The building opened on Oct. 20, 1911. The construction and furnishing of Gwynne Institute cost $45,000 (well over $1 million ...

"Councilmember Diana Giraldo is new to the City Council following her Ward 2 win in the general election to fill Johnny ...

City leaders in Fort Myers abruptly reversed course Friday after threats from Florida's governor and attorney general and voted to allow police officers in this southwest Florida city to enforce ...

Under political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Fort Myers City Council reversed course on Friday and voted to allow local police to act as federal immigration agents — a development that could ...

So far, we’ve covered the history of The News-Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county ...

A Fort Myers says she's on a mission to teach Black culture and history through artistic expression because children are not learning many of those lessons in school.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to ...

The governor's remarks came just two days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned city officials in Fort Myers that their ... on immigration at New College in Sarasota with the ...

Jersey Shore Senior High School proudly recognizes Sara Elizabeth Myers as the Business and Professional Women’s Student of ...

Special Education Coordinator Louise Farney and the Fort Myers Shriners Club, LARC laid the foundation for what has since grown into a vital community organization. Over the decades, it expanded ...