Cape family seeking closure nearly a year after son’s disappearance
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Javier Castro’s family is still desperate for answers nearly a year after he disappeared off the coast of Gasparilla Island State Park. Castro vanished June 18, 2016 while trying...
View ArticleSurveillance footage shows bizarre robbery at Lee County store
BUCKINGHAM, Fla. It was a lot of work for two beers and cigarettes. Surveillance footage shows what appeared to be a masked suspect breaking into Kuntry Express Sunday night at 4951 Buckingham Rd. by...
View ArticleTransportation Advisory Commission to mull over $37M toll surplus
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A $37 million toll surplus from the Lee County Department of Transportation will be the topic of discussion at the Transportation Advisory Commission meeting Wednesday morning. The...
View ArticleCrash blocks portion of Summerlin Road
FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash caused a roadblock Wednesday morning on Summerlin Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at around 6:58 a.m. on Summerlin Road, just north of Cypress Lake...
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Fire scorches Lehigh Acres home
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A home was scorched Wednesday morning on 19th Street West, according to the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District. Four adults, one child and four pets lived inside of the...
View ArticleCity to fix Cape canal plugged with debris
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Thick pockets of tape grass combined with trash and dead fish fill a canal near Hancock Bridge Parkway. “Something’s got to be going on with this water,” nearby resident James Fagin...
View ArticleCape Coral tolls: Where does the money go?
CAPE CORAL, Fla. It’s a $2 daily expense for commuters from Cape Coral to Fort Myers. Tolls collected at the Midpoint Memorial and Cape Coral bridges added up to $37 million in revenue for Lee County...
View ArticleNearby residents taken aback by Bonita High land dispute
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Shocked. That’s the word that best describes what Debbie Fosselman and many of her neighbors in the Hawthorne community felt when they found out their community association owns...
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Motorcyclist hospitalized in Estero crash
ESTERO Fla. A motorcyclist was hospitalized in a crash Wednesday night at the intersection of Pelican Sound Drive and U.S. 41. He was hit by a woman driving a white Mercedes who failed to yield while...
View ArticleMayor: Fort Myers has handle on former toxic dump
FORT MYERS, Fla. Residents near a former toxic dump site in Dunbar have nothing to worry about, Mayor Randy Henderson said. “We’re doing way better. We’ve got a handle on it,” he said. “I know that...
View ArticleInfant found dead in Estero mobile home park
ESTERO, Fla. A two-month old baby was found dead inside a home Wednesday afternoon at the Covered Wagon Trailer Park off U.S. 41 and Corkscrew Road, residents said. Lee County deputies responded to...
View ArticleCape utilities extension project raises concerns
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A $269 million utilities extension project that would bring new water, sewer and irrigation lines raises concerns for residents. The upgrades are scheduled to begin in August and will...
View ArticleCape Coral woman, 86, dies from injuries suffered in crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. An 86-year-old woman succumbed to injuries she sustained from a May crash Thursday morning, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Maria Pando, of Cape Coral, was involved in a...
View ArticleCape Coral duo arrested in heroin bust
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Two people were arrested Wednesday in a heroin bust, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Cape Coral residents Luis Armando Broches, 31, and Amanda Broches, 33, both of the 300 block...
View ArticleColonial Boulevard to reopen; project done early
FORT MYERS, Fla. Early relief is coming for a major traffic headache. Colonial Boulevard between Metro Parkway and Fowler Street will reopen by 6 p.m. Thursday as a project to fix a railroad crossing...
View ArticleLaundry detergent pods can pose threat to seniors
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) You’ve heard the warnings about liquid laundry detergent pods for children. But these same laundry pods can be just as dangerous — even deadly — when older adults...
View ArticleLee County amateur baseball complex may expand soon
FORT MYERS, Fla. The city and Lee County are considering the addition of new baseball fields at the Lee County Player Development Complex.
View ArticleNAACP fights Robert E. Lee statue, painting in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Lee County NAACP is working to remove a statue and painting of Robert E. Lee after failed efforts several years ago. The statue of the Confederate general has sat in the median...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hospitalized in Cape Coral hit-and-run
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after he was struck by a black Ford Mustang while riding across the Midpoint Bridge last Friday.
View ArticleElderly Fort Myers man accused of molesting 2 children
FORT MYERS, Fla. An 82-year-old man is accused of molesting two children he was supposed to be taking care of, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Bobby Hall, the family’s babysitter, allegedly...
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