VIDEO: Cams installed after Zombicon shooting stop burglary
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Downtown surveillance cameras installed in the wake of the Zombicon shooting helped stop a man who tried to make off with a $2,000 item from the Indigo Room club.
View ArticleBody found behind unopened Lee County gas station
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The body of a 25-year-old man was found behind a gas station Friday night.
View ArticleOne person shot at NFM home
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – One person was shot Saturday morning at a home on Byron Avenue.
View ArticleShots fired during Lehigh Acres bank robbery
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Shots were fired during a bank robbery Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleThree arrested in Fort Myers bank robbery
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Three people were arrested in connection with a Saturday afternoon bank robbery where shots were fired, Fort Myers police said Sunday.
View ArticleDunbar HS senior killed in Fort Myers shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A teenager was killed Sunday afternoon following a shooting on Suntrust Drive.
View Article1 hurt in accidental Fort Myers gun range shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man was hurt in an accidental shooting at a gun range on Colonial Boulevard, the Fort Myers Police Department said.
View ArticleFrustrated residents want stop sign on Lehigh Acres street
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – East 10th Street has a 35 mph speed limit, but on any given day drivers speed down the road, passing those who choose to drive the legal limit.
View ArticleVIDEO: Missing San Carlos Park girl’s mother addresses case
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The mother of missing San Carlos Park 9-year-old Diana Alvarez begged for the return of her daughter and pleaded for the community to remember the case Monday, three months...
View ArticleVideos depict drag racing in Fort Myers parking lot
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Witnesses expressed concern after a meeting of auto enthusiasts Saturday night led to unauthorized drag racing in the parking lot at BJ’s Wholesale Club, 9372 Ben C.
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers fire district seeks votes for funds
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a property tax hike to fund the addition of more firefighters, three fire trucks and other new equipment for the North Fort Myers...
View ArticleYouth organizations work to disrupt Fort Myers’ cycle of violence
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Local youth organizations are working to break the viscous cycle of violence, which once again reared its ugly head Sunday when 18-year-old Lawrence Lockley was gunned down in front...
View ArticleFamily demands justice after fatal shooting behind RaceTrac
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The family of Willie Moore Jr.
View ArticleCorporate, field leadership positions eliminated at Chico’s
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Layoffs are taking place at Chico’s, one of Lee County’s largest employers.
View Article2 Cape cops seriously injured in crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Two law enforcement officers were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with injuries they suffered in a vehicle crash at Santa Barbara Boulevard and Tropicana Parkway, a Cape Coral Police...
View ArticleState Road 80 crash kills 1 near Hendry-Lee line
LABELLE, Fla. — A driver was killed in a collision with the rear of a semitrailer truck on State Road 80 just east of the Hendry-Lee county line shortly before 6 a.m.
View ArticleNo major upsets, pending runoffs in SWFL primaries
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – More than 12,000 people have made their way to polling locations throughout Lee County, adding to the more than 96,000 people who have cast their vote by mail or early voting.
View ArticleVIDEO: Dominican firefighters receive aid from Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Firefighters from the Dominican Republic received a gift of thousands of dollars worth of equipment Tuesday from the Fort Myers Fire Department.
View ArticleCape City Council mulls limits on comments at meetings
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral City Council member Marilyn Stout is upset about the disrespectful tone of some public comments made at council meetings, and she’s proposed a new rule to impose limits on...
View ArticleCounty approves funding for flooded east Lee area
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Lee County Commission declared a state of emergency for a 7.3-square-mile area in east Lee County that’s been affected by flooding, but an official emphasized that the...
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