An 18-year-old who last week ran a red light on the way to school, leading to the death of his 17-year-old passenger, will ...

Florida Highway Patrol says the crash on Gladiolus Drive killed a 17-year-old girl. An 18-year-old and 30-year-old were also ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N The Gladiolus Food Pantry in Lee County is playing a crucial role in the fight against food insecurity. The Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers plays a crucial role in ...

A GoFundMe has identified the slain 17-year-old as Jaciey Hogan and another for a driver identified as "Dylan," 30, of Fort ...

All these articles are available to read at news-press.com. Today we look back at Iona and why it made Fort Myers the gladiolus capital, with excerpts from an April 22, 2017, article by Cynthia A.