According to a FindEnergy.com release this morning 1,222,369 out of 11,942,584 tracked meters — more than 10% — were without power in Florida. In Lee County as of 6:55 a.m., 70,777 were without power. In Cape Coral, outages were minimal as of this morning with 243 customers — about ...
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern ...
The city of Cape Coral has rescheduled its final budget hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 5:05 p.m. or immediately following the regular City Council meeting (whichever comes first). The meeting will be held in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park ...
While Southwest Florida dodged the total wrath of Category 4 Hurricane Helene, its outer bands certainly brought heavy wind and rain to the area. Flooding across many areas of the region, including Cape Coral and especially the barrier islands, shut down roads and bridges due to storm surge, ...
The Sanibel Causeway is open to travel in both directions. The City of Sanibel is not requiring hurricane re-entry permits. "There are still areas of the island with standing water over portions of road," city of Sanibel officials said in a release issued shortly after noon. "The Public ...
Lee County has crews throughout the county assessing parks, beaches, roadways, weirs and swales, and flooded structures. Lee County Emergency Management continues to ask residents to avoid unnecessary travel. "Please allow county crews to perform their assessments and to clean up areas that ...
Fort Myers Beach is cleaning up in the wake of Hurricane Helene. "Fort Myers Beach Emergency Management was able to assess the effects of Hurricane Helene early this morning
While Hurricane Helene has caused some disruptions to the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest schedule, officials are pleased to report that the Jeffrey Steele and The Gulf Coast Symphony show will take place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Music and Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers. ...
As of 5:35 a.m., the Sanibel Causeway remains closed. Both inbound and outbound lanes were closed as crews assess and remove debris from the roadway, city officials said. Updates will be provided.
On-island travel on the Sanibel Causeway is now open to emergency personnel only. The city of Sanibel received the following message from the Florida Department of Transportation: "As of 8:25 a.m. on Friday, 9/27, Sanibel residents may travel the Causeway OFF-ISLAND ONLY. Residents are urged ...
