
The Cape Coral Police Department is on the scene of a fuel spill at the 900 block of Cultural Park Boulevard.
Southbound lanes are being diverted to allow hazmat cleanup crews to clear the roadway.
Please avoid the area and seek an alternate route for the next 2-3 hours.
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4 people arrested for attempting to break into Cape Coral home
The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested four people they say were trying to break into a home just after 1 a.m. Monday.

Crumbl Cookies opens at new Cape Coral Commons shopping center
Crumbl Cookies celebrated the grand opening of its Cape Coral store, which followed one in North Naples as the second in Southwest Florida, with at least two more being planned. What began near the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah, with one location in 2017, has since surged to more than 700 locations across […]

Boater accused of DUI chaos in Cape Coral canals, evading police
A man was arrested Thursday night after police say he caused a scene in Cape Coral canals while drunk and fled on his boat after striking several docks.

Cape Coral fine-tunes bubble curtains meant to fight blue-green algae
The curtains are designed to prevent toxic blue-green algae from surfacing in canals, like the Everest and they do it by using a wall of bubbles.
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Researchers hope to see Gulf waters improving 6 months after Ian
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