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.

Officials say the red tide bloom is expanding, but the event is not unexpected, as NOAA satellites have been tracking ...

According to the latest update from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide, was detected in 75 samples collected from the Gulf ...

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 ...

“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 ...

A second 40-acre agricultural pasture burn is underway near Bob Janes Preserve and Telegraph Creek Preserve in Lee County ... map of actively controlled burns provided by the Florida Forest ...