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1 wounded in Lehigh Acres shooting
A Chevrolet Tahoe crashed into Caliber Collision, a business across the street from a shooting where one person was injured Monday in Lehigh Acres (Taylor Bisacky / WINK News) LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. One...
View ArticleOn one year anniversary, mother honors killed son, then sees suspect in court
FORT MYERS, Fla. Family and friends gathered on Monday at the site of where Adam King, 18, was killed in a hit-and-run exactly one year ago. “Every day I wake up and I wonder, I wonder what Adam...
View ArticleAMBER Alert absent from many Lee County cellphones
FORT MYERS, Fla. Britta Gear saw crime scene vans at the home next door, but her cellphone never went off with notice of the AMBER Alert for the girl who lives there. “A lot of people said they didn’t...
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Lehigh Acres father accused of shooting, killing son
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 41-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing his son Monday night, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Jonathan Brunelle, of Lehigh Acres, was arrested and faces one count...
View Article2 found dead inside Lehigh Acres home
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Two people were found dead Tuesday morning inside of a home near Third Street West, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. Brian Patterson, 22, and a young woman...
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Stoplight fixed at Colonial Blvd., Fowler St.
FORT MYERS, Fla. The traffic light at Colonial Boulevard and Fowler Street was repaired after an outage Tuesday afternoon, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Officers were on the scene directing...
View ArticleLehigh Acres man receives life in prison for child sexual battery
FORT MYERS, Fla. A Lehigh Acres man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual battery on a 6-year-old child, the state attorney’s office said Tuesday. Shane O’Neal Puryear, 49, was convicted of the...
View ArticleFort Myers man arrested in connection to Lehigh Acres shooting
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection to a shooting at a convenience store near Sunshine Boulevard, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Fabian Devon Brunson, of Fort...
View ArticleDebate emerges over proposed Fort Myers Beach boardwalk
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Some nearby residents believe a proposed private beach boardwalk is necessary, but others contend it encroaches on a critical wildlife area where endangered birds nest.
View ArticleCape homeowner warns others after wild animal kills pet
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Tracks still mark the area where a man says a wild animal ripped through his lanai and killed his cat two weeks ago. Now Hank Appleton is on a crusade to raise awareness about the the...
View ArticleCleanup of former Dunbar toxic dump could cost millions
FORT MYERS, Fla. Residents near a former toxic dumping ground in Dunbar are pushing to get the site cleaned up. City leaders estimate a cleanup could take anywhere between $3 million and $17 million,...
View ArticleLee mosquito control seeks $1.5 million piece of land
ST. JAMES CITY, Fla. The Lee County Mosquito Control District is seeking a $1.5 million piece of land it contends would make spraying efforts more efficient.
View ArticleAtlanta youth group helps SWFL man rebuild home
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. An out of town youth group donated their time Tuesday to help rebuild homes that were completely damaged by an April brush fire. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact...
View ArticleSuspect in Fort Myers AMBER Alert faces criminal charge
FORT MYERS, Fla. An 18-year-old accused of taking a minor from her home without consent is facing criminal charges, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Paulo Mateo Pedro Tomas, of Gadsden, Ala., was...
View ArticleBroward man accused of defrauding Lee County woman
FORT MYERS, Fla. A Broward County man is facing charges in a fraud scheme that victimized a Lee County woman, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. Colin L. Ansby, 25, of the 200 block of...
View ArticleBody found at North Fort Myers apartment building
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A body was found Wednesday at the Parkway Apartments, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office was called at 9:45 a.m. to the scene at 3458 Hancock Bridge...
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Cape officers won’t face charges from June 2016 shooting
Christopher Michael Moran, 31 CAPE CORAL, Fla. The Cape Coral police officers involved in the deadly shooting of a man suspected of killing two during a June 2016 shooting spree will not face criminal...
View ArticleFallen Cypress Lake High student had brain cancer
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A Cypress Lake High School student who died in March was suffering from stage four brain cancer, an autopsy showed. The March 18 death of senior 17-year-old Ryan Farrell, who...
View ArticleCape community demands answers a month after toddlers’ drowning
CAPE CORAL, Fla. It’s been over a month since a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl drowned in a pool at a condominium complex. Now, some residents believe someone needs to take responsibility for the...
View ArticleRelationship rights: What to do if a loved one dies
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lyndsay Ofaira lost her boyfriend, Steve Pilaroski, last week after he suffered a heart attack while working on a construction site in Sanibel. Although she keeps the memories close to...
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