Matthew Seaver

Fort Myers Beach says it will start allowing more residents back on the island beginning Sunday morning. Previously, the town was only allowing people who lived north of Times Square to return. Beginning on Sunday, residents living between the Big Carlos Pass Bridge and the Beach Theater on the south side of the island and […]

The Naples Police Department on Saturday reminded people that beaches in the City of Naples and Collier County are closed. Police say there are a number of dangers hidden under the water and sand because of Hurricane Ian. The police department says there is the possibility of glass, metal, wood and plastic in the water […]

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man they say was running a roofing business without a license. Terence Duque, 48, was arrested on Friday after the Charlotte County Economic Crimes Unit received a call from an investigator at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. An investigator with the sheriff’s office learned that […]

A 38-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car while crossing US-41 in Port Charlotte Thursday morning. Florida Highway Patrol says the man was crossing US-41 near Cochran Boulevard when he was hit by a car traveling south just before 7 a.m. Troopers say the car had a green light at the […]

Three people are seriously hurt, and another has minor injuries after a crash at a Port Charlotte intersection on Friday. Florida Highway Patrol says a car was traveling North on Forrest Nelson Boulevard toward Peachland Boulevard when it failed to yield at the intersection and was hit by a van traveling west on Peachland. FHP […]

Residents are struggling after a Fort Myers apartment was damaged by Hurricane Ian’s powerful storm surge. People living at Renaissance Preserve in Fort Myers are struggling to get their lives back to normal. Signs have been placed on some apartment doors saying there is a biological hazard due to mold growing inside. One woman, who […]

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno held an update on Hurricane Ian on Friday and said the medical examiner had reclassified a number of deaths from the storm. Due to the reclassifications, the number of people whose cause of death is attributed to the hurricane is now 53. Previously that number was 59. Lee County Sheriff […]

Valerie’s House weathered Hurricane Ian and came out the other side with very little damage. The organization is now allowing the community to use the 110-year-old house and surrounding facilities as a refuge for families. They are providing air conditioning and hot meals to families who need them. Valerie’s House says it understands that many […]

The City of Cape Coral is providing two hygiene stations and two additional resource distribution sites on Wednesday. The hygiene stations will allow residents to shower, use the bathroom and cool off. The first is at Jim Jeffers Park, located at 2817 SW 3rd Lane. The second is at Cape Coral Technical College, located at […]

The City of Sanibel held a news conference on Tuesday to update the recovery efforts in one of the places where Hurricane Ian hit the hardest. Due to the damage the island sustained, the update was held in the Sanibel Room at the Crowne Plaza in Fort Myers. Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith said the city […]