decision to leave, their gratitude toward those who helped them here — and what they found when they returned home.

Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.

School superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier outlined plans the district is making to restart school despite the buildings that have been damaged.

The pantry's founder and director was worried about what would become of her neighborhood in Lee County as she worked to get the pantry she started nine years ago up and running again.

Gov. 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.

Lee County officials talked about possible deaths, a case of looting, a curfew being put into place, and a possible "missing" hotel during an update on Hurricane Ian late Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office claims five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade school board are jeopardizing settlements with pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic.

It’s now more than two weeks since Lee County’s Board of Commissioners sent a letter to the White House and U.S. Senators regarding the slow help from...