Crash blocks State Road 82 in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A crash blocked the intersection of State Road 82 and Sunshine Boulevard South on Wednesday morning, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The cause of the crash and the number of...
View ArticleCape Coral man facing multiple child porn charges
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 31-year-old man is facing 11 child pornography charges following his arrest Tuesday. Several law enforcement agencies swarmed the home of Shane Mathern, of 1329 SE 24th Ave., after...
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Accused thief at large after victim interrupts Lehigh home burglary
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who was caught trying to break into a home in the 900 block of Macy Street East...
View ArticleMan accused of robbing North Fort Myers non-profit
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 51-year-old man is accused of stealing from a non-profit organization that aids the blind and visually impaired last Thursday, as well as causing hundreds of dollars worth of...
View ArticleFGCU baseball takes down FSU 5-2
FORT MYERS, Fla. The FGCU baseball team beat the No. 1 ranked Florida State University 5-2 Wednesday night at JetBlue Park. The Eagles overcame a sluggish first inning to earn their first victory over...
View ArticleCROW overrun with rescued baby animals
SANIBEL, Fla. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation Center of Wildlife’s nursery is flooded with baby squirrels, doves, raccoons and a host of other animals.
View ArticleCell phone video depicts fatal I-75 deputy involved assault
ESTERO, Fla. Newly released cellphone video shows the moments immediately before and after the fatal shooting of a man who attacked a Lee County Sheriff’s deputy on Exit 123 of Interstate 75. The video...
View ArticleFormer LCSO deputy worked fair, games against orders
FORT MYERS, Fla. A former Lee County Sheriff’s deputy defied orders not to pick up shifts at the Lee County Fair and at spring training games, his supervisor said. Cmdr. Randy Crone, who abruptly...
View ArticleLee County officials urge homeowners to conserve water
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Lee County officials are thinking about declaring an official water shortage as Southwest Florida deals with a moderate drought. Officials issued a release Thursday reminding...
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South Fort Myers Capital Bank robbed
Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigators went to the scene of a bank robbery Thursday at Capital Bank in south Fort Myers. SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A bank robbery took place shortly after 3:30 p.m....
View ArticleSuspect arrested after deputies swarm Cape Coral neighborhood
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Armed Lee County deputies donned in bullet-proof vests arrested an unknown suspect Thursday at S.E. 32 Terrace. The owner of the house is an elderly man who rents his complex to...
View ArticleCape Coral teacher accused of watching porn in class
CAPE CORAL A father claims his son caught his teacher watching pornography on a school computer. The father, who wished to remain unidentified, said his 12-year-old son was sitting in the front row of...
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Teens arrested following Cape Coral armed burglary, crash
Cape Coral, Fla. Three teens were arrested Wednesday after it was discovered they were involved in a burglary after a vehicle crash, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Police responded to an armed...
View ArticleNo.3 Florida State defeats No. 11 FGCU 86-80
ORLANDO, Fla. Dwayne Bacon scored 25 points and Jonathan Isaac added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the third-seeded Florida State Seminoles hold off No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast 86-80 in the first...
View ArticleFMPD audit, investigation could help prevent widespread unrest, former...
FORT MYERS, Fla. Nicole Waid was an outsider who knew of the dysfunction inside the Fort Myers Police Department. Waid, formerly the chief assistant U.S. attorney for Southwest Florida, described a...
View ArticleDeputies patrol Fort Myers Beach during spring break
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Despite a video of a fight outside the Lani Kai going viral last weekend, Lee County deputies patrolling the beach say they haven’t experienced any significant problems this...
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PHOTOS: FMB celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. Dozens gathered on Friday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Fort Myers Beach. #td_uid_2_58cd193289439 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background:...
View ArticleLCSO uses simulation training to prepare for active shooter situation
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. The ringing of gunshots is not a sound students want to hear inside a school, but the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for that situation. Over 100 deputies, firefighters and...
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Wildfires burn through Charlotte, Hendry, Lee and Collier counties
FORT MYERS, Fla. Wildfires burned through four Southwest Florida counties on Friday. The first scorched 150 acres in the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation and Big Cypress Natural Preserve, the U.S. Fish...
View ArticleSWFL Reading Festival
FORT MYERS, Fla. Best selling authors from all over the world will be at Centennial Park on the scenic Caloosahatchee River in Downtown Fort Myers Saturday. The Southwest Florida Reading Festival is a...
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