Note to audience: Reporter Chad Gillis and photographer Andrew West are on Fort Myers Beach today (Sept. 26) to cover Hurricane Helene. Fort Myers Beach was one of the hardest hit locations when ...

A judge ruled La Ola Surfside Restaurant violated land development code, putting the restaurant at risk of losing its temporary structures and closing.

Batchelor Pad was a miserable reminder of the devastation Hurricane Ian left behind. But something happened. When things started to return to "normal" in some places along Fort Myers Beach ...

Susan B. Barnes Though still recovering from Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach is open for business and remains a big draw for travelers visiting the area. About 15 miles south of the city on Estero ...

More than two years ago one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit this part of Florida, Hurricane Ian, crashed into the Southwest Florida coast with a historic 15-foot storm surge, causing unprecedented ...