Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida Wednesday night, Oct. 9. See impacts from the storm in Lee County.

Lee County School District has united all 15 schools to become drop off sites for supplies to be loaded on vehicles to be ...

Power outages were reported in Lee County after Hurricane Milton made its way across Florida. Approximately 50,000 utilities ...

The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...

Hurricane Milton is bringing dangerous storm surge, high winds and flooding rain to Florida. Here's where power is out around ...

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida's west coast, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said more than 1,500 inmates across ...

Waffle House announced updates on its closures in response to Hurricane Milton. The Waffle House Index has become synonymous ...

The Lee County Board is encouraging residents to vote early in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 general election. "You never know what could happen on [election day]," County Services Committee ...

According to a release, the district states their team is working to assess buildings and schools for post-storm damage.

One of those is William Rodgers, who lives in Island Park in Lee County. Rodgers has cleaned out the damage to his Island ...

Two suspects were arrested after Lee County deputies say they fired shots into an occupied home and led law enforcement on a ...

Scott cautioned residents to stay inside, not walk through standing water and not to touch powerlines. "It's still dangerous," he reminded people.