Cape, Fort Myers police issues fraud alert on Wells Fargo text messages
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments have issued a fraud alert after receiving calls in reference to area residents receiving text messages stating Wells Fargo bank...
View ArticleFort Myers man accused of fatally wounding 2-year-old pays bond
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 22-year-old man accused of fatally injuring a 2-year-old boy in North Fort Myers was released Saturday evening, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Damien Palmer, of Fort Myers, is...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Fort Myers fatal stabbing
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 37-year-old man was arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing, the Fort Myers Police Department said Monday. Jeremy Lee Rose was taken into custody by United States marshals in...
View ArticleCape Coral man accused of crashing into building
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 25-year-old man accused of crashing into a building was arrested Monday, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The crash happened at around 3:40 a.m. at Hustlers on 2138 Santa...
View ArticleNew technology to prevent hot car deaths
CAPE CORAL, Fla. New technology could save the lives of children left behind in hot cars. The temperature inside of a hot car can rise 20 degrees in just 10 minutes, according to the Golisano...
View ArticleResidents voice concerns, get latest on Dunbar sludge site
FORT MYERS, Fla. A long-awaited public forum about a former toxic dump site in Dunbar took place Tuesday. Residents had the opportunity to voice their concerns and get answers about environmental...
View ArticlePortion of Plantation Road reopens after cement truck crash
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. The intersection of Plantation Road and Colonial Boulevard reopened following a Tuesday morning crash involving a cement truck, the Fort Myers Police Department said. The...
View ArticleJury selected in 2016 Summerlin Road shooting trial
FORT MYERS, Fla. A seven-person jury was selected Tuesday in the case of a man shot while driving on Summerlin Road. Dalvon Lawrence, of Fort Myers, is facing trial after his September 2016 arrest....
View ArticleMan accused of theft, altercation at Fort Myers Target
FORT MYERS, Fla. A man is accused of grand theft and a physical altercation with the staff at a Target on Dynasty Drive, the Fort Myers Police Department said. He allegedly stole more than $300 worth...
View ArticleEx-Fort Myers housing authority official pleads guilty
FORT MYERS, Fla. A former Housing Authority of Fort Myers official pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing tens of thousands in federal funds. The guilty plea was expected after court filings last month...
View ArticleCape Coral man arrested in connection with hit-and-run crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 44-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The wreck happened at around 9:20 p.m. on 1551 Southeast 32nd...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to 1993 Fort Myers killing
FORT MYERS, Fla. A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in a 1993 killing. Angelo E. Ruth, 61, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the death of Mattie Henry, a state attorney’s office...
View ArticleWoman attacked in Lehigh Acres neighborhood
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 32-year-old woman was attacked Sunday near Douglas Avenue South, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The victim said she was walking to her friends house at around 4 p.m. in the...
View ArticleSuspect strikes apartment complex on Fort Myers Beach
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. An early Tuesday morning robbery left residents at an apartment complex on Mango Street with many unanswered questions and concerns.
View ArticleFort Myers man arrested in death of 13-month-old girl
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 38-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a 13-month-old girl, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Dustin Gregory Todd, of Fort Myers, faces charges of...
View ArticleVideo shows worker hit by lightning at RSW
FORT MYERS, Fla. Newly released surveillance video shows lightning bounce off an airplane and hit a worker at Southwest Florida International Airport. NavStar Aviation employee Austin Dunn, 21,...
View ArticleCape man accused of crashing into patrol car to defend ex-girlfriend
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 25-year-old man accused of crashing into a patrol car was arrested Wednesday, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Adam Thomas Perez, of Cape Coral, faces two charges of DUI...
View ArticleCape Coral bystanders help detain purse-snatching suspect
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 24-year-old man accused of stealing a purse from was arrested Wednesday, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Marhsall Zachary Barker, of Cape Coral, was at the Publix on 1616 Cape...
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Cape Coral poised to OK $269M phase of utilities project
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The city is expected to officially approve construction contracts and loans Wednesday for the next phase of a decades-long utilities project. But residents aren’t pleased about having...
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Outcry led to testing on former Dunbar toxic dump site
FORT MYERS, Fla. Public input is the reason the city is testing a former toxic dump site in Dunbar, officials say. Residents near the site where arsenic was discovered in 2007 expressed outrage after...
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