Cape PD serves search warrant at SWAT situation; 1 person in custody
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Traffic was being diverted away from Viceroy Street, where there was a large police presence and SWAT team Monday around 5 p.m.
View ArticleLower speed limit recommended for some busy Cape streets
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Several busy Cape Coral streets could soon see their speed limits lowered by 5 mph. The city’s Transportation Advisory Board is recommending the change after Cape Coral paid a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Local school districts work on improving school testing
NAPLES, Fla.- The Lee and Collier County school districts are looking for ways to improve your child’s education. .
View ArticleAssistant principal at Cape school accused of dragging boy with autism
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A video showing an assistant principal dragging a 6-year-old boy with autism down a hallway in nothing but his boxer shorts sparked an investigation by the Department of Children and...
View ArticleProtesters demand action against state water crisis
FORT MYERS, Fla. – About two dozen people protested outside the Lee County Health Department Monday over accusations that the agency is failing to educate residents about the algae outbreak..
View ArticleLee Builders Care donates to Air Force vet
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee Builders Care surprised an Air Force veteran with a new air conditioner, saving him an approximately $4,500 down payment..
View ArticleLocal restaurants partner to honor law enforcement
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Local restaurant owner Warren Frye and his family are proud to be a part of the Southwest Florida community and to show their support for the men and women of law enforcement,...
View ArticleCape Yacht Club beach reopens; no toxins in water
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- The Cape Coral Yacht Club beach reopened Thursday after the latest testing results from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection showed no toxins in the water, the city...
View ArticleCigarette, oxygen spark blaze that guts Bonita house
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Fire devastated a house Thursday on the 11300 block of Sunray Drive after a woman smoking a cigarette inside got too close to an oxygen tank, sparking the blaze, fire officials...
View ArticleMotorized wakeboard gets attention on SWFL beaches
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – People are calling the JetSurf the coolest new toy and it’s starting to make waves in Southwest Florida..
View ArticleNew city for Lee County? Group explores NFM incorporation
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Civic Association in North Fort Myers is exploring the possibility of incorporating. “It’s home rule, control over your own destiny,” said Joe Mazurkiewicz, who has advised...
View ArticleBonita tax hikes could provide funds needed for road work
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- Numerous complaints about the busy intersection at U.S. 41 and Bonita Beach Road are driving Bonita Springs city leaders to find ways to speed up the commute.
View ArticleParents express concern over video of asst. principal dragging boy
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Many are expressing support online for a Cape Coral mother who says her 6-year-old son who suffers from autism came home bruised after he was dragged down a hallway by Patriot...
View ArticleNo water quality advisory for Lighthouse Beach in Sanibel
SANIBEL, Fla. – Several days after a poor quality water advisory was issued, people were back on the beaches and back in the water.
View ArticleWith no answers, family honors birthday of teen killed in hit-and-run
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – On what would have been the teen’s 19th birthday, a family came together to honor Adam King who was killed in a hit-and-run on June 19.
View ArticleEvent to turn Edison Bridge into water slide
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Anyone who’s ever driven over the Edison Bridge in the rain and wondered if it would make a fun water slide will have a chance to test the theory on Saturday, Sept.
View ArticleZika investigations eating up funds, Florida officials say
MIAMI (AP) – Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal funding, even as concern mounts that the first...
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