Police: Cape Coral man punched umpire at softball game

A Cape Coral man was arrested after a sports-related altercation Tuesday night. Police were called to the Northwest Softball Complex in the 1000 block of NW 16th Place at around 8:30 p.m. Police say Aaron Charles Dvorak came to the plate and began to complain about a strike call the umpire made. An argument ensued, […]

UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people

An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday. While the globe partly shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, extremes linked to human-caused climate change intensified, the World Meteorological Organization said in its State […]

Fort Myers plans more affordable housing in 2021

The City of Fort Myers is considering creating more affordable housing to help you make ends meet. The developer wants to begin construction in Feburary. The 140 townhomes will be built on the corner of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and Edison Avenue. To help fund the $28 million project, the city’s community redevelopment agency is looking […]

Britain approves vaccine and will begin shots within days

Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days – a historic step toward eventually ending the scourge that has killed more than 1.4 million people around the globe. In giving the go-ahead for emergency use of the vaccine developed by […]

DeSantis announces $28M for COVID-19 disaster relief employment

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida has been awarded an additional $28 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant in response to COVID-19. This federal grant is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and will provide disaster-relief employment in the form of temporary jobs, employment and […]

Bipartisan group of lawmakers roll out $908B coronavirus relief plan

A bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out a $908 billion coronavirus relief plan that would provide aid to state and local governments, small businesses and jobless Americans but not include another round of stimulus checks, as Democratic leaders and the White House remain deadlocked on another economic package and the clock on crucial relief programs […]

Lee Health, law enforcement officials hold annual 4D Press Conference

Leaders from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Cape Coral Police Department, Fort Myers Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol and Lee Health held their annual 4D Press Conference on Tuesday at the LCSO headquarters. The goal is to make the public aware of the dangers of driving drunk, distracted, drowsy, or on drugs. Watch below or […]

National Believe Week at Macy’s

Macy’s and the Make-A-Wish Foundation are continuing a tradition started in 2008: Believe Week. For every letter to Santa received this week, Macy’s will double a $1 donation to Make-A-Wish, to help the foundation create life-changing wishes for critically ill children all across the country. Macy’s says it hopes to donate $2 million in total […]