2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (486+ words) Two Lee County student-athletes heading to prestigious colleges in the fall were awarded top honors at the 40th Annual Rotary South Scholar Athlete Banquet. The selection committee named Evangelical Christian School's Nalah Smith and Fort Myers' Kael Seneca the female and…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (148+ words) Email your high-resolution photos to tropicalia@news-press. com. Include where the image was captured; what kind of camera you used and a brief description of the subject of your photo. Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce courtside during Cavaliers-Knicks Game 3 at Rocket…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1003+ words) Former WINK News Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt asked a judge to dismiss parts of a $100, 000 lawsuit from WINK News' parent company, Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, and filed a counterclaim over ownership of his digital brand. In a 90-page filing Tuesday,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (509+ words) It's possible two tornadoes hit the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area May 17 as a band of strong thunderstorms crashed into Southwest Florida Winds may have been as high as 80 miles per hour, which is the bottom end of a Category 1 hurricane....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (341+ words) The annual dog show features four days of dog competitions, vendors, food trucks and the popular Fast CAT races (a timed 100-yard dash for dogs). Two dog clubs will show off more than 100 breeds of dogs in this cluster-style show....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (614+ words) A preview of the coming summer rainy season will be on display this week as a low-pressure system works its way over the Fort Myers area on May 12 and May 13. Rain chances will be as high as 50% Wednesday afternoon, which…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (403+ words) Omelet, taco and chicken salad joints are in, while spaghetti gelato, pizza and (for now) wing places are out. At least when it comes to recent openings and closings on the Southwest Florida foodie scene, that is. Let's begin this…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (131+ words) Rock icon Alice Cooper chatted with fans and signed autographs Tuesday, May 5 at Edison Mall during a Fort Myers, Florida tour stop. Stephen Colbert reacts to CBS' replacement for 'The Late Show' Savannah Guthrie returns to 'Today' after abrupt exit…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (424+ words) The same day the public defender for a transient Fort Myers man accused in the brutal public murder of a store clerk asked for his release from jail, state prosecutors filed official charges Court records show that Assistant State Attorney…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (505+ words) He wasn't wearing mascara or black leather, but there was no mistaking the rock "n' roll icon who'd just walked into the store. It was Alice Cooper, himself, shopping at Edison Mall with his wife. Their arms were full of…...