This is the place for the latest news and developments for Hurricane Milton as it approaches Lee County and the Southwest Florida coast.

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

With the rain already slicing diagonals into the water off this transformed mangrove island in St. Petersburg, Vivienne Marran stood firm in her choice.

Milton has started to arrive in Florida as the dangerous major hurricane closes in on an overnight landfall and what could be one of the most destructive blows to parts of the state.

In downtown Fort Myers, businesses are shuttered, boarded up and bracing for impact from Hurricane Milton. City leaders have ...

This is the place for the latest news and developments for Hurricane Milton as it approaches Collier County and the Southwest Florida coast.

Hurricane Milton is forecast to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast after midnight as a major Category 4 hurricane with “devastating” 130 mph winds and 15-foot surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The City of Cape Coral held another press conference Tuesday to give an update on Hurricane Milton. The city is urging people in zones A and B to evacuate now.

People are boarding up windows and entryways in preparation for Milton. Storm surge is expected to be the biggest threat for the barrier islands.