‘Nickel Ride’ to provide free downtown Fort Myers shuttle service
FORT MYERS, Fla. A new ride service, dubbed ‘The Nickel Ride’, will provide a free shuttle to downtown Fort Myers patrons.
View ArticleShells, high tide delay Big Carlos Pass dredging project
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. High tides and shells in the sand have delayed the Big Carlos Park dredging project, which was expected to be completed by the end of July but is now expected to be done by...
View ArticleWorm that can lead to meningitis shows up in SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla. An invasive and potentially dangerous flatworm is slithering into Southwest Florida. Contact with the New Guinea flatworm can lead to viral meningitis in humans, according to...
View Article2 arrested in south Fort Myers Walmart TV thefts
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Two men were arrested Friday in the theft of three televisions from a Walmart. Anonymous tips led authorities to Timothy Ray Retherford Jr., 32, and Douglas Jones, 28, both of...
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Friends, family lay fallen Riverdale High player to rest
Zachary Polsenberg. Photo via AKathleen Johnson LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A gentle giant was laid to rest Friday night. His father, a teammate and a teacher spoke lovingly of Zachary Tyler Martin-Polsenberg’s...
View ArticleArmed robber strikes Bonita Springs convenience store
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A suspect is at large following an armed robbery Saturday morning on Old 41 Road, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. The robbery happened at around 3:16 a.m. at the...
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers crash blocks portion of US 41
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A serious crash Saturday afternoon blocked the southbound right turn lane of U.S. 41, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection...
View Article2 dead, 1 injured in Cape Coral crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Two people were killed and another person was injured in a crash Friday afternoon on Pine Island Road, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The crash happened at around 3:20 p.m. on...
View ArticleMan killed in Fort Myers stabbing, suspect sought
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 37-year-old man is at large Saturday afternoon in connection to a fatal stabbing on Grove Avenue, the Fort Myers Police Department said. The stabbing happened shortly after 10 p.m....
View ArticleNavStar employee injured by nearby lightning strike at RSW
FORT MYERS, Fla. A NavStar Aviation employee was reportedly injured after lightning struck a nearby airplane Saturday afternoon at the Southwest Florida International Airport, Lee County Port Authority...
View ArticleRepairs prompt boil water notice for Fort Myers communities
FORT MYERS, Fla. A precautionary boil water notice was issued Sunday morning after a 16″ water main break was repaired along Treeline Avenue, the Public Works Department said. The notice applies to the...
View Article$100K bond set for Fort Myers suspect in deadly June crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 35-year-old man arrested in connection to a deadly June crash on Colonial Boulevard received a $100,000 bond Sunday, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Jadell Gilyard, of Fort...
View ArticleCape council to mull portions of proposed 2018 budget
CAPE CORAL, Fla. City Council will examine some of the assessment sections of the proposed 2018 budget at a meeting Monday. Council members are expected to break down the potential fees associated with...
View ArticleBeach wheelchair gives Cape Coral girl sense of independence
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Allie Lehman is a 10-year-old girl with spina bifida — and a new way to get to the beach. The Cape Coral girl was presented with a beach wheelchair July 16 from a nonprofit...
View ArticleArrest made in south Fort Myers bank robbery
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was arrested Monday in connection to a July 7 bank robbery, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. Trevon Armstrong, 24, is accused of walking into the Chase bank at 15501...
View ArticleCar ends up in canal, with wipers still going, after Cape crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A car wound up in a canal — with its windshield wipers still running — after a Monday afternoon crash. No one was hurt in the wreck near Country Club Boulevard and Southeast 10th...
View ArticleFamily, friends mark 1 year Club Blu mass shooting anniversary
FORT MYERS, Fla. Family and friends will gather at the former Club Blu on Monday to mark the one year anniversary of a shooting outside the facility that killed two teens and injured 18 others. Stef’an...
View ArticleRSW lightning victim’s father wonders why son was outside during storm
FORT MYERS, Fla. Kyle Dunn wants to know why his son was on the tarmac at Southwest Florida International Airport as storms rolled through the area. “He should’ve never been out there as far as I’m...
View ArticleTesting, public hearing over Dunbar sludge will take weeks
FORT MYERS, Fla. City officials have yet to set a date for a public hearing on toxic sludge dumped in the Dunbar neighborhood, but public documents show that it’ll take weeks to determine how dangerous...
View ArticleFormer Fort Myers housing authority official to plead guilty
FORT MYERS, Fla. A former Housing Authority of Fort Myers official has agreed to plead guilty to stealing thousands from the federally funded program, court filings show. Twaski Jackson, the former...
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