Woman’s body found in wooded area investigated as homicide
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- The body of a woman found in a wooded area off Wheeler Road and 14th Place on the Lee- Hendry county line is being investigated as a homicide, the Florida Department of Law...
View ArticleCape Coral PD officer suspended following viral video
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A Cape Coral Police Department officer caught on video throwing an intoxicated woman to the ground will be temporarily suspended, the department said Friday. Captain Michael...
View ArticleWATCH: Babcock Ranch grand reveal
BABCOCK RANCH, Fla.- In less than a year, residents will be living in homes on Babcock Ranch, the world’s first solar powered town. “It feels awesome, I’ll probably buy the first home!” said developer...
View ArticleLehigh neighbor rallying support to rebuild home lost in brush fire
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla., – A single mother of four who lost her home and everything in it in Wednesday’s Lehigh Acres brush fire, won’t have to go through the rebuilding process alone. One of her neighbors...
View ArticleHonor flight full of veterans returns home tonight
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Southwest Florida veterans are returning home from Washington, D.C. Saturday night. 45 World War II veterans and 20 Korean War veterans got the opportunity to visit several memorials...
View ArticleSoftball teammates hold vigil for Alberta Harris
FORT MYERS, Fla. – More than a dozen friends and softball teammates held a vigil for 50-year-old Alberta Harris Saturday evening at the softball fields at Brooks Park. Saturday marked two weeks since...
View Article1 dead in fatal Cape Coral wreck
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – One man is dead after a two-car crash at Del Prado Boulevard and Northeast 6th Street on Sunday after 9:30 a.m., police said. Harry Carroll Wilson, 93, died at a hospital of injuries...
View ArticleFamily remembers man killed in Lehigh Acres work accident
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Dozens remembered the life of Zavarius Philius Jones at his alma mater, South Fort Myers High School, two weeks after a workplace accident claimed his life. Jones had been an...
View ArticleSqueaky the dog found after Collier DAS escape
NAPLES, Fla. – The 9-year-old chihuahua Squeaky, who got away when inmates were cleaning her cage at Collier Domestic Animal Services, was captured in a live trap at the Falling Waters Community in...
View ArticleHow to remain safe from fires during dry season
FORT MYERS, Fla. – April and May are the driest months in Southwest Florida, experts said. The dry conditions make it easier for brush fires to form and spread quickly.
View ArticleLehigh Acres man battles blaze before crews save his home
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A man grabbed his garden hose when he discovered a brush fire was inching close to his home near the intersection of 57th Street West and Ida Avenue on Sunday night. Edward Artiaga...
View ArticleMan, woman discovered dead in Fort Myers RV park
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two people were found dead at Palmetto Palms RV Resort on Monday afternoon, according to authorities. The bodies were identified as a 52-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man,...
View ArticleOwner: Dog loses eye after being hit by garbage man
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- A man says his two young children witnessed the moment a garbage truck driver attacked the family dog with a bat. Last Wednesday, Clifford Green says his 9-year-old dog named Buddy...
View ArticleTech incubator looks to attract downtown innovation
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A new generation of entrepreneurs hopes to make downtown a high-tech hub by serving as an incubator to technology firms. Rocket Lounge, located near Hendry and First streets in Fort...
View ArticleRoadblock on Golden Gate Blvd after car hits unmarked CCSO car
NAPLES, Fla. – Traffic is backed up on Golden Gate Boulevard after a gar rear ended an unmarked deputy car between the 800 and 1400 blocks. Several other crashes have been reported on Golden Gate...
View ArticleLee County tenants fed up with possible mold in apartments
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Tenants in apartment complexes across Lee County are being told by health inspectors their units are covered in mold, yet nothing is being done to fix the problem. “If I’m finding...
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