Fewer incidents at Fort Rock this year despite wrong-way driver
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Rock out. But do it in moderation. Most people who attended this weekend’s Fort Rock music festival adhered to that motto, despite the headline-making arrest of a man accused of...
View ArticleCape mayor apologizes for outburst at meeting
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Mayor Marni Sawicki apologized to City Council members Monday in their first meeting since her outburst last week. “I do apologize for my, I think, what happened for that meeting. I...
View ArticleFort Myers council members seek answers about suspended officers
FORT MYERS, Fla. City Council members are demanding answers about why a half-dozen city police officers were placed on paid administrative leave. Five officers were sent on leave after the February...
View ArticleNew Lee County water treatment plant taking shape
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A new $75 million water treatment facility eight years in the making is poised to deliver 14 million gallons to 20 million Lee County homes when it opens in August 2018.
View ArticlePedestrian identified in deadly Fort Myers crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. One person died Tuesday morning in a crash on Ben C. Pratt/Six Mile Cypress Parkway, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Naples resident Brandon Ybarra Taylor, 21, was killed when...
View ArticleBanks crack down on credit card churning
FORT MYERS, Fla. You may have done it yourself — you signed up for a credit card just to receive a special offer and stopped using the card after nabbing the introductory bonus. But now, some banks are...
View ArticleBrush fire sparks in Alva hours after burn ban
ALVA, Fla. Wildfire season has tightened its grip on Southwest Florida. A small brush fire ignited Tuesday afternoon along Caloosa and North River roads just hours after Lee County issued a burn ban....
View ArticleFire destroys North Fort Myers home
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A Tuesday morning fire left a woman without a home. The fire started at approximately 10 a.m. on the 4000 block of Mailbox Avenue, officials said. The North Fort Myers Fire...
View ArticleLee County bans outdoor burning
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County is imposing a ban on outdoor burning, joining most other Southwest Florida municipalities that have done so over the past few weeks. Commissioners voted 5-0 to have the...
View ArticleGator approaches child in Lee County park
FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was taking a stroll in Lakes Regional Park with his 5-year-old grandson when an unexpected visitor decided to join them.
View ArticleBonita man loses thousands in Fyre Festival debacle
NAPLES, Fla. What was supposed to be the festival of a lifetime turned out to be anything but. Hosted by rapper Ja Rule, the Fyre Festival was packaged to be a once in a lifetime luxury experience in...
View ArticleMan, firefighter hospitalized in North Fort Myers mobile home fire
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was hospitalized for smoke inhalation Tuesday night following a mobile home fire in the Suncoast community, the Bayshore Fire Department said. The fire took place at 7760...
View ArticleLegacy of fallen Fort Myers High student could soon be law
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. When his son died, Michael Mayhew vowed to push for change. That change moved one step closer to reality Monday. The Senate passed the Cameron Mayhew Act, a bill named after a...
View Article‘Healthy’ grocery labeling often comes with higher cost
FORT MYERS, Fla. Words and phrases like “healthy,” “environmentally friendly” and “sustainability” have become common at the grocery store. But their meaning can be hard to decipher, and products...
View ArticleCrash shuts down eastbound Cape Coral Parkway
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A crash shut down the eastbound lanes of Cape Coral Parkway East at Palm Tree Boulevard Southeast on Wednesday afternoon, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The wreck happened at...
View ArticleCape Coral home building surged in April
CAPE CORAL, Fla. New home construction is booming in Southwest Florida’s largest city. “This year, it’s been crazy,” Experience Real Estate broker A.J. Ackerman said. The city issued 137 new permits...
View ArticleFGCU play to highlight struggles of SWFL vets
NAPLES, Fla. A national project is putting veterans on center stage. Veterans from Southwest Florida will put on a free play at Florida Gulf Coast University detailing their experiences in the...
View Article’13 Reasons Why’ sparks conversation on suicide
FORT MYERS, Fla. The jarring Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” has spurred the Charlotte County school district into action. Based on author Jay Asher’s best-selling novel, the program is narrated by...
View ArticleLee County awarded $4.6M in judgment against VR Labs
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County was awarded about $4.6 million in a judgment against a venture accused of fraudulently accepting nearly $5 million in economic incentives. Judge John Duryea made the ruling...
View ArticleMan arrested in kidnapping, sexual assault of Fort Myers girl
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 33 year-old man was arrested Wednesday in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a young girl, Fort Myers police said. William Devon Cole, of Lehigh Acres, took the girl from her home...
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