1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (462+ words) Florida lawmakers are expected to vote on a proposal to redraw congressional districts, which could remove Fort Myers, Marco Island, and southern Collier County from District 19 and place them in another district. Gov. Ron De Santis is pushing for the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (285+ words) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U. S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (320+ words) A federal judge is weighing a demand by Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return 2020 election ballots and records that were seized...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (364+ words) A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U. S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state's detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U. S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee,…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (289+ words) FEMA has allocated $41 million for flood mitigation projects across the Southeast, including $3 million for Fort Myers, to help reduce flooding in areas prone to severe water damage during storms. Flooding in downtown Fort Myers has been a recurring issue, especially…...

39+ min ago  (245+ words) Collier County commissioners unanimously approved the Corkscrew Grove East development on Tuesday after hours of debate and public opposition. The project would bring more than 4, 500 homes to nearly 1, 500 acres near Corkscrew Road and State Road 82 in eastern Collier County. Plans…...

42+ min ago  (253+ words) Jury selection for the trial of Thomas Stein, an 18-year-old accused of murdering 15-year-old Kayla Rincon Miller, continued today at the Lee County Justice Center, with both sides agreeing that the current pool of jurors is insufficient. Lawyers questioned a…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (344+ words) Former White House advance man Ralph Wunder expressed concerns about the Secret Service's response during the chaos at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, where investigators say 31-year-old Cole Allen opened fire. As an advance man, Wunder would travel ahead of…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (230+ words) Crews are battling a fast-moving brush fire reported Monday in the northeastern corner of Everglades National Park, off US-41 in South Florida. According to the National Park Service, the Highway 41 Fire is south of US-41 and east of Shark Valley....

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (206+ words) A man was arrested Sunday evening at a playground after he was accused of exposing himself and punching mailboxes in Collier County. According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office's arrest report, Stanley Gardy Pascal, 30, was arrested after deputies said they…...