Florida has the most lightning-related fatalities in the U.S. by a significant margin, with 536 deaths recorded since 1954.

The Athlete of the Week poll is back. Vote for the Southwest Florida boys athlete you think did it best from Aug. 17-22.

Here are the boys and girls runners that should be leading the pack in Southwest Florida for the 2025 cross country season.

There are few defenses against the Asian swamp eel which is rapidly expanding and could be more harmful than Burmese pythons.

Advocates say officials keep reviewing panther habitat loss one project at a time but are avoiding a larger question: Is ...

Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index up to 107. South wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

While Fort Myers, Florida, residents won't see a total lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow will cover almost 94% of the moon.

The Wildcats held off the Green Wave 29-23 in a 2026 Week 0 high school football game.

The sister of a 23-year-old pilot who crashed her plane off a Boca Raton beach on Saturday said the safe landing was a ...

The Tarpon Dock Bridge in Panama City is the only working drawbridge in northwest Florida and one of a few remaining in the ...

Email your high-resolution photos to tropicalia@news-press.com. Include where the image was captured; what kind of camera you ...

Voters faced with the alternatives of voting early, by mail, or navigating through the "monitors," members of ICE, and ...