Topic - Fort Myers

Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 48,208 in the 2000 census. According to 2008 estimates, the population is 65,394. - Source: Wikipedia

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Melvin Lee Hicks, who is homeless, lies under a sheet donated by a nearby hotel, as he shelters alongside a parking garage in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm

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FILE - In a flight provided by mediccorps.org, debris from Hurricane Ian covers Estero Island in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Sept. 30, 2022. Hurricane Ian confounded one key computer forecast model, creating challenges for forecasters and Florida residents. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Residents allowed to return to Florida island slammed by Ian

By Jay Reeves - Associated Press

People stand on the destroyed bridge to Pine Island as they view the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. The only bridge to the island is heavily damaged so it can only be reached by boat or air. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

In Hurricane Ian’s wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts

By Bobby China Calvan and Mike Schneider - Associated Press

The bridge leading from Fort Myers to Pine Island, Fla., is heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Due to the damage, the island can only be reached by boat or air. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feds vow major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards throws in the first inning during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In rough start, Richards rescued by 20-pitch mercy rule

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Black eateries struggle for foothold in Fort Myers, Naples

By ANNABELLE TOMETICH and Fort Myers News-Press - Associated Press

In this file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump listen to him speak during an event on 'Protecting America's Seniors,' Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Grad overcomes challenges, leads Gateway High construction

By DAVID DORSEY and Fort Myers News-Press - Associated Press

A woman wears a Derek Jeter as she settles into her seat prior to a spring training baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus

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In this Dec. 18, 2019 photo, Crystal Roberts curls up on a friends sofa after being evicted from her subsidized apartment at Fort Myers, Fla., Southward Village earlier in the day, a week before Christmas. Roberts, who is disabled and suffers chronic bronchitis, is one of a growing number who residents allege the City of Fort Myers Housing Authority has evicted in order to avoid giving them vouchers as it is required to do when it tears down the aging complex and replaces it with new, mixed income housing. (Andrew West/The News-Press via AP)

Mothers, the disabled face eviction by housing authority

By PATRICIA BORNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the South Padre Island, Texas, Police Department shows Lois Riess, of Blooming Prairie, Minn. A grand jury in Minnesota indicted the 57-year-old woman who authorities allege fatally shot her husband before fleeing to Florida and killing a woman there. Riess led authorities on a cross-country manhunt before she was captured in Texas on April 19, 2018, at a South Padre Island waterfront restaurant by two federal deputy marshals. (South Padre Island Police Department via AP, File)

Minnesota woman indicted in husband’s fatal shooting

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Winners of 2018 Florida AP Broadcasters Association awards

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Robert E. Lee bust found knocked over in Florida city

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Endangered clouded leopard kittens born at Florida zoo

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Dad fatally runs over toddler in Florida driveway

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