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A 3-year-old boy driving a golf cart in Fort Myers, Fla., crashed into a 7-year-old boy, killing him, police said.

Authorities in southwest Florida say five teenagers were killed when their car ran off a curving street and landed in a retention pond.

Footage from March shows Fort Myers Beach still covered in debris and broken down structures as it recovers from the costliest storm in Florida history.

Almost three weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida, students in the area’s largest school district are poised to return to class. The School District of Lee County says 28 of the district’s 120 schools were reopening on Monday and Tuesday, and another 32 have been cleared to reopen soon. Students at schools that were damaged or that...

After being broken in multiple spots by Hurricane Ian, the Sanibel Causeway Bridge was reopened Tuesday afternoon to essential personnel and emergency work crews. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson has the latest.

Hurricane Ian might have come and gone, but it has done long-term damage to the small businesses of a region heavily dependent on tourists and seasonal residents. As the winter months approach, business in southwestern Florida would have been starting to pick up. Bars, restaurants and the many mom-and-pop shops that line San Carlos Boulevard, the thoroughfare into Fort Myers...

NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson is in Fort Myers, where a major bridge is close to being rebuilt one day after the Sanibel Causeway was opened to allow crews to help in their rebuild.

The Sanibel Causeway was temporarily repaired after Hurricane Ian ripped through the area. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

Broward County inmate wants to be freed from jail to return to Fort Myers to see what’s left of his home

John Paul Martin, of Fort Myers, is accused of pointing a gun at deputies during a car chase

President Joe Biden visited Florida to survey the devastation and join forces with Gov. Ron DeSantis on recovery after Hurricane Ian. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

RAW: President Joe Biden and first lady Jilly Biden arrive in Fort Myers a week after Hurricane Ian devastated the area.

NBC’s Chris Pollone is live from Fort Myers where President Joe Biden is expected to land momentarily for an operational briefing with state and local officials, as well as a meeting with victims of Hurricane Ian.

A week after Hurricane Ian barreled through southern Florida, rescue and recovery efforts continue as the Florida National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard distribute supplies, and airlift people and vehicles.

The effort to restore power in southwest Florida continued Wednesday as the search and recovery mission for anyone still trapped inside flooded or damaged homes after Hurricane Ian continued and President Joe Biden was set to visit the area.

Residents of the devastated Pine Island have a long road to recovery after Hurricane Ian. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports

In areas hit hardest by Hurricane Ian residents were facing a massive clean up Sunday – with no power and for some a shortage of supplies.

Emergency responders are seeking to evacuate residents from the largest barrier island off Florida’s Gulf Coast, and survivors there spoke of the terror of riding out Hurricane Ian in flooded homes and howling winds. A volunteer group, Medic Corps, was flying residents off Pine island by helicopter on Saturday. The bridge to Pine Island was heavily damaged by the hurricane,...

Food and water distribution centers opened up Saturday morning Southwest Florida. The line of vehicles was steady all day.

Naple’s residents face clean-up of toxic mud and destroyed homes in Ian’s wake. NBC 6’s Chris Hush reports.