Warrant out for 19-year-old accused of lewd behavior in Fort Myers

Fort Myers police are searching for a man accused of lewd and lascivious battery. Erick Armando Blandon, 19, is wanted for failure to appear on charges of lewd and lascivious battery and lewd and lascivious molestation. According to police, he has ties to the Fort Myers area and the Palm Beach Boulevard corridor. Anyone with […]

Lee Health reports 342 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals

Lee Health has released its COVID-19 numbers for Friday. As of Friday morning, there are 342 COVID-19 patients isolated in its hospitals (inpatient). Of those patients, 12 of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. On Friday morning, the hospital census was at 94% of staffed operational bed capacity. On Thursday, […]

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Lee Health has 321 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals

Lee Health said the omicron surge and the normal influx of seasonal residents are causing longer than normal wait times at its hospitals. In its daily COVID-19 report, the hospital system urged the community to try alternatives to heading to the emergency departments. One of the options is DispatchHealth, a service that brings urgent care […]

Man arrested for shooting in Harlem Heights neighborhood

Deputies have arrested a man for a shooting in the Harlem Heights neighborhood of south Fort Myers. Deputies say Pablo Rodriguez, 54, shot another man in the mouth during an encounter. Rodriguez fled the scene. He was arrested on Wednesday. The shooting happened on Robinson Street. The victim was transported to Health Park with non-life-threatening […]

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More than 300 COVID-19 patients at Lee Health hospitals

There are more than 300 COVID-19 patients isolated at Lee Health hospitals as of Wednesday morning. This is the first time since Sept. 17 the number has climbed that high, Lee Health said in a media release. The rise in cases appear to be due because of the omicron variant. While the symptoms are less […]

Man arrested after vehicle burglary, robbery in Immokalee

An 18-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after Collier County deputies linked him to a vehicle burglary and a robbery in Immokalee. Geovanni Rodriguez is accused of breaking into a vehicle parked outside a home on Firebush Circle on Sunday. After breaking into the vehicle, he allegedly approached two people sitting inside another car and […]

Waste Pro hiring event in Fort Myers

On January 15, Waste Pro’s Ft. Myers Division will host a hiring event for Drivers, Helpers, Technicians and Customer Service Representatives. Candidates can apply online at www.wasteprousa.com. Applicants for driving positions must bring their motor vehicle record, DOT medical card, and driver’s license. Interviews and road tests will be conducted onsite. Once hired, employees are […]

Washington state man sentenced to 10 years for deadly Cape Coral crash

A man who left the scene of a crash and let a passenger die has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison. The crash happened in October of 2020. Kyran Anthony Montes, of Washington state, was driving a 2013 Infinity G37 at a high rate of speed north on Santa Barbara Boulevard North when […]

Search on for man who stole iPhones from North Fort Myers store

Authorities are searching for a man they say fraudulently used Texas ID to purchase two iPhones at a store in North Fort Myers. He then walked out with two other phones without paying. The incident happened at a Verizon store on Pine Island Road in North Fort Myers. After the transaction, the man asked to […]