CAPE CORAL Proposed Cape Coral City Council meeting time change fails In a 4 to 4 vote, the motion to move Cape Coral meeting times from 4:30 to 9 a.m. failed.
Greater Dunbar initiative begins A duplex that has been around since the 1960s and is filled with generations of memories is being demolished.
Caught on camera: funnel clouds, hail and more during thunderstorm Wednesday’s thunderstorms storms have produced hail and funnel clouds.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New mammography guidelines Breast cancer is much easier to treat when it’s caught early.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral church picking up the pieces after massive fire Calvary Connection ministries is unrecognizable after a massive fire swept through a Cape Coral Complex on Monday.
CAPE CORAL Day Two of FEMA code compliance hearings in Cape Coral Another 50 people were summoned Wednesday for the second day of code compliance hearings before the special magistrate.
PUNTA GORDA Cracking down on vapes in Charlotte County classrooms Vaping is taking over, and that’s why three Charlotte County High schools are testing out vape sensors.
State lawmakers want to hear your opinion on voting in Lee County Right now, everyone votes for or against all five of the Lee Commissioners, but they’re talking about changing the system so that each commissioner represents a specific part of the county.
FORT MYERS Migrants entering Florida under controversial parole program The House Committee on Homeland Security has released documents, which show a surge in migrants entering the United States through a parole program, sparking debate over immigration policies and border security.
North Collier firefighter beats cancer, educates others on safety He’s a father, son, friend and mentor, but for the last four years, he’s been in a battle for his life.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested in connection to brother’s death in Cape Coral A man wanted for questioning in the death of his brother at his Cape Coral home has been arrested in Pennsylvania.
Candidates challenge Punta Gorda incumbents over land, building regulations A growing grassroots movement has united residents seeking to stem high density and restrict building heights, and three are challenging Punta Gorda City Council members who are up for reelection this year.
Hurricane season is one month away The outlook for the 2024 Hurricane Season is for it be active, potentially even hyperactive.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on SR 31 and Busbee Rd. in North Fort Myers At around noon Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said a PT Cruiser and a car hauler collided on State Road 31 and Busbee Road, near the Lee/Charlotte County line.
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting Lee County child A Florida man will spend the next 25 years in prison for molesting a child in Lee County.
CAPE CORAL Proposed Cape Coral City Council meeting time change fails In a 4 to 4 vote, the motion to move Cape Coral meeting times from 4:30 to 9 a.m. failed.
Greater Dunbar initiative begins A duplex that has been around since the 1960s and is filled with generations of memories is being demolished.
Caught on camera: funnel clouds, hail and more during thunderstorm Wednesday’s thunderstorms storms have produced hail and funnel clouds.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New mammography guidelines Breast cancer is much easier to treat when it’s caught early.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral church picking up the pieces after massive fire Calvary Connection ministries is unrecognizable after a massive fire swept through a Cape Coral Complex on Monday.
CAPE CORAL Day Two of FEMA code compliance hearings in Cape Coral Another 50 people were summoned Wednesday for the second day of code compliance hearings before the special magistrate.
PUNTA GORDA Cracking down on vapes in Charlotte County classrooms Vaping is taking over, and that’s why three Charlotte County High schools are testing out vape sensors.
State lawmakers want to hear your opinion on voting in Lee County Right now, everyone votes for or against all five of the Lee Commissioners, but they’re talking about changing the system so that each commissioner represents a specific part of the county.
FORT MYERS Migrants entering Florida under controversial parole program The House Committee on Homeland Security has released documents, which show a surge in migrants entering the United States through a parole program, sparking debate over immigration policies and border security.
North Collier firefighter beats cancer, educates others on safety He’s a father, son, friend and mentor, but for the last four years, he’s been in a battle for his life.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested in connection to brother’s death in Cape Coral A man wanted for questioning in the death of his brother at his Cape Coral home has been arrested in Pennsylvania.
Candidates challenge Punta Gorda incumbents over land, building regulations A growing grassroots movement has united residents seeking to stem high density and restrict building heights, and three are challenging Punta Gorda City Council members who are up for reelection this year.
Hurricane season is one month away The outlook for the 2024 Hurricane Season is for it be active, potentially even hyperactive.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on SR 31 and Busbee Rd. in North Fort Myers At around noon Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said a PT Cruiser and a car hauler collided on State Road 31 and Busbee Road, near the Lee/Charlotte County line.
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting Lee County child A Florida man will spend the next 25 years in prison for molesting a child in Lee County.
Marc Boileau. Photo via CCSO **UPDATE** A suspect has been arrested in connection with an arson fire that claimed the life of one person at a home in Golden Gate early Tuesday. According to Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Marc Boileau, 17 was arrested on Tuesday after it was determined he was the suspect involved in starting the fire in Golden Gate following an interview with law enforcement. A report from CCSO says video from a Circle K shows Boileau pulling up in a white taxi purchasing a gas container and gasoline from the convenience store. In an interview from an occupant of the house, they claimed to have smelled a strong odor of gas before being hit in the face with flames. When deputies interviewed Boileau they smelled a strong odor of gas coming off of him. A Fire Marshal accelerant dog also alerted deputies to 8 locations of accelerants at the location of the house fire. Following the interviews, Boileau was arrested and now faces charges of second-degree murder and arson. **ORIGINAL ** Deputies responded to a house fire in the 5300 block of 24th Avenue Southwest at 12:01 a.m. Five people, including the suspect and victim, were inside the residence when the fire broke out, according to detectives. Neighbors who witnessed the fire say, before flames erupted, it sounded like a bomb went off at the duplex, where firefighters say a total of 17 people lived there. ”We could have died, everybody, last night,” neighbor Adella Saline said. “But thank, God, we’re all here.” The fire destroyed Saline’s family home after flames erupted on the other side of their duplex. “I hear very, very like crack,” Saline said. ”Police cars and fire trucks coming from our station … Me and my dad trying to see what was going on, and I looked — black smoke.” Friend and neighbor Dede Alce says she has known the victim’s family for many years. ”I know them from 21 years, my house over there,” Alce said. Alce told us the man killed in the fire had kids. ”Nice people,” Alce said. “The husband is such a nice guy. The wife is so sweet lady.” The Greater Naples fire chief says fire crews responded quickly but not fast enough to save the victim. “These are folks that go to work every day, try and make a living, when they lose a home, or … This is very, very drastic, very dramatic to them,” Fire Chief Kingman Schuldt said. “Then, when you put a fatality on it, you can’t even imagine what that does to a family.” And as crime scene tape surrounded the duplex, neighbors questioned what happened near them. ”I don’t know nothing. I don’t know,” Alce said. “Just a nice person, so sweet,” said. One of the other occupants suffered injuries and was taken to a burn center on the East Coast for treatment. Detectives say the suspect faces charges of second-degree murder and arson.