Lee County makes major disaster declaration
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County commissioners declared the county a major disaster area Thursday. The move, in response to Hurricane Irma devastation, puts the county’s emergency action plan into place and...
View ArticleStorm debris removal to begin Monday in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Hurricane Irma debris removal begins Monday for city residents. Below are guidelines from the city manager’s office to help collection happen more quickly: Storm debris will be picked...
View ArticleVIDEO: Floodwaters continue to ravage Bonita Springs
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. The swollen Imperial River is wreaking havoc on streets in Bonita Springs in the days after Hurricane Irma.
View ArticleCurfew hours loosened in Lee County
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A curfew remains in place for three Lee County communities, but the hours have been loosened. The curfew now runs from midnight to 6 a.m. nightly within in the city limits of Bonita...
View ArticleMan, 20, fatally wounded in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 20-year-old man was fatally wounded Thursday near Leonard Boulevard South, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a disturbance call at around 6:00...
View ArticleRoads remain flooded near Imperial River in Bonita Springs
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Homes and roads remained submerged in water Friday along the Imperial River in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
View ArticleNational Guard continues to provide assistance in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. The National Guard continued to provide supplies, food and water Friday to victims isolated by floodwaters in Lehigh Acres.
View ArticleNeighbors help Lehigh Acres man after plane crashes on his car
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A father and daughter risked their lives to take their neighbor who needed oxygen to the hospital during Hurricane Irma.
View ArticleOperation BBQ Relief feeding hurricane victims
A national organization has rolled in to feed victims of Hurricane Irma. Operation BBQ Relief came in from Houston where they say they fed 371,000 people following Hurricane Harvey. The organization of...
View ArticleSeawalls deteriorate in North Fort Myers after Hurricane Irma
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Homeowners are dealing with expensive damages after Hurricane Irma ripped out seawalls in North Fort Myers.
View ArticleSeniors living at Presbyterian Villas of Lehigh without power
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Seniors living at the Presbyterian Villas of Lehigh on Woodward Court remained without power Friday in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
View ArticleBoil water advisory lifted in Sanibel, Captiva Islands
SANIBEL, Fla. Water service was restored Friday to all residents on Sanibel and Captiva Islands, the city manager’s office said. The boil water advisory was lifted shortly before 9:00 p.m. No further...
View ArticleFinding financial relief after Hurricane Irma
FORT MYERS, Fla. Some mortgage lenders and banks are offering financial relief for residents who sustained major damages to their homes during Hurricane Irma.
View ArticleMassive tree dangles over Lee County home after Hurricane Irma
FORT MYERS, Fla. A homeowner is anxious and concerned after Hurricane Irma left a massive banyan tree dangling over her home.
View ArticleWisconsin man, 19, killed in south Fort Myers crash
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was killed in a crash early Sunday morning on McGregor Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Dustin Thomas Born, 19, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was laying in the...
View ArticleMan linked to Diana Alvarez faces judge on molestation, battery charges
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 29-year-old man facing molestation and battery charges in connection with a missing San Carlos Park girl appeared in court Monday morning. Jorge Guerrero was found guilty of...
View ArticleCape Coral woman, 18, killed in wreck
CAPE CORAL, Fla. An 18-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon when a driver failed to stop for a stop sign, Cape Coral police said. Jessica Ann Green of Cape Coral was driving a black 1996...
View ArticleMissing Cape Coral boaters rescued off Pine Island
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Two missing boaters from Cape Coral were rescued early Monday after their boat capsized 37 miles west of St. James City, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Renier Denis, 37 and Osmiel...
View ArticleFort Myers Beach Pirate Festival nixed after Irma
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. The Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival won’t go on because of Hurricane Irma. The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce also cited the looming threat of other tropical systems in...
View ArticlePower loss wears on Lehigh family with special-needs child
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A family is packing eight children — including an 11-month-old with special needs — into a single room with air conditioning as they wait for full restoration of power.
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