New substation for Lee County EMS under construction
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Construction for a new Lee County EMS substation has begun. Before, Lee County EMS shared a station with North Fort Myers Fire District. The new substation will give crews more...
View ArticleVirtual prank landed a Fort Myers man in handcuffs
FORT MYERS, Fla. It was a dangerous prank that put a Fort Myers neighborhood in chaos Monday night. Roly Cabrera was live streaming while playing an online basketball game on his YouTube channel when a...
View ArticleFort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs discusses biggest ‘crime concerns’
FORT MYERS, Fla. Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs spoke to a room full of citizens to talk about his ambitions for the city and his biggest concerns. Chief Diggs said his three main focuses for...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Cape Coral convenience store robbery
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven at Cape Coral Parkway East is at large, the Cape Coral Police Department said Tuesday morning. The robbery happened around 3 a.m. at the convenience...
View ArticleJury selection begins in Buckingham murder trial
FORT MYERS, Fla. Jury selection in the trial for a 17-year-old girl accused of killing a Buckingham man began Tuesday morning. Lavaya May, one of three people accused, is a facing second-degree murder...
View Article1 dead after Cape Coral crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. One person died Monday in a crash that sent a car into a canal, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The wreck happened just before 9 a.m. on the northbound side of Chiquita...
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Snapchat video leads to arrests of 3 Lee County teens
Ernesto Ortiz, Dakota Wright and Elvis Guzman BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Three teens are accused of robbing a man and posting a video to social media showing off what they stole. The trio can be seen in the...
View ArticleCape Coral toddler dies after falling in pool
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 2-year-old boy died three days after his father found him at the bottom of a swimming pool, Cape Coral police said. The boy was pronounced dead Monday after he was rushed from his...
View ArticleFort Myers man, 55, killed in hit-and-run near Buffalo airport
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. A 55-year-old Fort Myers man was killed in a hit-and-run crash near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Cheektowaga police said. Robert Prigl was on his way to the airport to...
View ArticleFire forces evacuation at Port Charlotte nursing home
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Two fires at a nursing home forced the evacuation of 113 residents Tuesday, Charlotte County Fire spokeswoman Dee Hawkins-Garland said. The fires started at approximately 2:40 p.m....
View ArticleFMPD tackling audit recommendations despite funding shortfall
FORT MYERS, Fla. The city’s police department is taking the recommendations of a scathing audit to heart, but it needs more money. That’s one of the conclusions of a progress report issued Monday by...
View ArticlePrank call cost Lee County taxpayers money, resources
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 19-year-old video gamer was placed in handcuffs after a prank call led a SWAT team to a phony hostage situation. Roly Cabrera and his family were questioned for five hours...
View ArticleCape Coral man falls prey to thieves using credit card skimmers
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Eric Wood decided to change his habits after his credit card information was skimmed on three separate occasions at the same gas station. All three incidents happened at the Marathon...
View ArticleFort Myers city attorney takes leave of absence
FORT MYERS, Fla. Fort Myers city attorney Grant Alley announced he will take a leave of absence during Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Randy Henderson said. Alley’s coworkers expressed concerns...
View ArticleFamily demands justice following arson reports in Lee, Collier
IMMOKALEE, Fla. A family believes they are being targeted after their trucks and home were set on fire. Anyone with information should call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239-774-4434.
View Article1 killed in Fort Myers house fire
FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was killed Wednesday in a house fire near U.S. 41 and Colonial Boulevard. The body was found in the home on the 1700 block of Framingham Court after the blaze broke out...
View ArticleHow to keep children safe around school buses
FORT MYERS, Fla. Knowing certain safety rules can protect children who ride school buses. Lee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Dan Leffin shared these tips: Stand away from the road, median or intersection...
View ArticleArrest made in kidnapping, sex assault of Cape Coral teen
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A second arrest was made Tuesday in the kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery of a 17-year-old Cape Coral girl. Darnell Herman Walker, 33, was taken into custody in Broward County,...
View ArticleState Rep. calls for stronger texting while driving law
FORT MYERS, Fla. A state representative is making it her personal mission to change the texting while driving law. State Rep. Emily Slosberg, of Delray Beach, lost her twin sister in a 1996 crash due...
View ArticleThief creeps into Cape home while victim sleeps
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A man slept through a home-invasion robbery on Northwest 26th Place. See what he’s doing to prevent it from happening again.
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