Ricardo Rolon

Oct 10, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Mark Bickel |Ricardo Rolon

Drone video: See what Fort Myers Beach looks like after Hurricane MiltonTwo hurricanes in two weeks. This is the reality for Fort Myers Beach, which only two years ago was a global spectacle for the damage caused there by Hurricane Ian. More: DRONE Video: Tornado causes major damage in North Fort Myers communityThis time it was Hurricane Milton.

Oct 10, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Mark Bickel |Ricardo Rolon

Seeing what a powerful hurricane can do on the ground is one thing. Seeing the devastation from high above can take the shock and awe to the next level. The News-Press drone pilot, Ricardo Rolon, took video from above the scarred landscape of North Fort Myers where a tornado reportedly touched down in a community there. The results were blown away roof tops and extensive damage to many homes.

Sep 30, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Mark Bickel |Ricardo Rolon

Hurricane Helene or Sand Storm? Drone video from Sanibel and Captiva captures the big messHurricane Helene ended up being more like a Sand Storm. All along the Southwest Florida coastline and further north in places like Clearwater and Tampa, the sand this latest hurricane pushed onshore was one of the bigger stories. Here, photos by our own staff and those posted on social media, showed just how extensive the sand was spread in many places.

Sep 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mark Bickel |Andrew West |Ricardo Rolon |Robyn George |Charles Runnells |Amy Williams | +5 more

Mark H. Bickel, Andrew West, Ricardo Rolón, Robyn George, Charles Runnells, Amy Bennett Williams, Liz Freeman, Jonah Hinebaugh, Kendall Little, J. Kyle Foster and Laura Layden, Fort Myers News-PressSeptember 26, 2024 at 7:56 PM·1 min readIt's been a long day on Fort Myers Beach and throughout Southwest Florida.

Aug 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ricardo Rolon |Mark Bickel

Ricardo Rolón and Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-PressAugust 6, 2024 at 5:01 AM·2 min readThe long-awaited Diverging Diamond Interchange at Colonial Boulevard and I-75 in Fort Myers opened to traffic less than a month ago. It's too early to make any conclusions as far as improvement in the traffic flow in one of the most congested stretches of road in all of Southwest Florida − for two reasons.