Sanibel business owners clean up after Eta

The cleanup continues after Hurricane Eta impacted Southwest Florida with very little notice. Business owners on Sanibel are working quickly in hopes things will be back to normal for vacationers this weekend. At Castaways Beach and Bay Cottages on Sanibel, workers spent Thursday shoveling a lot of sand. “Every now and then we’d come out […]

Eta moving out over the Atlantic; Watching Invest-98L in the Caribbean

On 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Tropical Storm Eta has made landfall near Cedar Key, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. This is the second landfall in the state of Florida, after the first Sunday night in the Lower Keys. As of 10 p.m. Thursday, Eta is now a weaker tropical storm off the coast […]

Impacts from Eta lessen across SW Florida as Eta moves northward

As of 10 p.m. Wednesday, Eta remains a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Right now, the center is approximately 50 miles west-northwest of Tampa. The National Hurricane Center has Eta making landfall near Crystal River by tomorrow morning. With Eta now about 150 miles northwest of Southwest Florida, our impacts are […]

Eta: Tropical Storm Warning effective along parts of SWFL coast

As of the 10 p.m. advisory for Tropical Storm Eta Tuesday, a Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect from Bonita Beach northward to the Suwannee River. A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the Florida West Coast from Bonita Beach to the Steinhatchee River, including Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor. Eta is now […]

Tropical Storm Eta dumps rain on an already flooded Florida

A deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused flooding Monday across South Florida’s most densely populated urban areas, stranding cars, flooding businesses, and swamping entire neighborhoods with fast-rising water that had no place to drain. The system made landfall in the Florida Keys and posed a serious threat across South Florida, which was already […]

How to report price gouging during Tropical Storm Eta

The State Attorney’s General Office launched last year an anti-price gouging app called NO SCAM. With Tropical Storm Eta Dorian impacting the state, here is a reminder of the app available to report a business taking advantage of customers with the pricing of goods. The app allows users in real-time to: Send pictures of prices […]

Collier County Public Schools classes to resume Tuesday

Collier County Public Schools said classes will resume Tuesday after being canceled Monday due to the anticipation of Tropical Storm Eta. All CCPS sites will be open; All after-school programs held at CCPS sites will be open; All extracurricular activities, including athletic practices and competitions, will resume; All adult and community education classes will resume; […]