While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

The red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast last week, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Bloom concentrations ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

This week we take a look at Fort Myers’ first tourist attraction, with excerpts from a February 2016 article by Cynthia A.

Several beaches in Lee County are under a health alert, but general warnings stretch from around Tampa to the Keys. Florida ...

Several beaches in Lee County are under a health alert, but general warnings stretch from around Tampa to the Keys. "The public should exercise caution in and around these areas," the Florida ...

A Captiva house facing the Gulf of Mexico and a neighboring vacant lot have hit the market together for $28.75 million. The ...

Several Southwest Florida hospitals made a list of the best 50 hospitals in the U.S. from Healthgrades, a leading rating ...

More: Site work underway for Lee Health's new $434 million hospital HCA Florida, through its Charlotte County-based Fawcett ...

“This case shows that dealers who continue to push illegal drugs in Lee County will wind up spending a lot of time behind bars for their crimes,” said Lee County Sheriff Reggie Rachal ...

A top Lee County elected Republican is calling on Sheriff Carmine Marceno to resign or be removed from office by the governor amid an FBI investigation into the sheriff.State Committeeman Mick ...