This week, a particularly welcome sight appeared at the Placida Boat Ramp: a trailer full of blue crab traps, tended by ...

A proposed turnover of all red snapper fishing control to the state was halted by a federal judge last week, just before ...

BY THE LEE CLERK’S OFFICE Lee County taxpayers can see exactly how their tax dollars were collected, managed and spent in Lee County Clerk & Comptroller ...

I remember as kids it was always “not me” when parents asked who did something. We are so busy blaming the other side and ...

Lee County reminds homeowners and landscapers to stop the use of fertilizers beginning June 1 through Sept. 30.   During the rainy season, fertilizers conta ...

During the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting this week, officials reviewed the upcoming hurricane season. Emergency Management Director ...

Charter boat rescue Last weekend saw two separate boating incidents in the waters around Gasparilla Island, though no serious injuries were reported and onl ...

The burn ban that has been in place in Lee County since Jan. 20 has been rescinded, as it was allowed to expire amid seasonal rainfall. The ban previously h ...

Rancher Turner says no to sale BY ALICE HERMAN, SUNCOAST SEARCHLIGHT On a Wednesday afternoon in May, Eugene Turner sorted through maps of DeSoto County, la ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is calling for a special session of the Florida Legislature during the week of June 1 to consider a constitutional amendment ...

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider the request to demolish an existing building at 240 Park Ave. at its June 10 meeting. The building ...

Sailboat catches bridge Early Sunday morning, the Coast Guard reported that a sailboat had collided with the swing bridge at the Boca Grande Causeway. Accor ...