Not only did Hurricane Debby push water onto the streets and sand into Times Square and down Old San Carlos, the storm also carried and huge amount of red drift algae from the Gulf and deposited it onto the beach.

SW Florida Crime Stoppers and the Gulf Coast Humane Society are hosting a joint press conference today at 10 a.m. at the Gulf Coast Humane Society. The focus of the event is to step up efforts to help abused and neglected dogs in our community.

St. Raphael's Church is inviting the community to the dedication of a memorial plaque to honor those who lost their lives during Hurricane Ian. The ceremony will be held in the Memorial Gardens behind the church at 5601 Williams Drive Friday, at 11:30AM.

Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle says the last day to request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the 2024 Primary Election is this Thursday. The primary is Tuesday, August 20th.

On Monday morning the Town of Fort Myers Beach Town Council held an emergency meeting to declare a state of emergency. The declaration gives Town Manager Andy Hyatt the tools he needs to use quickly to get Fort Myers Beach cleaned up and back on the road to recovering from Hurricane Ian two years ago.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and his team were on Fort Myers Beach Sunday afternoon as the water began to recede in the Times Square area. We were able to interview the Sheriff about his trip to the beach and here's how you can watch our interview...

The entire Fort Myers Beach Town Council and retiring Lee County Commissioner Ray Sandelli have endorsed David Mulicka to fill Sandelli's seat. All 5 believe Mulicka will be the best voice for Fort Myers Beach at the County level moving forward.

The Beach Bar, which was located on I Street right on Fort Myers Beach, is one step closer to coming back. On Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council voted to move the project onto a 2nd public hearing. That's the final step in the government process before the rebuild can begin.

Everything appears to be falling into place for the new town hall building at 6231 Estero Boulevard. The latest good news is that 7-11 has accepted the town's offer to purchase the .37 acre piece of property located right next to the new town hall building.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is hosting two public virtual Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) educational webinars and stakeholder listening sessions on Friday, August 2nd at 3 p.m. and Friday, August 9th at 3 .m.

On Wednesday the Fort Myers Beach Library Board voted to roll back the millage rate from .2355 to .1612 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation. From here, the board cannot go higher, they can only go lower.

August is National Water Quality Awareness Month and the Calusa Waterkeeper has launched a cool event that includes Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach. Several Southwest Florida breweries will be involved and the event culminates at Margaritaville on Jimmy Buffet Day.