BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. An unusual location for a new Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District station is just right for Little Hickory Island, residents and workers there say.
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Fire Station 13 breaks ground in northeast Cape Coral
A new fire station is being built in northeast Cape Coral to cut down on response times, and three more are planned for the near future.

Bonita Springs man guilty of molesting child younger than 12
A Bonita Springs man was found guilty Friday morning of sexually abusing a child younger than 12 for multiple years.

Billboard aims to bring attention to Bonita Springs cold case
A billboard has been erected to bring attention to the January 2000 Denise Long cold case in Bonita Springs.

3-acre fire breaks out in Bonita Springs
A three-acre wildfire beginning in east Bonita Springs broke out on Wednesday.
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Vintage baseball at Terry Park on Sunday
Sunday, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates is paying homage to old-school baseball at Terry Park with a vintage baseball game. Terry Park is where baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Roberto Clemente, and Ty Cobb spent part of their careers. The first vintage baseball game ended late Sunday morning. But the fans are excited because […]

28-year-old Immokalee man killed by tractor-trailer
A 28-year-old Immokalee man died in a Collier County crash Saturday around 10 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 54-year-old Port St. Lucie man driving a tractor/trailer was heading south on State Road 29, nearing Farm Worker Way. The 28-year-old man was walking in the travel lane of State Road 29 heading south. Then, […]

Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting in North Fort Myers
Deputies say one suspect was injured in an officer-involved shooting on Travis Avenue in North Fort Myers.

74-year-old woman killed in crash on Tamiami Trail
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Tamiami Trail East off Barefoot Williams Road, just outside Naples Manor. The 74-year-old woman from Lady Lake was driving in the left turn lane going south on US-41 nearing Barefoot Williams Road. […]