In addition to public offerings, residents of the Brightwater community receive exclusive benefits, including unlimited lagoon access, members-only events and more. Brightwater is a housing community ...

People traveling to Fort Myers Beach on Monday didn’t have any issues coming to the beach. “We were behind a dump truck on our way over,” said Heather Flora, a visitor from Michigan. “It ...

A huge plume of smoke billowed from a roof fire at a condo building on the beach side of the north end of Fort Myers Beach early Saturday afternoon. By 1:45 p.m., firefighters had the fire under ...

The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce estimates that at least half of small business owners, who dominate the beach, plan to rebuild. Tyler Lukesic is among those determined to stay.

Fort Myers Beach is keeping a careful eye on a tropical system in the Caribbean that is headed north to the Gulf of Mexico. People at Fort Myers Beach are paying attention to any developments, as ...

Justin Bodine, of North Fort Myers, came to the beach to see the waves build. “We just got back from Sanibel and this is our last stop,” Bodine said.

Even though Hurricane Helene made landfall hundreds of miles to the north, its storm surge inundated roads and gushed into buildings. By Jennifer Reed Reporting from Fort Myers, Fla. Island ...

It's time to rebuild parts of Fort Myers Beach, and contractors started on a $22 million renourishment project last week on the island town of 5,600. Although Hurricane Ian ripped away giant ...

Hurricane Idalia is making herself felt in Southwest Florida, causing flooding on Fort Myers Beach hours after the town declared a local emergency Tuesday morning. The emergency declaration was an ...

Fort Myers Beach is revising its future vision to balance tourism, development and livability as it recovers from Hurricane Ian.

The people of Fort Myers Beach mostly survived. How many can afford to ... compared to some people,” says Jim O’Keefe, co-owner of a t-shirt shop in Matlacha, just north of Fort Myers Beach.

Officials began allowing some Fort Myers Beach residents back to assess their properties. Fire chief says all structures on the island were affected by Hurricane Ian and none are considered safe.