A brush fire in Montura Ranch Estates, Hendry County, forced residents from their homes and burned three acres of land.

Warmer temperatures allow the little moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly, making the vegetation drier in Florida.

Lee County has joined rest of Southwest Florida by enacting a burn ban. Conditions here are drought-like, and the rainy season is at least a month away. Collier, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry ...

A critically endangered Florida Panther has been killed by “intraspecific aggression” in Hendry County, marking the fifth death of 2025. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Eight counties in Florida are under 'extreme' drought conditions as more dry and warm weather is on the way while coastal ...

The dry season is ramping up, and the ground is feeling it, especially in South Florida, where some areas are now under an extreme drought. Comparing the analysis from last week to this most ...

"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. - A substitute teacher in Florida was arrested after she allegedly incited and enabled middle school students to fight, according to deputies. On April 16, the parent of a ...

FORT MYERS — One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans ... of two villages near the intersection of Collier, Lee and Hendry counties. Each village will have about 4,500 homes and will ...

Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains. More than 40% of the state is under drought conditions, affecting 11.8 million residents. Twelve counties are under burn bans.