Power outages were reported in Lee County after Hurricane Milton made its way across Florida. Approximately 50,000 utilities ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida Wednesday night, Oct. 9. See latest updates, impacts from the storm ...

The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno shared the following roadway hazards in Lee County as Hurricane Milton prepares to make ...

Waffle House announced updates on its closures in response to Hurricane Milton. The Waffle House Index has become synonymous ...

The Lee County Board is encouraging residents to vote early in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 general election. "You never know what could happen on [election day]," County Services Committee ...

Crews are continuing to evaluate Lee County schools for possible damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton. A reopening date could ...

Scott cautioned residents to stay inside, not walk through standing water and not to touch powerlines. "It's still dangerous," he reminded people.

During a brief address on Fort Myers Beach, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said he had no deaths nor looting incidents to ...

La Plata County Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Lee began mailing general election ballots Friday and expects them to arrive in ...

Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials prepare ...

This is the place for the latest news and developments for Hurricane Milton as it approaches Lee County and the Southwest Florida coast.