Samantha Johns

The Cape Coral Police Department is partnering with the city to help you turn unwanted visitors away. CCPD and Cape Coral City are handing out bright yellow door hangers that can be recognized from the street to let solicitors know to skip your house. People can get the door hangers from the Cape Coral Police […]

12 young baseball players in SWFL are crushing the game and they’re only 7 and 8-years-old. The Cape Coral Crush 8U travel team is celebrating a victorious season while they kick off a new one too. They won the national championship in their division with the United States Specialty Sports Association. The rings they got […]

The attorneys for the man accused of killing a Fort Myers Police Officer motion to remove themselves from the case is being discussed. Wisner Desmaret is accused of killing Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller in 2018. Desmaret’s attorney is trying to get removed from the case just days before the trial begins. On Wednesday […]

Cape Coral police are investigating after someone is shot with an Orbeez gun on Del Prado Boulevard on Monday night. The victim was shot in the hip, and the Cape Coral Police Department is investigating it as a battery. Orbeez guns are sold to kids at stores like Walmart and Target, but they can be […]

Wisner Desmaret, who is accused of killing Fort Myers police officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, wants to represent himself during his death penalty trial. Desmaret was in court on Tuesday to review the jury pool, but he interrupted the proceeding, hoping to voice his concerns about his lawyer to the judge. Desmaret said he does not trust […]

Right now, homes are selling for way over value, especially in Cape Coral. This might lead prospective homeowners to put off buying a home until the market cools off. Peter Davis, a broker associate with John Harwood Properties, said the days of people buying homes over market value are gone. Davis, a broker based in […]

If you got a TRIM notice and you aren’t homesteaded, you might be getting priced out of home ownership. Although the market value of your home going up is exciting, there is a price you have to pay for that. It means your property taxes could go up dramatically. It’s a consequence of the housing […]

A venue change request for the trial of a man accused of killing a Fort Myers police officer has been denied. This is the second request to move the trial for 33-year-old Wisner Desmaret, who faces a first-degree murder charge for the deadly shooting of Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller in 2018. Desmaret’s attorneys made the argument […]

Luxury apartments, a parking garage, and office space; that is what is planned for a more than $100 million project in Cape Coral. The Cove at 47th groundbreaking is set for Wednesday, across from Corksoakers restaurant. Construction crews will tear down the gates surrounding the lot. The city says that simple act will create a […]

A parking space painted with ‘Back the blue,’ a saying that supports police officers, was painted, then painted over at Estero High School. Pictures of the before and after were posted to Facebook, and a lot of people expressed their outrage in the comments. The painted parking sports is part of a senior year fundraiser […]