Red tide can cause illness and death of other animals, such as pets and livestock. Keep animals away and out of the water and sea life and away from dead marine life. If your pet swims in waters with ...

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Lee County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to become the 40th Florida county to stop adding fluoride to drinking water. Spearheaded by Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass, the move flies ...

A new federal directive allowing immigration enforcement at schools has sparked fear and confusion in Lee County ... Bruno also pointed out that U.S. and Florida state laws prohibit the district ...

Lee County commissioners became the latest Florida government to vote to remove fluoride from public drinking water on Tuesday with a unanimous vote. With Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in ...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo spoke during the Lee County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Ladapo spoke against adding fluoride to water systems. He issued guidance last year ...

Several beaches in Lee County are under a health alert, but general warnings stretch from around Tampa to the Keys. Florida ...

The Lee County Health Department has selected a new family planning medical director after its former director was told by their new employer, OSF HealthCare, to step down due to the Catholic health ...

Lee County is close to 150% than just a year ago, both counties well above other Florida communities newly analyzed by real estate firms, Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman. Here's what to know.

A health alert has been issued for red tide near Bowman’s Beach on Sanibel. Residents and visitors are advised to exercise ...

Lee County said the South Florida Water Management District "identified potential overuse of the Sandstone Aquifer." "Growth occurring in Lee County particularly Lehigh Acres, the Sandstone was ...