One of the teens convicted in the death of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon Miller was sentenced to life in prison Friday. Thomas Roy Stein, 18, was sentenced to life for first-degree felony murder in the March 17, 2024 shooting. Stein also was sentenced to 15 years for three counts of attempted ...
Kimberly York is up before dawn every Sunday and on Fort Myers Beach in time to still see the stars, before catching the majestic sunrises as she begins her regular beach cleanup. The rising of the sun is the prelude to her yoga session on the beach, which she instructs from 7:15 to 8:15 in ...
Groundbreaking for the planned Sunset Beach Resort took place Monday at Times Square with Town of Fort Myers Beach officials lifting shovels with property owner Tony Persaud celebrate the project’s official start. It was a far cry from the situation between the town and Persaud just a few ...
The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club announced they will be providing 15 scholarships of $1,000 each to local students through funds raised from this year's Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival. The scholarships will be awarded July 30 at St Raphael's Episcopal Church to students pursuing higher ...
A tragic effort to rescue a young double-crested cormorant, who was found on Fort Myers Beach visibly ill, did not turn out successfully. According to observers, the juvenile cormorant had been seen for hours standing on the water's edge of the shoreline on Fort Myers Beach on the morning of ...
Lee County Supervisor of Elections Jenna Persons-Mulicka has begun mailing the 2026 Primary and General Elections Notice to approximately 448,000 residential mailboxes within Lee County. The notice is provided in English and Spanish and includes information on how to register to vote and ...
