Mobile meth lab busted in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Four people were detained Wednesday after a bottle was discovered in a car being used to cook meth near Larry’s Pawn Shop off Cape Coral Parkway. A large area has been closed off...
View ArticleLight rain brings relief to drought-stricken North Fort Myers
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Residents near Powell’s Creek are grateful for Wednesday afternoon’s rain after recent drought conditions caused the canal to dry up.
View ArticleDriver accused of harassing teenage girls in Gateway
GATEWAY, Fla. Someone in a red car has twice followed two teenage sisters while they were walking in their neighborhood and refused to leave them alone, the girls said.
View ArticleLCSO: Kidnapping, sexual assault of Lehigh Acres girl didn’t meet AMBER Alert...
FORT MYERS, Fla. The kidnapping and sexual assault of a young girl Wednesday morning did not meet the criteria for an AMBER Alert, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The agency did not...
View ArticleSeveral arrested in Lee County drug bust
FORT MYERS, Fla. Several people were arrested at the end of a year-long narcotics operation, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Thirteen were arrested Thursday and two previous arrests were...
View ArticleAntonucci to succeed Nathan as Lee Health CEO
FORT MYERS, Fla. COO Larry Antonucci will succeed Jim Nathan as Lee Health’s president and CEO, the hospital system announced Thursday. Nathan, 70, is stepping down June 1 but staying on in other...
View ArticleFPL prepares for hurricane season with new technology
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. From simulated news coverage to weather maps, Florida Power and Light is doing everything they can to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. FPL is using drones, robots and...
View ArticleCape Coral freshwater canals start to fill back up
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The city’s freshwater canals have begun to rebound from a drought that left them perilously dry. The rising levels are tough to detect with the naked eye, but data from the city shows...
View ArticleDCF draws criticism from source close to family in Lehigh murder-suicide
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. It was a “very dark, very dreary” place. That’s how a source close to those involved in a murder-suicide last month described the Fourth Street Southwest home where Fort Myers High...
View ArticleFire officials: Lightning strikes could lead to ‘sleeper fires’
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Firefighters fear lightning from the upcoming storms could spark another wildfire. The Florida Forestry Service and fire crews battled two “sleeper fires” Thursday in Charlotte County,...
View ArticleDistrict site selection committee votes to build school in Gateway
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Gateway community is one step closer to getting a new high school. The Lee County school district’s site selection committee voted unanimously to build a new high school near...
View ArticleZimmerman attorney: ‘Stand your ground’ law doesn’t apply to South Fort Myers...
FORT MYERS, Fla. Mark O’Mara, the defense attorney who represented George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder case, believes prosecutors were wrong to not charge a South Fort Myers man in a ‘stand...
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Fatal South Fort Myers ‘stand your ground’ incident spawns questions,...
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Ryan Modell’s last moments in Southwest Florida were supposed to be spent at pool parties with his girlfriend and friends. Modell, 32, was an Orlando native planning to return to...
View Article2 critically injured in Fort Myers crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. Two people were critically injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash at U.S. 41 and Sanibel Boulevard. Daniel Del Castillo, 46, of Miami, was driving a 2014 FHRT Liner traveling...
View ArticleSpecial tribute held for fallen Green Beret, Cape Coral HS grad
CAPE CORAL, Fla. “Taps” played and cadets stood at attention Friday in honor of a Cape Coral High School graduate who died serving his country. A special ceremony was held for U.S. Army Capt. Daniel...
View ArticleTaxpayers to pay for Sievers’ private investigator
FORT MYERS, Fla. A request by Mark Sievers to use taxpayers funds to pay for a private investigator was granted by Circuit Court Judge Bruce E. Kyle on Thursday. Sievers, who made the request in...
View ArticleEvacuation happened in flash at Cape assisted living facility
CAPE CORAL, Fla. It was a perfect illustration of why you plan for disaster. Staff needed only about 20 minutes to evacuate 24 residents — 22 of whom can’t walk on their own — as a Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleLee County moms still wonder about sons’ cold case killings
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. 27th Street is not a road Debbie McCarter likes to frequent. “Every time I come down here, I think about Andre laying on the ground,” she said. Her son, Andre, 36, exited his vehicle...
View ArticleDid video capture a Lehigh Acres cold case killing?
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Jaqulyne Steele wonders if surveillance video captured the moment bullets ended her son’s life. It’s one of a number of things she still thinks about regarding her son’s killing....
View ArticleFMB to study ATV use on beaches
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Town council is currently studying the usage of public works vehicles, including ATV’s, on town beaches. Some residents complained the vehicles make it harder to enjoy the beach...
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