Elderly woman misplaced at airport makes it home to SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 73-year-old woman who was misplaced by JetBlue landed at Southwest Florida International Airport Wednesday evening. Carmen Courchesne, who is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and...
View ArticleCrash blocks I-75 near Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash has blocked all but one northbound lane of Interstate 75 near Exit 136, Florida Department of Transportation Cameras show. Crews are tending to an overturned semi-trailer...
View ArticleHearts & Homes builds support facility for struggling vets
FORT MYERS, Fla. A once-empty warehouse on Alicia Street is now a state-of-the-art support facility for struggling veterans. Hearts & Homes, a Fort Myers-based organization dedicated to helping...
View ArticleEstero High brothers create app to help vets connect
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A pair of brothers who collaborated on apps to help people with special needs are now doing the same for veterans. Estero High School students John and Christian Ciocca created...
View ArticleWoman, 35, killed in Lee County CVS murder-suicide
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 35-year-old woman was shot to death in a murder-suicide Monday night, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Maria Delosangeles Evaristo Bautista was killed by her boyfriend outside a...
View ArticleSanibel clinic helps pelican found with fishing hooks in wing
SANIBEL, Fla. A pelican was released back into the wild Wednesday, three weeks after getting tangled in fishing wire. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife rehabilitated it after it was found...
View ArticleFear of releasing personal info prompts SWFL voters to unregister
FORT MYERS, Fla. President Donald Trump frequently addressed the idea of a rigged election during his campaign, but his mission to eliminate voter fraud is not having the effect he expected. Many Lee...
View ArticleFort Myers police investigate reports of gunfire on South Street
FORT MYERS, Fla. Fort Myers police responded to the Dunbar community Wednesday night after shots rang out on South Street between Midway and Highland Avenues. Officers were questioning witnesses and...
View ArticleSave big: Buy your own internet modem
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) A lawsuit filed earlier this year against Time Warner Cable is a reminder that buying your own modem and router is almost always a better idea than renting the...
View ArticleBaby of Fort Myers woman struck by lightning dies
FORT MYERS, Fla. The baby boy of a woman who was struck by lightning during her pregnancy died Wednesday, a family friend said. Meghan Davidson was nine-months pregnant when she was struck by lightning...
View ArticlePothole pitfalls becoming financial burden on SWFL motorists
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Motorists may be throwing money into potholes. That’s what happened to Joseph Seda-Morales when he hit two potholes several weeks ago on Joe Avenue as he turned onto Leonard...
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Heatstroke preventable with proper precautions, experts say
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. The death Monday of a 16-year-old Riverdale High School football player from heatstroke is shining a light on the need to stay cool during outdoor workouts. Hydration, vigilance and...
View ArticleSanibel mulls ban on texting while bicycling
SANIBEL, Fla. City Council is considering a proposal that would make it illegal for bicyclists to use cellphones on the island’s shared use paths.
View ArticleRenderings released for controversial Cape housing development
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The renderings of a controversial housing development planned for an abandoned golf course on Palm tree Boulevard were released Thursday. DR Horton, a national home construction...
View ArticleCape Coral Charter searching for new leadership
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Cape Coral Charter Schools are one step closer to having a new superintendent. The Charter School governing board agreed to move forward with six candidates in a special meeting...
View ArticleNude photos, sex toys missing from Sievers home
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Nude photos and sex toys are among the items reported missing from the home of Mark Sievers, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The vacant home on the 2700 block of Jarvis Road...
View ArticleTruck overturns in Estero hit-and-run crash on I-75
ESTERO, Fla. An overturned truck is blocking the right and center lanes on northbound Interstate 75 near mile marker 123 following a hit-and-run crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It’s unclear...
View ArticleAlfred Angelo Bridal’s abrupt closure prompts panic among bridal parties
FORT MYERS, Fla. The sign on the door says it all. The Alfred Angelo Bridal store at 5037 South Cleveland Ave., along with hundreds of others, suddenly closed its doors for good Thursday to the...
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Accused thieves target Bonita convenience store twice
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Two unidentified thieves are accused of breaking into a convenience store twice within the last three weeks, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. The first time occurred in the...
View ArticleMan, 27, identified as shooter in Lee County CVS murder-suicide
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 27-year-old man killed his girlfriend Monday night before turning the gun on himself, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Alejandro Manuel Luis shot Maria Delosangeles Evaristo...
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