Boil water notice issued for portions of Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A precautionary boil water notice was issued Saturday night due to a water main break, the Florida Governmental Utility Authority said. The advisory applies to customers on the west...
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Images appear to show getaway driver in North Fort Myers robbery
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Surveillance photos were released Sunday of a man believed to have driven the getaway vehicle for the suspect in an April 15 robbery of a 70-year-old woman at Wal-Mart in North...
View ArticleVictims, suspect identified in Lehigh Acres murder-suicide
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. The people found dead Thursday afternoon inside a home on Fourth Street Southwest have been identified the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The bodies of Tiffany Jensen, 37, and...
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Crash kills 2 on I-75 in Bonita Springs
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Two people were killed Sunday night in a crash near mile marker 117 of Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A white sedan was lodged under a Penske rental truck around...
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Golden Gate Estates fire burns more than 7,000 acres
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Estimates for the size of the fire that has menaced Collier County since Thursday jumped from 5,531 acres to 7,034 acres Sunday. Better mapping and continued fire activity are...
View ArticleMan facing 81 burglary charges after Estero car break-ins
ESTERO, Fla. A second suspect was arrested Friday in connection with a string of car burglaries that took place at hotels on Christmas, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. De’Andrew Twiggs Walker,...
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers mom loses legs trying to help crash victims
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 30-year-old mother of five lost both her legs when she was hit by a car while trying to help the victims of a crash on Interstate 75.
View ArticleWaiting in pain: North Fort Myers woman awaits medical marijuana access
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Three surgeries down and presumably many more to go, Debbie Randolph is searching for help in obtaining what she believes is a way to help with her chronic pain. “There’s so many...
View ArticleCape mayor storms out of meeting, lobs insults
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Mayor Marni Sawicki abruptly left a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night amid a back-and-forth with a charter school governing board member. On the way out, she called City...
View ArticleConsumer Reports provides tips for cleaning your mattress
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) You spend about a third of your life on your mattress. When was the last time you gave it a good, deep clean? The seldom-used living room sofa probably feels the...
View ArticleLee County among few burn ban holdouts
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County remains an exception to the rule. Municipalities across Southwest Florida have issued burn bans in an effort to prevent fires that have ravaged the area, but Lee County...
View ArticleUtility worker killed in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A MasTec utility employee was killed after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line on Tuesday afternoon, Lee County Electric Cooperative spokeswoman Karen Ryan said. The...
View ArticleIs your child’s slime safe?
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) Homemade slime has become the latest online craze for children, but one of the slime’s ingredients is cause for concern.
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Some Lehigh neighborhoods far from fire hydrants
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.A lack of fire hydrants is frustrating residents forced to evacuate during last week’s brush fire. Most of the 1,100 fire hydrants in Lehigh Acres are in heavily populated areas near...
View ArticleFGCU’s ‘Grandpa’ back to impart wisdom, slug homers
FORT MYERS, Fla. Nick Rivera’s bad break came at a fortunate time. A fractured wrist ended the Florida Gulf Coast University first baseman’s 2016 season 17 games in. Had he played any longer, he...
View ArticleOutdoor burning prohibited in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Setting any fires outdoors, except barbecues, is now against the law in Lehigh Acres. The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District voted Tuesday night to institute the temporary...
View ArticleBoy helps FGCU students perfect prosthetic hand
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Jimmy Tillman doesn’t have a palm or fingers on his left hand. But he has the ingenuity necessary to make up for it. The 8-year-old from North Fort Myers is helping a team of...
View ArticleMake-A-Wish celebrates ‘Wear your wish Wednesday’
FORT MYERS, Fla. People all over Southwest Florida are dressing up for “Wear your Wish Wednesday.” Sponsored by the Southern Florida chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the goal of the event is to...
View ArticleOSHA investigating death of Cape Coral utility worker
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a MasTec utility worker who was electrocuted Tuesday. The worker, whose identity has not been released,...
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