Sanibel News

The four leading Republican candidates running in the 14th Congressional District have collectively raised more than $300,000 in their quest to succeed Connie Mack IV, federal records show.

A look at the top ranked schools in Lee and Collier counties, according to the state's new school rankings.

Three area politicians are heading to Tallahassee to fight proposed legislation that could have affects on lawn maintenance for homeowners all over Florida.

Cape Coral had quite a season last year in boys soccer, losing only one match on the way to winning... The milky winter sun is just clearing the wall of red mangroves next to Stan's Idle Hour as Stan's... The Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors held its Installation and Awards Banquet.

Flamboyant artist Leoma Lovegrove describes herself as "event driven." Driven is more like it.

Lauren Book is on her way back to Tallahassee, where she will make her way to the steps of the Old... Fort Myers resident Karen Neubert sits with some of the about 1,100 cookie jars she has collected over the years in her McGregor Boulevard home in Fort Myers.

A state bill that would give landscapers more leeway with fertilizing has some Southwest Floridians concerned about the future of the area's water quality.

Born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, in September 1945, Caps played on the European circuit, was an assistant coach at Baylor and has traveled the world as the top teaching assistant with Van der Meer Tennis University.

Katie Parrish, Sierra Club spokeswoman, addresses a group of people opposed to a bill that would exempt landscapers from local fertilizer ordinances.

The Coast Guard said a 37 year-old man was suffering heart attack symptoms on the Jewel of the Seas, as it sailed about 25 miles west of Sanibel Island around 3am Sunday.

On Wednesday, FineMark National Bank & Trust opened its first location outside of Southwest Florida in Palm Beach.

A bald eagle that was rescued and taken to CROW on Sanibel a month ago was released back into the wild this week at the Eagle Preserve in St.

A 4-3 zoning board decision allowing a gas station to replace a used car lot in Cape Coral shows... Construction of a nearly $1 million wall to shield a Bonita Springs residential and golf course community from the roar of traffic on Interstate 75 was unanimously approved this morning by the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Larry McColl of Fort Myers buys a ticket to park at Bonita Beach on Wednesday. / Marc Beaudin/news-press.com * Lee County's parking stickers are valid at Bonita Beach Access 1 and 10, Bowditch Point on Fort Myers Beach, Bowman's Beach on Sanibel and Turner Beach on Captiva.

SANIBEL, Fla.- Arthur Frommer recently posted his top ten favorite destinations to his renowned website, www.frommers.com . Sanibel, Florida took the number one spot.

Pfc. Joshua D. Darrow , the son of Ruth Olivares of Lehigh Acres and a 2011 graduate of East Lee County High School.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla.- Richard Richter says an aggressive, viney plant called an "air potato" is plaguing his Sanibel property.

This is the first time that I have felt the need to express my opinion in the newspaper, but enough... Why in the world is Lee County Parks and Rec so unwilling to accept the fact that pickleball is an... Chantel Weaver caught her snook on a D.O.A. Shrimp - the same baits her brother-in-law, Steve Mason, and his friend Casey Canada used to catch ... (more)

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of 60 blue crap traps stolen from water 100 yards offshore of Sanibel Island, according to reports.

12; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13; and Saturday, Jan. 14 at SBDAC, 2301 First Street in Fort Myers; tickets $20, available at liveactionset.org "The 7-Shot Symphony" will play six dates at three venues around Southwest Florida.