Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village DriveJake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people
ESTERO Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
BONITA SPRINGS Young SWFL tennis player competing with professionals You may not know her name now, but you might want remember it because 16-year-old Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett is already competing with professionals.
NORTH NAPLES ‘It’s all about connection,’ Statement Peace makes jewelry with sustainability in mind The brand Statement Peace, once started inside founder Jessica Lee’s home, is now in 2,700 stores across the country
Pine Manor 2 arrested for firing gun at birthday party in Pine Manor A party ended with two people behind bars.
FORT MYERS Shooting investigation on busy Fort Myers street Police are conducting a shooting investigation that involves a traffic crash near Michigan Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
FGCU New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis ready to build on department’s success New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis talks about the department’s future amid the age of NIL and the transfer portal.
FORT MYERS More middle-aged women being treated for acne You probably thought you broke up with it after high school, but acne is rearing it’s ugly blackheads in adult women.
Lee County student ran up and hit teacher in head, report shows The report says a 13-year-old student ran up and smacked a teacher in the head because multiple classmates offered him money to do so.
NAPLES Collier Planning Commission continues discussion for apartments near Fiddler’s Creek The developer of Fiddler’s Creek wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments on a slice of a 600 acre-plus property known as section 29.
CAPE CORAL Fatigue sets in for third day of FEMA hearings Flying several hours to come to a FEMA code compliance hearing in Cape Coral is the reality for John Gasparini from Maryland.
ESTERO Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
BONITA SPRINGS Young SWFL tennis player competing with professionals You may not know her name now, but you might want remember it because 16-year-old Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett is already competing with professionals.
NORTH NAPLES ‘It’s all about connection,’ Statement Peace makes jewelry with sustainability in mind The brand Statement Peace, once started inside founder Jessica Lee’s home, is now in 2,700 stores across the country
Pine Manor 2 arrested for firing gun at birthday party in Pine Manor A party ended with two people behind bars.
FORT MYERS Shooting investigation on busy Fort Myers street Police are conducting a shooting investigation that involves a traffic crash near Michigan Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
FGCU New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis ready to build on department’s success New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis talks about the department’s future amid the age of NIL and the transfer portal.
FORT MYERS More middle-aged women being treated for acne You probably thought you broke up with it after high school, but acne is rearing it’s ugly blackheads in adult women.
Lee County student ran up and hit teacher in head, report shows The report says a 13-year-old student ran up and smacked a teacher in the head because multiple classmates offered him money to do so.
NAPLES Collier Planning Commission continues discussion for apartments near Fiddler’s Creek The developer of Fiddler’s Creek wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments on a slice of a 600 acre-plus property known as section 29.
CAPE CORAL Fatigue sets in for third day of FEMA hearings Flying several hours to come to a FEMA code compliance hearing in Cape Coral is the reality for John Gasparini from Maryland.
This City of Cape Coral graphic shows the city’s emergency one-day-a-week lawn-watering schedule that begins Friday. It’s based on the last number in addresses, as listed in the column on the left. CAPE CORAL, Fla. An unprecedented water conservation measure takes effect Friday, but the city’s utilities director wanted it to happen months ago. Jeff Pearson first recommended on Dec. 19 that City Manager John Szerlag should cut the number of days residents are allowed to water their lawns from two down to one, documents show. He did so again Feb. 3. But imposing the restriction in December would have been “way too early,” city spokeswoman Connie Barron said. “Back in December, we really didn’t want to pull the trigger on one-day watering as well because we don’t know, we can’t predict what the weather is going to do over the next four to five months,” she said. The city, and most of Southwest Florida, is in the midst of severe drought that was declared March 30. Until that date, the drought had been classified as “moderate” since the start of the year. City officials began asking residents to cut back on watering their lawns in March. That appeared to have a significant effect. Residents pulled an average of 21 million gallons of water from canals per day in December. Now, they’re only pulling an average of 13.5 million gallons per day. “So the amount of usage has definitely decreased, so there’s been some response to that, but we just haven’t had any rain,” Barron said. Only isolated rain is expected over the next seven days, as has been the case for much of the dry season. About half the water Cape Coral residents use to irrigate their lawns comes from the city’s freshwater canals. But with no rain, water levels are dropping dangerously low. They’re approaching the all-time low of 610 gallons set in 2007. If it drops to 500 gallons, pumps stop, affecting the water pressure in more than 800 fire hydrants across the city. That could happen within the next 10 to 15 days. “We have to be able to supply water to those hydrants whenever the fire department gets a call out to a residence,” Barron said. The problem isn’t isolated to Cape Coral. The South Florida Water Management District, which covers most of Southwest Florida, last week issued a water shortage warning that asked residents to conserve water, just as Cape Coral did before turning its request into a demand. It’s a demand that applies only to automatic sprinklers. The first violation elicits a warning. Next comes a $100 fine, then a $200 fine. The last straw is a $400 fine and the disconnection of the watering system. Hand-watering is still allowed at any time. And a solution may not be far off. The city is in the midst of a permitting process to bring in water from a mining pit in Charlotte County. That water could be accessible by month’s end. The shortage isn’t so dire when it comes to drinking water, which comes from a different source. The city estimates it has enough drinking water to last the next 15 to 20 years. WINK News reporter Kim Powell gathered reaction from residents at Monday’s City Council meeting: Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.