Fort Myers Beach News

A man has been arrested after being accused of leaving a young child alone at a Bonita Springs hotel to join friends for drinks on Fort Myers Beach.

The officers and staff of the Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard station have two big reasons to be proud.

Saturday's delayed and abbreviated fireworks show at Centennial Park wasn't what Cape Coral-based Sandbill Realty Group had in mind when it shelled out $30,000 to stage the event.

The Fort Myers Beach Art Association is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays for local artists to come and paint and the public to peruse the association's summer art exhibit.

Traffic deaths in Lee County during 2008 dropped as expected - by nearly 30 percent, in fact.

One of the traditions guests observe in the restaurant on Cabbage Key island in south-western Florida is to sign their name on a one dollar note and tape it to the wooden roof beams.

Nesting birds that had a record-breaking start this year at Lovers Key State Park are gone, and so is a lot of the beach.

Parade-goers lined sidewalks along Fort Myers Beach for the civic association's second annual Fourth of July parade.

We now know that seven people are being treated for rabies after handling a rabid bat on Fort Myers Beach.

You'll find kids stuff and much more! This is a unique consignment store that has a twist.

An elderly woman is hospitalized after her home caught fire early this morning. Crestview fire officials received the call for a fire at a home on the 800 block of McDonald Street around 4:30 this morning.

Two south Fort Myers teens are accused of an early Friday morning vehicle burglary spree.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from a sinking boat about three miles west of Wiggins Pass in Naples on Monday night.

LEE COUNTY : Details on crimes reported to the Lee County Sheriff's Office over the past 24 hours.

A recession might seem to be the wrong time to open a new business. Yet some brave souls have chosen that path over the past few months, confident they can find success in a wobbly economy.

FORT MYERS: The Lee County Health Department has partnered with the CDC to locate the three boys who still have yet to be found after seen kissing a rabid bat more than 10 days ago.

LEE COUNTY: Three men from Miami are in jail on charges of stealing from a Fort Myers Beach boat lot.

Chef John Venuto jumped off the stage, his face flushed with excitement and from the heat of the 95-degree June day.

Lee County officials are still looking for three boys who may have come into contact with a rabid bat on Fort Myers Beach.

The Lee County Health Department is still looking for three boys that came into contact with a rabid at Fort Myers Beach last week.