TRAFFIC: Car accident causes roadblock on Lee Boulevard
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla, — A car accident at the intersection of Lee Boulevard and 1st St. West has blocked the eastbound lane of Lee Boulevard, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and...
View ArticleLee County woman’s home burglarized, electronics stolen
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A burglar remains at large after breaking into a woman’s home Friday and stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics.
View ArticleHundreds gather in SWFL for Aviation Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Port Authority hosted its annual Aviation Day event at Page Field on Saturday.
View ArticleRecovery going well for sea turtle found on Captiva
SANIBEL, Fla. — The prognosis is good for a sea turtle found in apparent ill health Saturday at Barnacle Phil’s restaurant in North Captiva, officials from the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife...
View ArticleEscaped Manatee County inmate captured in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A woman who escaped from an East Bradenton prison was captured Saturday in Fort Myers, CBS affiliate WTSP reports.
View ArticleThree arrested following College Parkway scene, FMPD chase
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Three suspects were arrested Monday following the chase on College Parkway, Fort Myers Police Department said.
View ArticleRed tide impacts Lee County
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red tide is blooming in the Gulf of Mexico, and it’s harming marine life in and around Lee County.
View ArticleWater taxi may come to the Caloosahatchee
FORT MYERS, Fla. — There may be a new method of transportation coming to Fort Myers: a water taxi.
View ArticleVIDEO: Health improving for turtle found on North Captiva
SANIBEL, Fla. — A sea turtle that showed up at a North Captiva restaurant Saturday looking sickly is doing much better.
View ArticleRollover crash causes I-75 delays near Lee-Collier line
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — A rollover crash that left at least one person injured left the northbound lanes of I-75 near temporarily blocked mile marker 115, not far from the Lee-Collier county line.
View ArticleLawsuit alleges Lee County pharmacist overdosed girl
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers family says their toddler was poisoned and hospitalized with an antibiotic overdose because a pharmacist at a CVS mislabeled a prescription bottle.
View ArticleCape Coral bank robbed, suspect at large
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A bank robbery took place Monday morning at Busey Bank, Cape Coral police said.
View ArticleWhere are the most SWFL 911 calls coming from?
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Naples police responded to 910 calls to the Naples Pier from 911 operators between August 2015 and August 2016.
View ArticleU.S. 41 reopened in Fort Myers following fatal crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A fatality has occurred from a crash late Monday night at the intersection of Michael G.
View ArticlePolice gather at Dunbar crime scene
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Several Fort Myers Police Department cruisers gathered near Velasco and Indian streets at around 10:30 p.m.
View ArticleReligious activists disrupt Halloween in Cape Coral, parents say
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A religious activist group harrassed children along Pelican Boulevard during trick-or-treating Monday night, parents said.
View ArticleAt least 1 hurt in south Lee U.S. 41 crash
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A crash has left at least one person hurt and partially blocked the intersection of U.S.
View ArticleState to use teen’s journal in Buckingham murder case
FORT MYERS, Fla. – State prosecutors are seeking to use confessions they say 16-year-old Lavaya May made in her personal journal to pin her to the killing of a Buckingham man.
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