Lee became the first county this year to reach the 600-mark on the Florida Forestry Service's Keetch Bryam Drought Index, which ranges from 0 for saturated conditions to 800 for especially dry times.

It's a really good idea not to burn anything when the weather is like it has been. Now it's also illegal. Lee County commissioners agreed on Tuesday to enact a burn ban, declaring a State of Local ...

This is a list of every FDOT road construction project in Lee County with details about what motorists need to know.

A bridge connecting Pine Island and Matlacha had been one lane since late last year. FDOT announced on April 4 it was open to ...

Republicans hold a slim 218-to-213 majority over Democrats, but two open House seats in Florida are likely to ... the Harris County attorney. “The 18th Congressional District is not a political ...

PEARLAND, Texas — Keith Lee helped a Houston-area dessert shop tremendously when he did a review of their tasty treats last year. This time, though, he brought a different kind of surprise in ...

FORT MYERS, Fla — Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno is considering ... "The Sheriff is the most popular politician in Southwest Florida. He believes in President Trump and the Trump agenda." ...

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said a student is arrested ... They reported 12-year-old Brandon Vega Barrera had created a map of the school, depicting the location of where he would place ...

The biggest fire in the state continues to be the 344 Fire in south Miami-Dade County, which has burned almost 27,000 acres as of March 28, according to the Florida Forest Service. It is now 95% ...

You can hover over the map below to see what rates ... and 60% of school district funding, 18% of county revenue, and 17% of municipal revenue, the Florida Policy Institute recently reported.

AIMED AT CURBING RECKLESS DRIVERS WHO BLATANTLY SPEED ON FLORIDA ROADS LIKE THEY CAN. THEY CAN GO AS FAST AS THEY WANT. YOU KNOW IT’S NOT THE AUTOBAHN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF JOHN MINA SAYS THIS ...

The number of wildfires increased Wednesday, growing to 59 fires burning more than 28,000 acres as of Thursday morning, according to the Florida Forest Service. A fire in Collier County Wednesday ...