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

Hurricane Milton reintensified Tuesday and again became a dangerous Category 5 storm as it took aim at Florida's Gulf Coast, ...

The private Cherokee plane attempted to take off from the Albert Whitted Airport, but its engine failed around 10:50 a.m. The ...

Extreme rapid intensification is defined as more than a 60 mph increase in sustained winds in 24 hours. Milton gained 90 mph, ...

Separate data analysis from CoreLogic and Moody's has revealed that 500,000 single-family and multifamily homes in Florida's ...

Milton is forecast to cross central Florida and to dump as much as 18 inches of rain while heading toward the Atlantic Ocean, ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Hurricane Milton is a large, major storm expected to impact Florida's Gulf Coast, including the Tampa ...

Hurricane Milton churned toward a potentially catastrophic collision along Florida’s west coast, where millions were ordered ...

The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding ...

Millions of people along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Milton, a historically powerful storm that is ...

Milton is forecast to make landfall late Wednesday. It's expected to be a Category 3 storm, which have winds of 111-129 mph.