The Florida Department of Health in Lee County urges residents to be aware of the health risks associated with flooding. Skin ...

Cape Coral is under hurricane and storm surge warnings Monday afternoon as Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm, barrels toward the gulf coast of Florida. The city of Cape Coral has distributed the ...

Lee County officials urged those in evacuation zones to get going Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton as the evacuation order which takes effect at 10 p.m. tonight for those in the low-lying areas of ...

Lee County has announced additional shelters opened at 8 a.m. today in advance of the approach of Hurricane Milton. Additional shelters are: • Gateway High School 13820 Griffin Drive Fort Myers, FL ...

United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades 211 helpline is available to the public before, during and after Hurricane Milton. United Way 211 is the emergency line for hurricane-related questions Here’s ...

The historic property of Edison and Ford Winter Estates is preparing for possible hurricane conditions. The site will be closing today, Oct. 7, promptly at 2 p.m. and will be closed to the public on ...

Harry Chapin Food Bank, Southwest Florida’s leading hunger relief organization and the only Feeding America partner in Southwest Florida, is opening three mobile food distribution centers to help ...

Four people were killed, including three Cape Coral residents, after a three-car crash in Lehigh Acres Sunday morning. A 22-year-old woman, 23-year-old man and 24-year-old man from Cape Coral were ...

Regardless of where Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida’s west coast, the storm will bring dangerous winds, torrential downpours and storm surge to Southwest Florida, along with the threat of ...

The East Lee County Chamber of Commerce Offices will close on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7 and will re-open on Friday, Oct. 11. Hurricane Milton Information locally can be observed at Lee County Southwest ...

LCEC is closely monitoring Milton and ready to implement its restoration plan if needed, officials said Monday. “LCEC has partnerships with power line and tree-trimming contractors, fuel companies, ...

The School District of Lee County has closed schools from Monday, Oct. 7, through Thursday, Oct. 10, as Tropical Storm Milton ...