Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida Wednesday night, Oct. 9. See impacts from the storm in Lee County.

Power outages were reported in Lee County after Hurricane Milton made its way across Florida. Approximately 50,000 utilities ...

Lee County School District has united all 15 schools to become drop off sites for supplies to be loaded on vehicles to be ...

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide at 702 Richardson Ave. in Ashton on Tuesday, according to a news ...

An Ashton teen has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the discovery of his 16-year-old girlfriend's body Tuesday in the apartment they shared. David J. Sosa, 17, is charged with ...

A 17-year-old man walked into the Rochelle Police Department's lobby and told them he was involved in a murder.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Hill was found dead Oct. 15 at an apartment in Ashton. A 17-year-old is charged ...

A 17-year-old in Lee County faces four counts of first degree murder in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl.

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida's west coast, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said more than 1,500 inmates across ...

That’s when deputies responded to a home in Verona and determined Jones held the woman against her will since Friday, Lee ...

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

ASHTON — State and local authorities are investigating what they describe as a domestic violence-related homicide of a 16-year-old girl found dead Tuesday morning in an Ashton apartment. Rochelle ...