FORT MYERS

Rules for new Citizens Property Insurance policyholders is part of legislation that was passed during a special session.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday at the Oxbow Bar and Grill in Fort Myers where he talked about the progress of the area’s recovery from devastating Hurricane Ian six months ago.

A second deputy was punched by another teen, too, at the Lee County Fair, officials say.

Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers.

Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during Monday's spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Medical personnel rushed to the plate, and Turner was bleeding and had a towel on his face as he walked off the field.

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When the new year starts in less than a week, a number of new laws will take effect in Florida.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill.

Seven Southwest Florida Hooters employees appear in the 2023 calendar, including June feature Skylar Becker, 22, of Fort Myers.

The Florida Legislature will meet next week for a special session on property insurance and property tax relief in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

Federal officials say U.S. aid to Florida for recovery from Hurricane Ian has topped the $2 billion mark.

Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well. It destroyed man-made reefs and brought along red tide, the harmful algae blooms that kill fish and birds, according to marine researchers who returned last week from a six-day cruise organized by the Florida Institute of Oceanography. Researchers who used the cruise to study marine life in the Gulf of Mexico following the hurricane say it left in its wake red tide and destroyed artificial reefs from as far away as 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the coast of southwest Florida.

It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida.

A Fort Myers mobile home neighborhood was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ian, taking retirement plans and funds with it.

A solar-powered neighborhood not far from Fort Myers made it through Hurricane Ian without losing electricity, water or even internet. An engineer behind the project explains what worked so well.

Frontier was the last carrier to serve Delaware, which exited due to low demand and left the state abandoned without any commercial airline service.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the reopening of the causeway linking Sanibel Island to the mainland that was washed out by Hurricane Ian.

Cold weather and snow are forecast across the eastern Great Lakes and interior Northeast regions through Friday as record warmth comes to an end over the Northwest.

A winning lottery ticket worth a share of a $494 million Mega Millions jackpot was purchased in a southwest Florida city hammered by Hurricane Ian late last month.

It made it through the rain — as well as the punishing wind, terrifying floods and catastrophic storm surge.

The first of three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution that the Florida Legislature voted to place on the ballot this November is an effort to help homeowners fight the effects of rising sea levels and climate change.

Lee County deputies arrested seven Osceola County men, accused of looting in Fort Myers after the area and its residents faced Hurricane Ian.

A Washington Post analysis of weather advisories, emergency notifications and interviews paints a stark picture of confusion on the ground as Ian approached Florida's Lee County.

Harriet and M15, stars of a popular wildlife webcam, are working to reconstruct a safe home ahead of mating season.

Wednesday marks two weeks since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida.

Hurricane Ian might have come and gone, but it has done long-term damage to the small businesses of a region heavily dependent on tourists and seasonal residents.

While the force of Hurricane Ian is behind the residents of southwestern Florida, the recovery effort is only just beginning. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look at the insurance fight ahead for people desperate for help.

Displaced Fort Myers residents are camping out at a Walmart parking lot after Hurricane Ian.

"The only damage were a few downed trees and a few shingles off the roofs," Syd Kitson, developer of Babcock Ranch, told 60 Minutes.

A woman from Fort Myers, Florida, found her lost wedding ring outside her home amid damage from Hurricane Ian. She said the incident gave her hope for the community.

Ten days after the major disaster declaration for Hurricane Ian in Florida, FEMA has approved $150 million in grants to 101,705 households to help them recover.

Ashley Garner had given up on ever seeing her wedding ring again.

The parent of Allegiant Air says it's pushing back the opening of a resort in Florida because of damage from Hurricane Ian.

The Avenues Mall has partnered with One Mission Disaster Response and Jaguar Moving to host a supply drive for Floridian victims of Hurricane Ian.

The wrath of Hurricane Ian left Fort Myers Beach in shambles. More than a week later, search and rescue teams are still searching for and finding bodies.

Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida as a major hurricane, producing winds rarely seen anywhere on Earth.

The day Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Tom Cummiskey, 87, had evacuated his Fort Myers trailer and was driving about 35 miles east from the coast, fielding calls on his flip phone from friends and family urging him to get off the road.

The owner of Fort Myers' Green Cup Cafe describes how Hurricane Ian forced him to battle carbon monoxide and raging floodwaters as it tore through his beloved small business.

Hundreds of thousands of people in southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.

One week after Hurricane Ian battered Southwest Florida, we take a look back at how some locations around Fort Myers fared after the Category 4 storm.

As Millennium Physician Group continues to collect vital supplies to send to Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian, staff members now say they’ve gotten more goods than they can imagine.

President Joe Biden traveled to Fort Myers, Florida on Wednesday to address the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

One of the more heated recent topics on Hurricane Ian was the landfall forecasts and their accuracy.

The full breadth of Hurricane Ian's destruction is still coming into focus a week after it hit southwest Florida.

The president plans to meet with residents and business owners in Fort Myers and will thank government officials providing emergency aid.

President Biden will meet with Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to discuss the response to Hurricane Ian — a meeting that could foreshadow the 2024 White House contest.

Many survivors of last week's devastating hurricane said they were unsure how to get help with basic needs, and that the FEMA process was fraught with delays.

Supplies are coming in to help the people in Southwest Florida who were impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Almost a week after Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida, boats that were displaced by the storm surge have become reminders of the damage.

Satellites have revealed the scale of destruction wreaked by Hurricane Ian over Florida last week, but images also show glimpses of recovery where power has already been restored.

