Shark attacks girl snorkeling with family off Florida beach

A 10-year-old girl was recovering on Thursday from a shark bite while she was snorkeling with her family off a beach in Florida’s Lee County.

Troopers make arrest after 12-year-old followed home by man with disturbing criminal history

A California man with a checkered history was arrested in Florida on Wednesday for allegedly following and trying to lure a 12-year-old girl.

Florida school worker accused of sexual misconduct with student

An employee for a Florida school district is facing sex offense charges against a student.

North Fort Myers in recovery mode after Hurricanes Milton, Helene

North Fort Myers was one of the hardest-hit areas in Florida overnight, as a powerful storm surge and a tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton caused widespread destruction. Streets are now littered with debris, and homes in mobile home parks sustained significant damage.

Fort Myers Beach residents face Helene’s aftermath

Fort Myers Beach residents are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, just two years after Hurricane Ian wiped out the area.

Fort Myers Beach, still recovering from 2022′s Hurricane Ian, faces Helene’s storm surge

Fort Myers Beach, which was ravaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022, experienced storm surges and flooding Thursday thanks to Hurricane Helene.

VIDEO: Florida man caught punching, stomping on his own dog

A Florida man may never be able to own a dog again, after horrifying video shows him stomping and kicking his own dog.

Feds investigate single-engine plane crash landing in Florida

The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the cause of a small plane's crash landing on Saturday morning in southwest Florida.

Florida man steals Snoop Dogg bobble head but later has change of heart

A Florida man stole a pricey piece of memorabilia from a Fort Myers restaurant but later does a one, two, three to the four and brings it back.

Family Dollar workers save Shih Tzu that was found in dumpster with rope around its neck, Florida deputies say

A dog in Southwest Florida is recovering after deputies said it was the victim of horrendous animal cruelty.

Florida shopper finds human skull at antique shop

Antique store shoppers can come across all kinds of curiosities, but one person came across an especially eerie find at a Florida antique store.

Deputies: Florida couple faces charges after toddler overdoses on cocaine pills

A Florida couple is facing charges after deputies say a 14-month-old ingested cocaine pills and suffered an overdose.

Ultra rare shell pulled from deep depths by hurricanes found on Sanibel Island

Shell enthusiasts across the world are in awe about a recent find on Sanibel Island.

Video shows couple of retirees were ambushed and shot while driving to Key West

An elderly couple has been hospitalized after they were shot in the middle of an intersection in Lehigh Acres.

Florida deputies seize more than $1 million in ‘Operation Narco Navidad’

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has seized more than $1 million during a narcotics operation.

Early lessons learned from Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian produced one of the highest storm surges we’ve witnessed this century. On Monday night, we take a look at the dynamics of this force of nature.

‘I’m still here, so that’s a blessing’: Families remain in shelters 8 days after Ian

Families left homeless after Hurricane Ian continue to live in shelters and wonder what do to next, eight days after the storm made landfall in southwest Florida.

Search, recovery process underway as Hurricane Ian death toll rises in Florida

Evacuation and relief efforts continued in Southwest Florida on Tuesday, as the death toll surpassed 100 from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.

Questions grow over timing of Hurricane Ian evacuation orders

Questions remained over whether evacuations came early enough.

DeSantis provides update on Hurricane Ian efforts

Rescue and cleanup efforts continue in Lee County following destruction of Hurricane Ian

Four days after Hurricane Ian made landfall, clean-up efforts from the catastrophic storm continues in Lee County.

Man survives Hurricane Ian’s fury in Sanibel Island

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Times Square in Fort Myers Beach. He rode a helicopter with Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis.

Hurricane Ian’s havoc forces hospital to transfer newborn babies in need of intensive care

Newborn babies in need of intensive medical care were among the Hurricane Ian victims who have been transferred to South Florida hospitals after the Category 4 storm.

In Ian’s ‘ground zero,’ destruction, regrets abound as some wonder whether to rebuild

Lee County’s sheriff called Fort Myers Beach the “ground zero of devastation” as he gave Local 10 News a tour of the island Friday, which was decimated after Hurricane Ian’s landfall Wednesday.

Couple holds on to recreational vehicle’s roof as Ian’s storm surge floods Fort Myers Beach

Thursday morning daylight revealed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Lee County where the Category 4 storm made landfall Wednesday in Cayo Costa.

Gas station stores in Lee, Collier counties become havens amid Hurricane Ian’s havoc

Hurricane Ian’s aftermath in Lee and Collier counties means driving through inundated streets despite a gas shortage, shopping only with cash at the few stores open, staying away from damaged electric poles, and finding boats stuck in unlikely areas.

Good Samaritans help clear out Hurricane Ian debris in Fort Myers

A woman was on her knees on the side of the road assembling a chainsaw, next to a blue pickup truck with large wheels, on Thursday in Fort Myers.

Hurricane Ian destroys homes in North Fort Myers, uproots trees in Cape Coral

Thursday morning daylight revealed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Lee County where the Category 4 storm made landfall Wednesday in Cayo Costa.

Organizations advocate for removing barriers for Florida ex-felons

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition is a nonprofit dedicated to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions. It has a program funded by donations to help with their fines and fees.

Teenage boy dies while protecting teenage girl during shooting

De’mari Jackson’s loved ones are remembering him as a hero.

Damage and destruction left behind after tornado rips through parts of Florida

An EF2 tornado with estimated wind speeds of 118 mph touched down in Fort Myers.

South Florida man allegedly bites off hospital security guard’s finger

A South Florida man is facing battery charges for allegedly biting the top off a hospital security guard’s finger, after deputies say he became combative with hospital staff.

Pothole protest: Person plants tree in the middle of a road in a Florida neighborhood

Residents of a Fort Myers neighborhood have found a new approach, when it comes to complaining about persistent potholes in their area.

WATCH: Florida pet owner rescues his puppy from jaws of alligator

A retired couple volunteers to have video cameras placed in their backyard by a wildlife federation, but what the cameras captured was more than they had expected.

2 men isolated as ‘presumptive positive’ COVID-19 cases in Broward County, authorities say

The Florida Department of Health announced on Friday there are two presumptive positive cases of the coronavirus in Broward County.

Public health officials report Florida’s first 2 COVID-19 deaths

The first two Florida COVID-19 patients to die were from Santa Rosa and Lee counties, the Florida Department of Health announced on Friday night.