Thousands headed to New Year’s Eve celebration in Naples: Where to park

It’s a big turnout for the Fireworks show at the Naples Pier. The pier was barricaded at 4 p.m. to prepare for the show. The crowd is socially distancing. A crowd of 15,000 to 20,000 are expected. The show is set to start at 7 p.m. The Naples Police Department is asking everyone who plans […]

Lee Health

Lee Health reports 93 COVID-19 patients in hospitals

Lee Health has released its COVID-19 numbers for Friday. As of Friday morning, there are 93 COVID-19 patients isolated in Lee Health hospitals. Of those patients, two of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. On Friday morning, hospital census was at 92% of staffed operational bed capacity. On Thursday, Lee […]

COVID-19 surge leads to implementation of high community transmission protocols at Lee schools

The Lee County School District has announced it plans to implement COVID-19 protocols for high community transmission when students return from their break on Jan. 3. The protocols can change based on health conditions, guidance from medical professionals and any governmental mandates. The protocols for high community transmission include: Face Coverings strongly recommended indoors Maximize […]

Man arrested for fleeing during traffic stop

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after attempting to flee during a traffic stop. Emmanuel Rivera was pulled over by Lee County deputies after a traffic infraction in the east district. When deputies learned his license was suspended, they ordered Rivera out of the vehicle, but instead, Rivera attempted to flee, causing one deputy […]

FMPD: Police arrest man barricaded in Mohawk Avenue home

Fort Myers police arrested a 32-year-old man they say barricaded himself inside of a home on Mohawk Avenue. Codie Cascio was inside of the home in the 1600 block of Mohawk Avenue for hours as police negotiated with him. He was arrested before 3 p.m. Cascio’s parents called police after they said he was out […]

Cape Coral police searching for man who used fraudulent credit cards at Marathon

The Cape Coral Police Department is searching for a man they say used cloned credit cards at a Marathon gas station. Police believe he and another suspect traveled to multiple gas stations in Cape Coral and Fort Myers using the fraudulent cards, mostly making their attempts on Fridays between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The […]

Vehicle crash in Gateway sends one person to hospital

A vehicle crash in Gateway sent one person to the hospital on Monday. The South Trail Fire Department responded to the single vehicle crash and said the only occupant was safely removed from the vehicle by firefighters. The department did not provide the exact location of the crash, but said: “serious crashes can occur on […]

Cyclist dies in crash in Immokalee

A 31-year-old cyclist died following a crash on Friday night in Immokalee. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man, of Chile, was riding his bike north on Lincoln Boulevard, approaching Lake Trafford Road, when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign and drove into the path […]

City of Naples general election information

In order to vote in the 2022 City of Naples Election, eligible residents who reside within the Naples city limits must be registered to vote by 12 a.m. (Midnight), Monday, January 3, 2022. Online Voter Registration is available at www.CollierVotes.gov. Residents may also register to vote in person at one of the Supervisor of Elections […]