FHP looking for info on 2 hit and runs on Palm Beach Boulevard
FORT MYERS, Fla – The Florida Highway Patrol needs your help, after two hit and runs Friday night. The first happened on Palm Beach Boulevard and Buena Vista Boulevard in Fort Myers just after 11:30...
View ArticleProtesters line street outside of Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – More than a dozen protesters gathered outside of the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track Saturday afternoon trying to spread the message that dog racing is abusive. Ellen Schmidt,...
View ArticleFriend: 2 brothers shot, hospitalized in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two brothers were shot and sent to the hospital before Fort Myers police blocked off Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard near Hanson Street on Sunday, a family friend said. Police were seen...
View ArticleTeenage girl escapes abduction; police searching for suspect
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A man tried to abduct a teenage girl from a bus stop near High and Second streets Friday afternoon, police said; authorities are still looking for the man. A 16-year-old told Fort...
View ArticleSmall power outages, driver in critical condition after Fort Myers crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 44-year-old man is in critical condition after crashing on Metro Parkway near Landing View Road on Sunday morning, authorities said. Sundiata Ade Hill of Fort Myers was attempting...
View ArticleMan found dead in Punta Gorda pond
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – A man’s body was found in a pond behind the Fountain Court Condominiums near Shreve Street and Airport Road on Sunday in Punta Gorda, police said. Police arrived to the area around...
View ArticleCustody hearing scheduled for Sievers children
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A custody hearing to determine the future of Mark and Teresa Sievers’ children is scheduled for Monday. Mark Sievers was arrested last month for planning his wife’s murder.
View ArticleDeputies investigating Estero death
ESTERO, Fla. – Deputies are conducting a death investigation near old Harmony Drive insider the Emerson Square gated community in Estero, sources said. The Lee County Sheriff’s office did not provide...
View ArticleSR 82 near I-75 in Lee County back open after fatal crash
FORT MYERS, Fla.- One person is dead following a crash involving a City of Fort Myers Solid Waste truck and a minivan, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
View ArticleFort Myers philanthropist Berne Davis passes away at 102
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Berne Davis, a philanthropist who nourished the arts and culture in Southwest Florida, has died at the age of 102. Davis passed away in her sleep Monday morning at her home, with...
View Article1 dead, 6 injured in Fort Myers weekend crash
FORT MYERS, Fla.- One person was killed and six others were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital in a crash late Saturday night, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Around 11:30 p.m., police say two...
View ArticleNeighbors: Teenager shot while getting off school bus in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A teenager was shot at getting off the school bus Monday afternoon on Heiman Avenue, near E. Michigan Avenue, neighbors said. The teenager, who attends Dunbar High School, got off the...
View ArticlePermanent police chief named in Punta Gorda
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – The city of Punta Gorda announced its permanent police chief on Monday. Interim Chief of Police Thomas Lewis was given the position Monday after a recommendation from City Manager...
View ArticleFMB Fourth of July fireworks show in jeopardy
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- Residents on Fort Myers Beach fear the annual Fourth of July fireworks show may be fizzling out for good. “Everybody’s been so busy and so much under stress with the traffic and...
View ArticleNew mayor, vice mayor selected for Fort Myers Beach
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Fort Myers Beach nominated a new mayor and vice mayor on Monday after former beach mayor Anita Cereceda announced she did not want to be renominated for another term. The new...
View ArticleFort Myers tops FDOT list for speeding, aggressive driving
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A newly-released list by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) ranks Fort Myers as the worst medium-sized city for speeding and aggressive driving. “There was 96 cities in...
View Article‘Strange’ incidents alarm SWFL police, parents
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Police are warning parents to keep a close eye on their children after several incidents involving strangers over the weekend. One teenage girl said she was abducted near Dunbar High...
View ArticleCouncil: Community policing, jobs to address public safety
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Public safety was a huge topic at Monday’s city council meeting following a shooting and attempted abduction. Council member Johnny Streets said his proposal to increase police...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers seeks answers in Fort Myers murder
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A senseless crime left one man dead and his family left with the pain of a loved one gone. Fort Myers Police are piecing together the puzzle of the night Devon Kennedy was killed...
View ArticleLove & Loren team up for an “Eggstraordinary” Giveaway
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chocolatier, Norman Love and Jeweler, Mark Loren have once again teamed up for an Easter egg hunt fit for adults, in the Love & Loren Eggstraordinary Giveaway. Until Easter...
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