FHP: Pedestrian killed in Estero wreck
ESTERO, Fla. – A pedestrian was killed in a crash that is causing roadblock in the north and southbound lanes on Tamiami Trail and Commons Way, just north of the Hertz Headquarters, according to...
View ArticleVictims honored in shooting spree that ‘brought Cape Coral to its knees’
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Neighbors, friends and city council members gathered at Four Freedoms Park Tuesday night to honor the victims killed in Sunday’s shooting spree, which mourners said “brought Cape...
View ArticleWeekend robbery at NFM Family Dollar remains unsolved
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla.- A man who robbed the Family Dollar store, 50 Pine Island Road, late Saturday night is still on the loose, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. Just after 10 p.m., two store...
View ArticleFBI, LCSO, others search for missing Diana Alvarez
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The multi-agency search for missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez, who vanished from her Lee County home May 29, continues. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has taken a lead role in the...
View ArticleTeen suffering from cerebral palsy overcoming all odds
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Jade Summers was born at just 1 pound, 5 ounces. As a small, premature baby, three serious brain bleeds left the now 19-year-old with cerebral palsy and ultimately confined her to a...
View Article$50M to be poured into new Grand Central project on US-41
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A development group from Tampa is taking over the 18 acres formerly known as Page Home Village to build 280 apartments and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Aileron Holdings is...
View ArticleFuzzy Pants, bunny nearly killed by teens in Jacksonville, recovers in SWFL
NAPLES, Fla. – The bunny shown being thrown against the wall in videos online is recovering in Southwest Florida after escaping death. The teenage girls responsible for Fuzzy Pants’ injuries are facing...
View ArticleMothers claim children contracted skin infection from bounce house
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Seven children are fighting an aggressive skin infection their mothers say was contracted from playing in a rental bounce house at a birthday party. “Every child that was in the...
View ArticleSWFL veteran says VA abandoned, left him homeless
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A 61-year-old Vietnam veteran says the Department of Veterans Affairs abandoned and left him homeless. For Billy Croft, June 1 was a day he never thought would come. It was the day...
View ArticleCape Coral woman pleads no contest to kidnapping niece, nephew
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral woman accused of abducting her niece and nephew received 70 months in jail and eight years of probation after pleading no contest to aggravated child neglect and seven...
View ArticleWhy did he do it? Cape Coral gunman’s girlfriend could be key to answer
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Why did he do it? It’s a question on the minds of many disturbed by the cold-blooded murder of 54-year-old Jeremy C.
View ArticleSWFL women lend their voices to anonymous Stanford rape victim
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The decision of a California judge to sentence a Stanford University athlete to six months in jail for sexual assault sparked outrage around the country, including here in Southwest...
View Article6th grader records bus driver watching ‘Game of Thrones’
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Cellphones are prohibited devices for Lee County school bus drivers driving kids to and from school. You’d think everyone knew that.
View ArticleBrooke Sweat makes US Olympic team in Sand Volleyball
Brooke Sweat and her sand volleyball teammate Lauren Fendrick secured enough points with a win today in Germany to secure the second and final Sand Volleyball team slot for Team USA. Sweat graduated...
View ArticleNorthbound U.S. 41 at Michael G. Rippe Parkway clear after crash
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — The scene is clear after a crash blocked northbound U.S. 41 for a while Friday morning near the intersection with Michael G.
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