Family of Fort Myers man confused by governor’s decision not to commute sentence

A 58-year-old man with a 60-year sentence on minor drug charges was hoping for clemency from Gov. Ron DeSantis. That hope was dashed for Michael Edwards on Wednesday after the Florida governor said he was not “inclined to commute at this time” during a meeting of the executive clemency board, which includes DeSantis and his […]

Hendry, Glades counties send teams to vaccinate rural areas

There are communities where people can’t simply get online and make an online appointment to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s why Hendry and Glades counties are going to try getting hundreds of people vaccinated with walk-in clinics this weekend. The Florida Department of Health in Hendry County in Clewiston will take walk-ins and appointments for […]

Fort Myers police credit ShotSpotter technology with reduced gun violence

Gun violence went up 40% nationwide last year. But in Fort Myers it dropped by 33%, and the Fort Myers Police Department is crediting ShotSpotter technology, which uses sensors that detect gunshots in a 4-square-mile radius. “As the gun fire happens, it triangulates it to all the officers as well as the real-time crime center […]

What Cape Coral residents want for their city’s future

How can Cape Coral become a better place to live? The City wanted to know what its residents think of living there, from the water to the amenities. And, they plan to speed thousands to have the future laid out. Cape Coral hired a firm to survey more than 1,000 people, asking them “How can […]

Collier Resource Center volunteers celebrate return after a yearlong furlough

The 15 volunteers at the Collier Resource Center have been home, waiting to get back to work. Today, they get to see each other again for the first time since they’ve all been vaccinated. The first thing they’ll do is celebrate all the birthdays they missed over the last year. “Well, as you know, many […]

ICE officer bonds out after arrest for exposing himself, lewd behavior

Neighbors are calling for a man accused of exposing himself to kids to be held accountable. Suspect Ruben Ricardo Rosado-Milan, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, bonded out of Lee County Jail Wednesday following his arrest for what investigators say were multiple occasions of exposing himself and masturbating in public. Rosado-Milan is accused of […]

Fort Myers city council fails to pass plan to help homeless people

A plan to address a homeless camp at Lions Park in Fort Myers failed during Monday night’s city council meeting. The homeless camp will remain at the park, near Lee Memorial Hospital. During Monday’s meeting council voted against a plan to bring 30 to 35 homeless volunteers to a fenced-in area on the Salvation Army’s […]

lehigh acres kid picks up trash

Lehigh Acres boy makes it his mission to clean up neighborhood

A Lehigh Acres kid is doing everything he can to clean up his community. Each week, 6-year-old Liam Guzman walks around his neighborhood and picks up trash. He’s shocked to see that people do not care about the planet. “I want people to stop throwing garbage on the floor,” Guzman said. 6-year-old Liam has so […]

SWFL couple takes time off work to deliver donations to Texans

A Southwest Florida couple who is used to preparing for hurricanes used those skills to take donations to those in Texas who need them most after the recent hard freeze. When Erin and Kaci Allen scrolled through TikTok and saw videos of the devastation in Texas, they were floored. “It was just so heartbreaking, and […]

Wanted Fort Myers sex offender arrested in Rhode Island

A registered sex offender from Fort Myers twice accused of sexually assaulting a minor has been arrested in Rhode Island after being on the run for over a week. Kyndall Tyree Hutchins, 33, was arrested Thursday morning by U.S. Marshals in a hotel in Warwick just south of Providence, Rhode Island. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers […]