1 dead after AK47 shooting at Fort Myers apartment complex
FORT MYERS, Fla. – One person is dead after being shot in the chest with a bullet from an AK47 at an apartment complex located off State Road 82 near I-75, law enforcement said. Four people have been...
View ArticleWATCH: Surveillance camera deters suspected daytime burglars
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Two suspected daytime home burglars were deterred from committing a crime Monday, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. The men pulled up in a dark-colored Honda with a...
View ArticleCape Coral water outage near SW 15th Ave and Trafalgar Pkwy
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Residents are experiencing a water outage due to a suspected water main break in the area around SW 15 Avenue and Trafalgar Parkway, authorities said Wednesday. There is some...
View ArticleE8 moved outside as condition improves
SANIBEL, Fla. — Injured baby eagle E8 is going outside for the first time since being found with a broken femur last month, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife announced early Thursday....
View ArticleMariner HS students mourn death of 17-year-old killed in Fort Myers shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The student body at Mariner High School in Cape Coral is mourning after a 17-year-old student was killed in an apartment off State Road 82 and I-75 Wednesday. Jhshod D.
View ArticleFired Lee County animal services officials appear in court to seek reinstatement
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lawyers for Lee County and two fired Lee County Domestic Animals Services officials are appearing in court Thursday morning to discuss possible reinstatement. The county last week...
View ArticleFDLE: Vehicle found in connection to missing Lee County girl
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The vehicle at the center of a Florida Amber Alert for Diana Alvares was found about three hours after it was issued Thursday afternoon, but the 9-year-old remains missing. “At the...
View ArticleBlue green algae health alert issued for Alva
ALVA, Fla. – The health department recommends people avoid the Caloosahatchee River after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection found blue green algae at the boat ramp in Alva. A health...
View ArticleFort Myers HS student dies from injuries after being hit at bus stop
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 16-year-old has died after being struck by a car while trying to board his school bus near the corner of Pine Ridge Road and Bombay Lane, his family said. Cameron Mayhew family...
View ArticleLee County superintendent issues State of the Schools address
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee County School District Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins touted improved SAT and ACT scores and but acknowledged declining graduation rates as he spoke Friday in his first State of...
View ArticleCrash blocks westbound State Road 80 near Alva
ALVA, Fla. — A vehicle crash has blocked westbound State Road 80 near the intersection with River Hall Parkway in eastern Lee County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At least one person is injured,...
View ArticleSix arrested in Mariner High School vandalism case
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Authorities have arrested six teenage suspects who were wanted in connection with vandalism last week at Mariner High School in Cape Coral. Austin Vickers, 19, Norlin Casas, 18,...
View ArticleFMPD hosting gun buy back event Saturday
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A gun buy back event is being held at the Friendship Baptist Church on Saturday, June 4, the Fort Myers Police Department said. The event, taking place from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., will...
View ArticleFort Myers Beach votes to fire town manager
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- The Fort Myers Beach Town Council voted 3-2 Friday in favor of firing town manager Don Stilwell. “I just feel that there was too many mistakes made,” said Fort Myers Beach Mayor...
View ArticleMan accused of pepper spraying driver now in custody
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The man accused of pepper spraying a motorist during an act of road rage in May is now behind bars. Edgar Keller, 52, turned himself in at the Lee County Jail late Thursday night,...
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