New PACE Center for Girls health & wellness program
FORT MYERS, Fla. – PACE Center for Girls provides girls & young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling and advocacy.
View ArticleSuspect in custody in Lehigh residential burglaries
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — One person is in custody following two residential burglaries that took place just before 6 a.m.
View ArticlePreschool adds to makeshift memorial at Club Blu
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Teachers and children from a preschool in the same plaza as the nightclub where two were killed and 18 were injured this week made a touching contribution to a growing memorial at...
View ArticleNo victims, no crime: Eads acknowledges concerns, challenges community
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FMPD is losing a battle against area crime; that, too, applies to the gunmen who shot into a crowd of teenagers leaving a party at Club Blu.
View ArticleFree parking to end in downtown Fort Myers?
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The days of free parking in downtown Fort Myers may be coming to an end. On Wednesday, the city heard proposals to get rid of the free “zip zone” parking and make everyone pay to park.
View ArticleVIDEO: Just how hot do items get when left outside?
With the sweltering Florida heat things around your house can be a lot hotter than you realize. .
View ArticleWith mass shootings, parents change dialogue with kids
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Conversations about safety between parents and their children are evolving in response to mass shootings.
View ArticleTrio of lawsuits possible in Club Blu mass shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The family of Sean Archilles, the 14-year-old boy who was one of two killed in the Club Blu mass shooting, has retained Fort Myers attorney Dennis L.
View ArticleCrash blocks Pine Island Road at Business U.S. 41
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The intersection of Pine Island Road and Business U.S.
View ArticleFamily of Club Blu victim files wrongful death suit
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The family of the 18-year-old killed in the Club Blu mass shooting has filed a wrongful death suit against the club and the plaza where it’s located, the family’s attorney said.
View ArticleCrash blocks Cypress Lake Dr. eastbound at Reflections Pkwy.
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — At least one person was hurt in a wreck that has caused a roadblock in the eastbound lanes of Cypress Lake Drive, Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleCrime Stoppers offers anonymous tips, FMPD does not
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The difference between being a tipster and a witness is anonymity: while people who call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers are never identified, witnesses’ names can be released in...
View ArticleClub Blu party DJ says he feels responsible, apologizes to victims’ families
FORT MYERS, Fla. – DJ Passaround said he had a terrible feeling when a performance was stopped at the end of a teen party at Club Blu early Monday morning.
View ArticlePictures show dead fish, green water at Captiva marina
CAPTIVA, Fla.- Images of dead fish and what appears to be green algae at a private marina on Captiva Island are raising water quality concerns in the area. .
View ArticleVIDEO: Cape Coral crash leaves behind trail of damage
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- One person was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after veering off the roadway near the 1900 block of Santa Barbara Boulevard, striking several parked...
View ArticleFort Myers police struggle with breaking the ‘code of silence’
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The fear of retaliation is a major reason why few witnesses are willing to come forward when a shooting takes place in Fort Myers, Fort Myers police said. Police acknowledge getting...
View ArticleVigil seeks to inspire changemakers in the wake of tragedy
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Candle to candle, people lined Martin Luther King Boulevard near Ford Street on Monday to reflect on the most recent lives taken by gun violence in the city.
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