Reward increased to $12K for info in Bonita Springs teen’s killing
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. The reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a 19-year-old man’s death has increased to $12,000 Monday, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said....
View ArticleIrrigation main break diverts NB traffic on Country Club Blvd.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 20-inch irrigation main break Monday morning blocked northbound traffic on a stretch of Country Club Boulevard, city officials said. The break caused reclaimed water to spill on the...
View ArticleSanibel pilot, 51, injured in Cape Coral plane crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 51-year-old Sanibel man was publicly identified Monday as the pilot injured in a Friday plane crash near downtown. Daniel Henry Fase was piloting the white-and-blue single-propeller...
View ArticleNew Harry Chapin campaign to help feed seniors in need
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Harry Chapin Food Bank has started the Care and Share Senior Feeding Campaign to help feed more Southwest Florida seniors in need. The effort, which started after a similar...
View ArticleMosquito problems? One Cape Coral man has a batty solution
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Michael Orchin built a box with a few slots of wood that he hopes will be occupied by bats to help stem his mosquito problem. The idea isn’t a bad one, said William Properzio, director...
View ArticleLee County, Keys experiment with mosquito sterilization
FORT MYERS, Fla. Mosquito control districts in Lee County and the Florida Keys are exploring ways to sterilize the bugs — particularly the type that carries the Zika virus. “Aedes aegypti for us is...
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Footage depicts shootout between Cape police, man suspected of killing 2
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Newly released video shows an exchange of gunfire between Cape Coral police and a man suspected of killing two during a June 2016 shooting spree. More than a dozen shots can be heard...
View ArticleMysterious creature in Cape Coral canal raises questions
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A strange, white creature bobbing up and down in a Cape Coral canal left a nearby resident wondering what it could be. A wildlife expert has a theory.
View ArticleScattered storms, increasing clouds for Tuesday
FORT MYERS, Fla. There will be a high of 93 degrees with areas of scattered storms, WINK meteorologist Mary Mays said. View an hourly forecast here.
View ArticleCape road remains closed after Monday irrigation main break
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A portion of Country Club Boulevard remained closed Tuesday morning following a 20-inch irrigation main break. The northbound lanes of Country Club Boulevard are shut down at 34th...
View ArticlePilot aimed for street, but clipped tree before Chico’s day care crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. The pilot involved in a June 24 deadly plane crash attempted to make an emergency landing on the road, but clipped a tree and hit the side of Chico’s day care, the National...
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Riverdale High football player succumbs to heatstroke
FORT MYERS, Fla. A Riverdale High School student died Monday after he was taken off life support following a heatstroke sustained during football practice, the family said in a press release. Zachary...
View ArticlePilot in Cape plane crash is Lee Sheriff’s deputy
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The pilot who crashed a small plane Friday near downtown Cape Coral is a deputy sheriff first class with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Daniel Fase has been with the sheriff’s office...
View ArticleRetired LCSO captain accused of sharing photos from homicide
FORT MYERS, Fla. A retired captain at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is accused of sharing photos from inside the home of a slain 77-year-old woman. A complaint filed with the sheriff’s office alleges...
View ArticleHow to prevent lice at summer camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) Just because your child survived the school year lice-free doesn’t mean you should let your guard down over the summer. Camps and other activities can foster the...
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Fort Myers High hoops coach resigns after hard foul
Scott Guttery FORT MYERS, Fla. Fort Myers High School boys basketball coach Scott Guttery has resigned. Guttery informed the team and the principal of his resignation from coaching and teaching...
View ArticleFence going up around former toxic dump in Dunbar
FORT MYERS, Fla. As the city installs a fence around a former toxic waste dump, Fort Myers Public Works Director Richard Moulton explains changes the city made to water treatment in 1993 that...
View ArticleTheft-by-boat a concern for Fort Myers Shores residents
FORT MYERS SHORES, Fla. A recent rash of thefts-by-boat has many who live on the water worried about who might be floating up to their homes. “It’s makes you feel violated, actually totally violated,...
View ArticleCape road to reopen after Monday irrigation main break
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A portion of Country Club Boulevard will reopen Wednesday afternoon following an irrigation main break, city spokeswoman Connie Barron said. The northbound lanes of Country Club...
View ArticleFallen Riverdale High football player becomes organ donor
FORT MYERS, Fla. The organs of a 16-year-old Riverdale High School High School student who died of heatstroke are being donated, his family said. The corneas and heart valve of Zachary Tyler...
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