Melissa Montoya

A 47-year-old Port Charlotte woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation for two drug trafficking cases. Thea Psathas has also been given a $100,000 fine in each case, so she is expected to pay back $200,000 as part of her sentence, according to the state attorney’s office. […]

Deputies have arrested a man they say is responsible for a bank robbery at a Wells Fargo in south Fort Myers on Thursday. Rex Perry Britton is accused of entering the bank, approaching a bank teller and handing them a note demanding money. The teller complied and handed Britton an undisclosed amount of money, deputies […]

Two people were transported to the hospital, including one firefighter, for treatment after a fire started at a home in Gateway on Thursday afternoon. The call for service came in just after 12:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Green Stone Court in the Stoneybrook community. Amy Bollen, director of media relations for the South […]

A 39-year-old Cape Coral man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of sexual battery on a child. A jury found Horacio Johnson guilty following a 2-day trial in Cape Coral, according to the state attorney’s office. He was also sentenced to 30 years for being found guilty of lewd or lascivious […]

A 65-year-old Marco Island man was killed in a crash on Wednesday night. The crash happened at US-41 and Southwest Boulevard in Collier County just before 7:45 p.m., according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. A 65-year-old woman who was a passenger in his vehicle sustained serious injuries. Troopers say the man was […]

A 31-year-old Cape Coral woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday. Ashley Miller was driving a 2016 Kia Forte at a high rate of speed on Country Club Boulevard near SE 38th Street when she failed to negotiate a turn and almost entered the opposing lanes of the roadway. The vehicle struck a […]

A 38-year-old Fort Myers man has been arrested after authorities say they found child porn on his online account of his. Bryan Michael Peterson faces charges of possessing obscene material and video voyeurism. He was arrested on Feb. 25. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, they were contacted by the National Center for Missing […]

The Collier County Supervisor of Elections is accepting applications for a scholarship opportunity provided by the Florida Supervisors of Elections. The FSE is offering four $1,200 scholarships to eligible Florida residents enrolled or accepted as full-time students in a senior college or university in Florida. Applicants must be political science, public administration, business administration, journalism […]

A Cape Coral man is accused of killing two alligators in LaBelle. Ronaldo De Souza was found trespassing at what appeared to be a construction site in Hendry County when wildlife officials found two dead gators in his truck, according to an arrest report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The incident happened […]

Deputies have arrested three teens and accused them of grand theft auto. The incident happened earlier this week on Brantley Road in south Fort Myers, according to a post from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The victim reported seeing three males enter his car and then flee the area. Deputies used a K9, aviation and […]