SWFL mixed on Marion County’s homework ban
FORT MYERS, Fla. Southwest Florida teachers and parents are mixed on Marion County’s effort to replace daily homework for elementary students with mandatory reading time at home along with occasional...
View ArticleLeft without your Alfred Angelo dress? Here’s a few tips
FORT MYERS, Fla. Those left without a dress following the abrupt closure of Alfred Angelo’s have a few options: If you already paid for your dress, try to dispute the charge with your credit card...
View ArticleNo indictment for man accused of shooting, driving body to lawyer
FORT MYERS, Fla. A grand jury determined there wasn’t sufficient evidence to indict a man accused of shooting another man and driving his dead body 26 miles to his lawyer’s office. John Marshall argued...
View ArticleCape Coral Historian Paul Sanborn dies at 93
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A key figure in the city’s history is gone. Former civic leader and City Historian Paul Sanborn died Friday at the age of 93. He suffered a stroke July 11, the Cape Coral Daily Breeze...
View ArticleMatlacha businesses dealing with extensive vandalism
MATLACHA, Fla. Three business are cleaning up thousands of dollars of damage after weekend vandalism, and surveillance video appears to show a suspect in the act.
View ArticleFort Myers promises transparency about former dump site
FORT MYERS, Fla. City officials are pledging a more transparent approach as they continue to deal with controversy over a former toxic dump site near Dunbar homes. The city is planning a public meeting...
View ArticleArmed robber snags credit card at Gulf Coast Town Center
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. An armed robber targeted a victim in a car parked at Gulf Coast Town Center.
View Article1 dead following structure fire in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was found dead Tuesday afternoon inside a home on Scott Lane following a structure fire, the South Trail Fire & Rescue District said. The blaze started at around 11 a.m....
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$4K worth of razor blade cartridges stolen in Estero
ESTERO, Fla. Two suspects were accused of stealing $4,211 worth of razor blade cartridges from a Walmart on Tamiami Trail, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said Tuesday. The robbery happened on...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Lehigh Acres ‘twisted story of sexual assault’
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Two people were arrested in what the Lee County Sheriff’s Office calls “a twisted story of sexual assault and much more.” Manuel Escobar, 32, is accused of kidnapping, beating, and...
View ArticleCrash blocks Pine Island Road in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A crash blocked Pine Island Road in an area between Chiquita Boulevard and Veterans Parkway, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Eastbound lanes reopened roughly an hour after the...
View ArticlePunta Gorda sex offender receives 21 months for failing to register
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 45-year-old Punta Gorda man received 21 months in federal prison on Tuesday for failing to register as a sex offender. Eric David Erdmann registered as a sex offender in Oregon...
View ArticleState champion San Carlos Little Leaguers head to regionals
FORT MYERS, Fla. Winning the state tournament was a dream come true for an all-star team of San Carlos Park Little Leaguers. “We’ve been practicing everyday, working hard and we win,” right fielder...
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Law, plaques and memorials honor fallen FMPD officer
FORT MYERS, Fla. Tuesday marks nine years since a Fort Myers police officer was killed in the line of duty. The legacy of Officer Andrew Widman, gunned down in 2008, lives on not only in plaques and...
View ArticleVictim’s friend disputes self-defense claim in Bokeelia shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. A friend of a man who was shot by a neighbor who claims self-defense believes the neighbor is getting away with murder. A grand jury determined Monday there wasn’t enough evidence to...
View ArticleGolisano Children’s Hospital offers free exam for young athletes
FORT MYERS, Fla. Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida is offering free electrocardiograms for young athletes this summer. The free exams are available from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday...
View ArticleFort Myers mayor at loss over why dump site was secret
FORT MYERS, Fla. Mayor Randy Henderson has no answers for why a decade passed without Dunbar residents knowing about a former toxic dump site nearby. “We’re here today,” Henderson said. “I can’t answer...
View ArticleState Road 80 reopens after crash near Buckingham Road
FORT MYERS SHORES, Fla. A crash left two people hurt Wednesday afternoon on State Road 80, friends of the victims said. The wreck took place around 4 p.m. in front of the McDonald’s at 14551 State Road...
View ArticleCape Coral man backs rental truck into his own home
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A house was deemed unsafe Monday after the man who lives there accidentally backed a rental truck into his garage on Southwest 12th Court.
View ArticlePen, paper help patients recover at Lee Memorial Hospital
FORT MYERS, Fla. Nurses are using notes from friends and family of patients at Lee Memorial Hospital to help the patients have more comfortable stays.
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