A new RV resort has opened just off Gasparilla Island, offering travelers a modern, resort-style experience near Boca Grande.

Historic Boca Grande, an exclusive vacation destination for presidents, movie stars and old money elite, suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Ian, but the island's infrastructure, along with most ...

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) – October 9, 2025, marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Milton after it made landfall along the ...

Gasparilla Island State Park has to be one of Florida’s prettiest, with 127 gulf-front acres on the southern end of the island. The park is home to two lighthouses, including the oldest building in ...

Lee County approved new Boca Grande parking rules, permits, higher fines and a 15-member committee to oversee changes and future recommendations.

Ariana Grande, the pop music star and a Boca Raton native, took aim at County resident Donald Trump with a social media post ...

On Oct. 10, 2024, the day after Milton came through Southwest Florida, The News-Press drone pilot Ricardo Rolon executed a ...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (CBS12) — Two boaters were rescued by U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) aircrews on Sunday during Hurricane Debby after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail and drifted 73 miles off Boca ...

Southwest Florida’s Gasparilla Island, home to the Village of Boca Grande, is one of the world’s most recognized addresses for understated seaside elegance, premier fishing, and sugar sand beaches.

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. -- A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her entire hand off, her family said. At approximately 12 p.m.

A hammerhead shark washed ashore on a Florida beach Monday, and the incident was caught on camera.It happened Monday at a beach in Boca Grande, Florida, which is near Fort Myers.According to the woman ...

Ariana Grande will begin the first of two sold-out concerts at AmericanAirlines Arena Friday night with a dare. The eye-catching choreography, whirl of wardrobe changes and thumping music that define ...