Event, auction to raise funds for Fort Myers children
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Sports collectibles and children’s art will be available during a silent auction Friday at a fundraiser for an organization that helps underprivileged children.
View Article2nd driver facing DUI charge in Cape Coral fiery crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The 19-year-old driver is facing a second-degree DUI charge after his car was struck, rolled into a ditch and went up in flames in a crash on Northeast Pine Island Road near Hancock...
View ArticleCape Coral residents angered by church’s pending radio tower
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Some residents are unhappy about plans to erect a 130-foot radio tower in the empty lot behind the Seventh Day Adventist Church on West El Dorado Parkway..
View ArticleAfter spar over LGBT rights, Cape Coral efforts protections
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A discussion grew testy between Mayor Marni Sawicki and council member Jim Burch, who said addressing the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is not a priority...
View ArticleFort Myers Beach church goes to court over farmers market
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The Beach Baptist Church Farmers Market has sparked some controversy over its legality and is going against the town council.
View ArticleUnited Way commemorates 60 years in Southwest Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In celebration of its 60 year anniversary, the United Way of Lee, Glades, Hendry, and Okeechobee hopes to raise more than $9.6 million during a fundraiser beginning at 7:30 a.m.
View ArticleLee County man arrested after traffic stop leads to discovery of drugs
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was arrested Tuesday for possession of drugs and a handgun after a traffic stop, according to Cape Coral Police.
View ArticleCrash kills 1 on Metro Parkway in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Northbound lane is now open from the deadly crash Wednesday morning on Metro Parkway.
View ArticleFort Myers man sentenced in mailed marijuana scheme
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 43-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for the sale of marijuana that he received through UPS from California and Colorado, the United States Department...
View ArticlePermit decision postponed for Fort Myers Beach farmers market
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – A church will have to wait to see if it will need to obtain a permit to host its weekly farmers market after a special town magistrate postponed the decision Wednesday.
View ArticlePolice: Driver on heroin crashes car by Cape hospital
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A heroin-addled driver crashed into three parking signs in the lot at the Cape Coral Hospital emergency room Tuesday, police said.
View ArticleFort Myers man resentenced to 45 years for 2008 killing
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man originally sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2008 death of a Bonita Springs woman has been resentenced to 45 years.
View ArticleFort Myers Midtown plan moves forward
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A plan to revitalize a section of Fort Myers and create a Midtown district was directed to the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Advisory Board on Wednesday.
View ArticleMore than 1 year since Fort Myers 12-year-old shot, recovered
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It’s been more than a year since a 12-year-old Cypress Lake Middle School student was shot three times at a picnic, and the shooter is still at large.
View ArticleArmy Corps further reduces Lake O flows into Caloosahatchee
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A trend of decreasing flows from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River continues.
View ArticleHundreds of FGCU students protest racist message
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — Hundreds of Florida Gulf Coast University students held a peaceful protest Thursday in response to a racist message found on school grounds.
View ArticleFort Myers man arrested in Homeland Security takedown
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man was arrested in Thursday morning in connection with the call center scams throughout the United States and India, a U.S.
View ArticleMapping error excludes local candidates from 500 Lehigh Acres ballots
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – About 500 voters from Lehigh Acres will not be able to vote for local candidates after a mapping error at the Lee County Elections Office failed to include them within their...
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