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Calusa Waterkeeper to distribute rapid home drinking water test kits

All of us in Southwest Florida have been impacted to some degree by Hurricane Ian. The catastrophic damage left in its wake has been life changing. Calusa Waterkeeper is committed to keeping residents informed about water quality. With that in mind, they are offering two free water test kits ...

Donalds: Power grid needs to be rebuilt for Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel

Congressman Byron Donalds, R-19, was in Cape Coral Wednesday for a town hall to focus on property restoration after Hurricane Ian and dropped a bombshell: He believes the power grid servicing Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and parts of Bonita Springs and Bonita Beach needs to be rebuilt. ...

Gov. DeSantis meets with business leaders in Cape Coral

Sitting in front of a group of business leaders from around Lee County at Mercola Market in Cape Coral, Gov. Ron DeSantis received frank and direct feedback on their top concerns and issues in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Chief concerns included the wellbeing of their ...

‘Drain and Cover’ after the storm

As the Florida counties impacted by Hurricane Ian continue to clean up, the Florida Department of Health reminds everyone to do their part in preventing mosquito breeding and mosquito-borne illness. All Florida residents and visitors are asked to Drain and Cover to help keep our families and neighbors safe; it only takes a bottle cap of water for some mosquitoes to breed and multiply. Although there are currently no areas of active, ongoing transmission of Zika in Florida, it is important to remain vigilant to protect ourselves and neighbors from mosquito bites in and around our ...

Disaster Recovery Centers open in Lee, Charlotte, Collier counties

The State of Florida and FEMA have multiple Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Lee County and other counties in the region. Centers are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, unless otherwise noted. Disaster Recovery Centers provide disaster survivors with information from Florida state ...

Cleanup begins: Heavy-hit homeowners sort through the wreckage

Cape Coral residents carried their lives to the curb this week and last. A bouquet of artificial flowers, the pinks and blues still bright, propped in a waste basket instead of a vase. A bright red upholstered chair midway up a heap of furniture stacked higher than the home where it once ...