Midday brings the full Florida sun experience, where the water sparkles with diamond-like reflections and the true colors of the Gulf are on full display. This is prime time for swimming and water ...

Welcome to the Sanibel Causeway, Southwest Florida’s three-mile miracle connecting Fort Myers to Sanibel Island across the sparkling waters of San Carlos Bay. The Sanibel Causeway isn’t just a ...

From tiny minimalist islands to luxury islands with all the amenities, these are the best islands in Florida for sun, sand ...

Collier County has its own frigid history, especially with the role it played during the Cold War with its proximity to Cuba.

Anti-Trump "No Kings" protests are scheduled across the U.S. on Saturday, Oct. 18, including more than 80 in Florida. Organizers anticipate this will be the largest single day of protest in modern ...

In September 2022, Hurricane Ian severed the only access to Sanibel and Captiva islands, stranding more than 6,400 residents and paralyzing emergency response efforts. Within a week, the project team ...

A federal district court judge last week cited a vacated 2007 opinion and colonial-era "royal proclamations" in ruling against three Shinnecock Indian Nation fishermen who sought a declaration ...

Galveston police say an officer shot and killed a man Thursday after a roughly 17-mile chase from Hitchcock to Pelican Island. The chase began at about 4 a.m. with an attempted traffic stop in ...

Thousands of abandoned lobster traps have silently littered Long Island Sound for decades. Now, a local effort to locate them all has received a significant boost. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The Shalimar Beach Resort on Sanibel Island has reopened after being rebuilt following its destruction by Hurricane Ian. A Sanibel golf club, known for rare crocodile sightings, was sold for $5.6 ...

Tiffany McQuaid was a month away from listing a multimillion-dollar beachfront estate on Sanibel Island in southwest Florida. Then Hurricane Ian made landfall near there on Sept. 28, 2022. The storm ...

The south lane of Punta Rassa Boat Ramp near the Sanibel Causeway is off limits on weekdays from Wednesday, September 24, to remove the rest of the storm-damaged south dock. The north lane will stay ...