Throughout a southwest Florida devastated by Hurricane Ian, Jews plan to hold worship services for Yom Kippur starting Tuesday night.

This is the live blog for Lee County in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Reporters are spread out across Southwest Florida covering Ian's impact.

Florida's Sanibel Island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ian, as homes were destroyed and the only bridge connecting the island to the mainland was knocked out. Those who survived the storm now face the daunting task of repairing what remains. Manuel Bojorquez has more.

Both the Biden administration's FEMA director and Florida GOP officials like Gov. Ron DeSantis are pointing out the county was on the periphery of the storm's path. Here's what we know and what the forecasts showed.

In historically African-American Dunbar, some think that they are being ignored by authorities who are more concerned about helping affluent seaside communities.

A family fishing business in Fort Myers lost almost everything after Hurricane Ian devastated the area.

Ian exploded into southwest Florida Wednesday carving a trail of death and devastation across the state before slamming the Carolinas this weekend.

Residents in Dunbar say they have grown accustomed to relying on themselves and looking out for each other.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Fort Myers, Florida, Mayor Kevin Anderson that aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

As the water recedes and people continue assessing the damage to their homes in the aftermath of Ian, they may try to move it themselves. But you always want to do it safely so as to avoid serious injuries.

Search and rescue efforts are underway in Florida after a devastating Category 4 hurricane made landfall Wednesday.

Everyone wants a piece of it. That’s the problem.

Experts say that Hurricane Ian is shining a spotlight once again on the vulnerability of the nation’s barrier islands and the increasing cost of people living on them.

Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida is expecting the transfer of NICU patients from Lee Health in Fort Myers after the hospital was significantly damaged by Hurricane Ian.

Fox News rode along with the Lee County Sheriff's Office to capture the destruction left by Hurricane Ian.

Dozens of Florida residents have evacuated from their flooded and splintered homes by boat and air as rescuers search for survivors after Hurricane Ian.

Search and rescue teams are uncovering scenes of enormous loss in the aftermath.

Fort Myers Beach is destroyed. The pain, suffering and destruction is indescribable.

The images that have come out of Southwest Florida — during and after Hurricane Ian — are jarring.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Friday warned people and businesses to beware of charity scams related to Hurricane Ian.

A cellphone video filmed during Hurricane Ian’s assault on southwest Florida on Wednesday showed a shark or other large fish thrashing around an inundated Fort Myers backyard.

Photos show the devastation and floods Hurricane Ian left behind in southwest Florida —damaging homes, blocking crucial roadways, and leaving many trapped.

A chunk of the causeway connecting Sanibel Island to Florida's mainland had fallen into the sea Wednesday, cutting off access to the barrier island.

Water flooded homes in Fort Myers, leading some to think they would not make it out alive.

Cars are left abandoned where they stalled on the road into Fort Myers Beach when Hurricane Ian's storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn’t continue.

Rescue teams in boats and helicopters were combing neighborhoods across southwest Florida after Ian landed with devastating force, crushing properties and cutting power for millions.

Hurricane Ian’s wind, rain and storm surge has caused at least a dozen deaths, flooded homes, left millions without power and flattened businesses. Now, people who live there are assessing the damage, and preparing to rebuild what Ian destroyed.

After making landfall in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Ian has caused severe flooding in the Sunshine State and left millions of residents without power. Footage captured on the ground shows continued rescue attempts, devastation and many Floridians coming to terms with what Gov. Ron DeSantis described as a “500-year flood event.”

One by one, armed with handfuls of belongings or cellphones and cameras, residents of cities along Florida’s Gulf coast returned to their homes on Thursday to survey the damage. Some of the first signs of the historic destruction left by Hurricane Ian were evident on Interstate-75 near Golden Gate, about 40 miles south of Fort Myers Thursday morning as at least 50 Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

More than 2.6 million people were without power in Florida.

The National Hurricane Center said Ian could return at or near hurricane strength on Friday when it enters the Atlantic Ocean toward South Carolina and North Carolina.

As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, over a million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as residents and emergency crews along the Gulf Coast began to assess the toppled buildings, flooded streets and crippled infrastructure.

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Hurricane Ian has regained some strength after exiting Florida and taking aim at South Carolina.

Hurricane Ian is currently hitting the Gulf Coast of Florida after strengthening to a Category 4 storm before making landfall, possibly near Port Charlotte.

A former Florida state prison guard has been sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to smuggle drugs into a facility.

There will only be one day in the year 2100 where nuisance high tide flooding isn’t an issue in the Fort Myers area.

Sheriff's deputies in Florida have arrested a 10-year-old fifth grade student accused of threatening to shoot up a school.

A Florida woman has been convicted for her part in a 2016 Florida nightclub shooting that left two teenagers dead and 14 other people injured.

A 29-year-old man is accused of filming two young girls as they tried on clothes in a fitting room at a southwest Florida Walmart store.

The Boston Red Sox have announced their signing of former Rockies shortstop Trevor Story to make the deal official.

Baseball’s bitter 99-day lockout moved a little further back in the rearview mirror when spring training games began Thursday.

A Florida couple has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy is facing charges that he conspired to arrest an innocent person on drug charges in exchange for sexual favors and a trip to Paris.

Leona Maguire became the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history Saturday, closing with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony.

Leona Maguire and Marina Alex shared the lead Friday in the LPGA Drive On Championship after another windy round at Crown Colony.

At least six tornadoes were reported in Southwest Florida on Sunday as a powerful winter storm system moved through the state.

A former administrative assistant at a southwest Florida charter school has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for stealing more than $87,000, prosecutors said Wednesday.