Matthew Seaver

While picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian, communities across Southwest Florida now face the possibility of another storm passing overhead. Hurricane Nicole won’t bring conditions anywhere close to what Ian had, it still has the chance of bringing tropical storm winds and rain to areas that are not ready to weather another storm. Cape […]

A Collier County man was found guilty of sexually battering a child after investigators discovered he was having inappropriate conversations with an underage girl while in Collier County Sheriff’s Office custody. Cedric Patterson, 27, was found guilty of lewd or lascivious battery after a two-day trial. The State Attorney’s Office says Patterson was arrested in […]

Cape Coral voters made their voices heard at the polls on Tuesday as they chose their mayor and other representatives for their community. Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter won reelection over challenger Tom Shadrach. Gunter won with 61% of the vote. The other races on the ballot for Cape Coral residents were Districts 1, 4, […]

Voters in Lee County chose who they wanted to fill several seats on the Lee County School Board on election day. They also decided whether or not the superintendent of the School District of Lee County would become an elected position. Three seats were up for grabs on the school board on Election Day. It […]

North Port police say two people suspected of an attempted robbery at a bank in September have been arrested. They say a third is still on the loose. Officers arrested Darian Billups, 28, from Crawfordville, and Ryan Smith-Mosley, 25, from Brandon, for the September 12 attempted robbery of Charlotte State Bank on the 4300 block […]

Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a State of Emergency for 34 counties across Florida ahead of Subtropical Storm Nicole. Included in those 34 counties are the Southwest Florida counties of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, DeSoto, and Glades. In a news release on Monday, the governor’s office said the State of Emergency was declared out of […]

The Island Water Association has rescinded the boil water notice for Sanibel and Captiva Islands that has been in place since Hurricane Ian. According to the water association, the water is now safe to drink after the system was flushed and tested for harmful bacteria. There are areas that remain under the boil water notice […]

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that it is conducting a suspicious death investigation in Charlotte Park. The sheriff’s office investigation is taking place on Larkspur Drive. They say there is no danger to the public. CCSO has not released any other information about their investigation. This is a breaking story and will be […]

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three people in connection to an armed robbery in Golden Gate on Tuesday. Deputies say they responded to a home on 46th Street SW around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a man said he was robbed at gunpoint. The victim told deputies that a silver car pulled up […]

The search is on for a driver after an apparent road rage shooting in Cape Coral on Friday night. Cape Coral police say it happened around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Cultural Park Boulevard and SE 8th Street. The victim claims the shooter was driving a silver four-door sedan with a Florida license plate […]