Lee County Boy Scout leader accused of inappropriate touching
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A former Boy Scouts volunteer was arrested and is facing a felony charge for inappropriately touching a minor while making repairs to her mother’s home.
View ArticleLCSO: Cape Coral student caught sexting on district laptop
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Investigators say a Caloosa Middle School student used a district-issued laptop to send naked images of himself to a classmate.
View ArticleSurveillance cameras capture dad allegedly stealing car
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – A father is accused placing his two children in a stolen a car from Custom Tire & Auto before being stopped two blocks away and telling deputies a bizarre story..
View ArticleGraffiti artists at Lee schools could face felony charges
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Vandals who spray-painted marijuana-themed graffiti at Cape Coral and Ida S.
View Article1 in custody, 2 sought after Gateway armed robbery
GATEWAY, Fla. — One person is in custody and another two are at large after an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on Gateway Boulevard and Griffin Drive at about 2 a.m.
View Article‘Slide the City’ moves from Edison Bridge to Lehigh
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An event that was to turn the Edison Bridge into a giant waterslide will take place in Lehigh Acres instead.
View ArticleVIDEO: Pro boxer promotes fitness, dreams at Tice Elementary
TICE, Fla. — Super featherweight boxer Christian Camacho spoke Friday to children at Tice Elementary on Friday about dedicating themselves to the career of their choice.
View ArticleArrest made in Fort Myers gas station killing
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man is in custody after a murder that left the body of a longtime rival behind an unfinished gas station on U.S.
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers students learn lessons of 9/11
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Seventh-graders weren’t alive for 9/11, so the onus is on educators to impart the story of the attacks.
View ArticlePolicies questioned after Caloosa Middle student sends nude photo
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Caloosa Middle School student sent a nude photo of himself to a classmate using his school-issued laptop, the Lee County School District said.
View ArticleFollowing lawsuits, millions in fines & a data breach, 21st Century Oncology...
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Cancer-care giant 21st Century Oncology appointed a new CEO on Friday, a move that comes after months of mishaps resulting in millions in fines and multiple lawsuits.
View ArticleHero honored with new home on 9/11 anniversary
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Inspired by United States’ strength after the 9/11 attacks, Corey Kent joined the Army.
View Article2 arrested after loaded AK-47 found outside Fort Myers club
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two men were arrested after police found a loaded AK-47 at about 1:30 a.m.
View ArticleFormer SFMHS football coach reassigned, future with team questionable
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Former South Fort Myers High School head football coach Anthony Dixon, who was slated to be officially fired by the Lee County school board after a sex scandal involving several of...
View ArticleDiplomat student, substitute teacher hospitalized during evacuation
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Diplomat Elementary School student and substitute teacher were taken to Cape Coral Hospital after standing outside the school while it was evacuated during an unsubstantiated bomb...
View Article‘Slide the City’ postponed following permit denial
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Slide the City event, initially advertised for Fort Myers then abruptly changed to Lehigh Acres, has been postponed, event organizers said Thursday.
View ArticleFatal crash blocks Corkscrew Road near Wildcat Run
ESTERO, Fla. — A deadly vehicle crash has shut down Corkscrew Road east of Wildcat Run Drive, Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleProject seeks safer State Road 78 for pedestrians, cyclists
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A 2 1/2-mile stretch of State Road 78 where 16 pedestrians and bicyclists were struck in a recent three-year stretch is the focus of a $5.1 million Florida Department of...
View ArticleSchool zone sign not working near Cape Coral elementary school
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A Lee County government spokesperson said the school zone lights near Diplomat Elementary School will be working again Tuesday after a parent said she’s been trying to get the sign...
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