FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Residents were allowed to return to a coastal island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian on Saturday with a warning from the governor that the disaster isn't over. Many of the ...

The Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Project got underway July 8. The project plans to dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand from a nearshore borrow in the Gulf of ...

Aerial views of the extensive damage to Southwest Florida’s Estero Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in 2022. Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida’s Lee County on Sept. 28, 2022, ...

Traffic getting on to Fort Myers Beach Sunday morning was worse than the season, residents said. Residents, property owners, claims adjusters and "others that need to be on the island" were allowed to ...

Florida lawmakers previously proposed a bill to remove a section, including parts of San Carlos Island, from the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve. Rep. Adam Botana said a similar bill is not likely this ...

Residents were allowed to return to a coastal island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian on Saturday with a warning from the governor that the disaster isn't over. Many of the homes still standing on ...