Fort Myers Beach News

Phoning the Yucatan Beach Stand was a lesson in patience. Sometimes the automated directory picked up on the first ring; other times it never picked up at all.

FORT MYERS BEACH: Sea turtles are a Southwest Florida treasure unique to this area.

The foul odor Tuesday at Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization in North Fort Myers was almost visible - an acrid, rotting, oceanic, organic stench.

When Fort Myers Beach resident Alfredo Santillana, 40, was pulled over in a traffic stop in Estero last summer, the kilogram of cocaine that Lee County Sheriff's deputies pulled out from under the front ...

Story aired: Monday, 5:30pm LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The accused gunman in the shooting death of Fort Myers police officer Andrew Widman was no stranger to the law.

Red algae was littering some beaches along the southwest coast of Florida on Sunday.

Red algae is littering some beaches along the Southwest coast of Florida. The algae can be found along 12 miles of shoreline between Fort Myers Beach and the north end of Bonita Beach.

He's nervous, knowing it might get worse before it gets better. It's going on three years since doctors diagnosed 14-year-old Kenny Conidaris with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a bone marrow disease where the body ...

The planned renovation and improvement of Fort Myers Beach's main thoroughfare, Estero Boulevard, has been a cause for enthusiasm on a touristy island that has seen better days.

The town of Fort Myers Beach's proposed budget is $14.06 million, slightly above last year's $13.8 million.

Originally posted on: Thursday, July 17, 2008 by Patrick Flanary Last updated on: 7/17/2008 11:36:05 PM FORT MYERS BEACH: Red drift algae is covering the Fort Myers Beach shoreline.

From Utah to Mississippi, people across the country are coming forward claiming they've been scammed by a Southwest Florida man.

For many night owls who can harken back to the day when The Beat Club, Liquid Cafe and the NRG Junkyard ruled the roost in downtown Fort Myers - there was no place better to soak up the alcohol than Antonio's ...

The Lani Kai Island Resort on Fort Myers Beach is hosting its Third Annual Kenny Conidaris Drive on July 19, but the 14-year old may not make an appearance because of his illness.

Over the course of five years Noreen Scarola collected hundreds of pictures from magazines and model homes to design her new Golden Gate Estates home.

The newly installed commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Marlin is prepared to meet the challenges of the area's busy waters.

Lee County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary in which a 6-foot boa constrictor was among the items stolen.

FORT MYERS: Summertime trips don't have to cost a lot of money or take you far from home to be enjoyable.

The Yucatan Beach Stand Bar and Grill claims to have the coldest drinks on Fort Myers Beach - eight beers on tap chilled in the low 40s and shots of tequila at 8 degrees.

The shark-adorned souvenir and tourist apparel shop on the road to Sanibel and Captiva islands is shutting down after 10 years.