HUD visits Lee County, underscores housing market comeback
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Secretary Julian Castro of the U.S.
View ArticleFGCU Student Remembered At Vigil Saturday
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University student Ryan Wendler was remembered Saturday night by dozens of family and friends.
View ArticleTwo men shot at Lee County gun show
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two men were shot Sunday at the Lee County Civic Center when a gun accidentally discharged as it was being reloaded.
View ArticleAmazon introduces lockers to prevent theft
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Amazon is testing new lockers that will protect packages from being stolen.
View ArticleTask completed as Americans win back Ryder Cup
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) – This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled.
View ArticleLouisiana dogs given second chance in Fort Myers shelter
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Several dogs were rescued from shelters in the Louisiana flood zone were taken to the Animal Refuge Center Saturday night.
View ArticleSanibel farmers market reopens
SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — The Sanibel Island farmers market reopened for the fall season on Sunday.
View ArticleWorld War II memorial vandalized, hit by drunk driver
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An intoxicated driver crashed into the beloved Iwo Jima memorial statue Saturday night, upsetting local veterans.
View ArticleMemorial built to honor those who died on El Faro
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A memorial lighthouse was unveiled in Jacksonville on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 33 people who died on the El Faro.
View ArticleMulti-vehicle crash in Lee County leaves eight injured
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Eight people were hospitalized Sunday night following a two-vehicle crash on Palm Beach Boulevard and Hickey Creek Road.
View ArticleLCSO seeks help finding suspected repeat robber
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – A man caught on surveillance video during an alleged 7-Eleven robbery is believed to have committed several other robberies in Lee County and now deputies are asking for help...
View ArticlePolice identify car in alleged downtown Fort Myers attack
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A woman said she was trying to ask for directions while downtown when she was attacked on Sept.
View ArticleCall for Action: Funeral prices revealed
(CONSUMER REPORTS) — Families don’t realize the cost of funeral expenses when a loved one passes away, so Consumer Reports is providing advice on how to manage funeral costs and more on the move to...
View ArticleDrunk driver arrested after crashing into Iwo Jima statue
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — David Valencia, 36, was arrested Sunday after crashing into the Iwo Jima statue Saturday night and cracking it in three places.
View Article‘Father of Downtown Fort Myers’ retires after 30 years
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Don Paight, director of community development for the city of Fort Myers, is retiring.
View ArticleCape Coral to abandon incentive program aimed at businesses
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A 2014 program intended to incentivize business owners to take part in beautifying the streets of South Cape Coral could be cut short because no one has participated.
View ArticleCity of Cape Coral still has six unsolved homicides
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Despite having solved one of the city’s most notorious cold cases, the Cape Coral Police Department still has six unsolved homicides dating back to 1975.
View ArticleRed tide continues to affect SWFL beaches
ENGLEWOOD BEACH, Fla. — Thousands of dead crabs are washing up on many Southwest Florida beaches due to red tide.
View ArticleAt least one dead in head-on collision in Lee County
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A fatal head-on crash has shut down both directions of State Road 31 at Bayshore Road on Monday night, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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