Husband to divorce Cape Coral mayor who filed restraining order
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Kenneth Retzer, a city employee and firefighter, has filed for divorce from his new wife Mayor Marni Retzer.
View ArticleWounded vet group wants to give away new home
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The Wounded Warrior Anglers announced Tuesday that the organization is teaming up with community members to build a home then donate it to a deserving Southwest Florida veteran.
View ArticleSettlement reached after teen killed by LCSO patrol car
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death suit involving a 15-year-old Cape Coral boy hit and killed by a Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol car, the attorney for...
View ArticleInitiative helps disabled Southwest Floridians find jobs
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Project Search comes to Southwest Florida and to help young people with disabilities find employment..
View ArticleVIDEO: Homeland Security agents search Iona houses
IONA, Fla. — Homeland Security and U.S.
View ArticleFGCU students mourn loss of fellow student killed in crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Students at Florida Gulf Coast University are devastated about the death of 20-year-old Ryan Wendler.
View ArticleTrial underway for murder of Fort Myers transgender woman
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Video evidence depicting a man near the place where a transgender woman was killed in June 2014 highlighted the first day of the Terry Brady murder trial Wednesday.
View ArticleThat’s a wrap: Clinton finishes rally in Orlando
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hillary Clinton finished another rally in Orlando today where she addressed a number of issues, including recent violence between police and the community, as well as the challenges...
View ArticleUnited Nations, SWFL doctors combat antibiotic resistance
FORT MYERS, Fla. — More than 700 people die each year from antibiotic resistance.
View ArticleNew police chief tries to repair relations with community
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers’ police chief Derek Diggs is unveiling his new policing plan on Thursday at the Harbor Side Event Center with the hope that it will bridge the divide between the...
View ArticleFMHS marching band to play across the pond
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers High School’s Green Wave marching band will be travelling to London to march in the city’s New Year’s Day parade.
View ArticleAll-way stop to be placed at Cape intersection
Cape Coral, Fla. — The City of Cape Coral will place an all-way stop at the intersection of Diplomat Parkway and Northeast 24th Avenue on Monday, the city manager’s office said.
View ArticleGirl comes forward after alleged sexual abuse
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Deputies arrested Blaine Williams Wednesday after a teenage girl came out about how he allegedly sexually assaulted her for years..
View ArticleMan convicted of killing Fort Myers transgender woman
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A jury convicted Fort Myers resident Terry Brady on Thursday for the 2014 murder of Yaz’min Shancez, a transgender woman originally known as Eddie James Owens..
View ArticleFort Myers police engagement meetings seek to curb tension
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police heard from dozens of people who voiced concerns Thursday about the relationship between law enforcement and the community at a public forum at the Dr.
View ArticleLCSO seeks new leads in Diana Alvarez case amid drug bust
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Deputies continued to pursue leads in the case of missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez on Thursday during the arrests of suspected drug dealers who lived blocks from her home on...
View ArticleMan arrested in Lee bus driver’s death set free
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The man arrested in August in connection to the death of a Lee County bus driver Alberta Harris was released from jail on his own recognizance this week, likely because of a lack of...
View ArticleState Road 82 improvements move forward
FORT MYERS, Fla — The Florida State Department will begin a two-year plan, eventually improving route 82, and making the dangerous road safe for drivers and others who use it. .
View ArticleLee County employees surprise volunteer for 97th birthday
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee County Memorial Hospital employees threw volunteer Plato Plavis a surprise party for his 97th birthday.
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