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.
FORT MYERS 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 […]
FORT MYERS 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 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 […]
CAPE CORAL 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 […]
NAPLES 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 […]
LEE COUNTY 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 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 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 […]
FORT MYERS 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 […]
FORT MYERS 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 […]