Bicyclist hit, killed along Three Oaks Parkway
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla.- A 21-year-old bicyclist hit and killed by a lawn maintenance truck Friday morning was at fault in the crash, Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened shortly before 8 a.m....
View ArticleCape PD seeks couple of car burglars
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A pair of car burglars were seen on surveillance cameras entering and taking items from a vehicle in the 1000 block of SE 26 Terrace, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The...
View ArticleHome giveaway surprises wounded SWFL war hero, family
ESTERO, Fla.- With American flags in hand, Corkscrew Shores community members welcomed a retired Marine and his family to the neighborhood where the family’s new home will soon be built. “I can’t...
View ArticleMan accused of secretly recording girlfriend’s underage daughters
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A Cape Coral mother discovered her live-in boyfriend had been taking photos of her children while they were changing behind closed doors, according to an arrest report released by the...
View ArticleFort Myers doctor accompanying athletes to Rio 2016
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Olympics are nearing and one Fort Myers doctor is going to Rio de Janeiro knowing he won’t win a medal, but he just might be able to help the athletes earn one. Dr. Ryan Nickens,...
View ArticleCape Coral man faces 41 child porn charges
ARCADIA, Fla. – A 44-year-old man is in a Desoto County jail and facing 41 counts for the possession of child porn. Sean Patrick Odea of Cape Coral is accused by his girlfriend’s ex-husband of having...
View ArticleLehigh Acres man sentenced for 2012 double-murder
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 20-year-old will spend his life in prison for the 2012 murders of a teen and mother as announced in a sentence hearing Monday. Justin Daniel Wirth was found guilty on his birthday...
View ArticleLee County kills 54 acres of invasive trees
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Fifty-four acres of dead trees line both sides of Interstate-75 north of the Caloosahatchee River where Lee County used $342,000 in grant money to destroy the plants. The hope...
View ArticleSWFL war hero competes at Invictus Games in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla.- A war hero from Estero is one of 113 athletes on Team USA currently competing in the Invictus Games at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Athletes from 14 countries are competing in...
View ArticleCape Coral considers negotiator in LCEC bill talks
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Negotiations between the Cape Coral city council and LCEC over customers’ electricity bills are at a standstill. The city filed a complaint with the public service commission...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection to Lehigh car burglaries
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- A man is believed to have stolen thousands of dollars in cash, credit cards and expensive personal belongings during two car burglaries in Lehigh Acres. The first incident was...
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