COLUMN: The queen of crape myrtles
While many crape myrtles do best with cooler weather found north of us, there is one type of this beautiful flowering tree that actually benefits from warmer, subtropical temperatures — the queen’s crape myrtle.
Steps Motorcycle Accident Lawyers Take to Build Strong Cases
Fort Myers is a vibrant coastal city where year-round sunshine, busy highways, and scenic routes make motorcycles a common sight on the road. With locals and visitors sharing streets alongside commercial traffic, riding here offers freedom but also real risk. When a motorcycle accident happens in Fort Myers, the...
Prep Sports Report 2-14-26
110 pounds: 5. Tina Dalton, Bishop Verot, 245 total pounds. 8. Paige Thomas, Oasis, 245 total pounds. 110 pounds: 5. Paige Thomas, Oasis 245 total pounds. 1.0 Tina Dalton, Bishop Verot, 220 total pounds. GIRLS WRESTLING. District 1A-11 At Booker High School. Team: North Fort Myers 180.5, Braden River 147,...
Lineup of guest speakers set for 24th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival
Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife have announced the lineup of wildlife experts for the 24th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival, Wildlife and Environmental Expo, taking place Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rotary Park in Cape Coral. Each year, the festival brings together some of the region’s most...
Rental registration fees to go into restricted fund
Rental registration fees will flow into a fund dedicated to paying for the city’s compliance initiative. Cape Coral City Council chose to move forward with a special revenue, restrictive fund during its Wednesday workshop. Workshop votes are not binding but give city staff direction as to how the elected...
Fort Myers man, convicted felon pleas guilty for possessing loaded gun
A Fort Myers man has pleaded guilty for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Walter James Marshall, 31, faces a maximum of 15 years in federal prison after being found with a loaded pistol despite being a previously convicted felon, according to the Office of the State Attorney. In June 2025,...
Man arrested after deputies find crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia in Charlotte County
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A 47-year-old man was arrested Feb. 13 after deputies said they found crack cocaine and items associated with drug sales at his home. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said Thomas Clemens was taken into custody after detectives searched his residence and recovered crack cocaine,...
EVICTING THE IGUANAS: demolition begins on infested Cape Coral bank
Iguanas took over an abandoned Cape Coral bank following Hurricane Ian. Now crews are demolishing the building off Cape Coral Parkway, to the delight of neighbors.
Cape Coral convicted felon accused of stealing handgun from home he was renovating
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A convicted felon was arrested in Cape Coral after police say he stole a gun from a residence he was hired to renovate. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers responded to a home in the northwest part of the city on Jan. 15. Officers say that a burglary and a theft of a firearm...
Lee County, FL, Courtside Steakhouse cited for 10 violations during food and health inspection
Courtside Steakhouse in Fort Myers failed a routine food inspection on February 5, 2026, requiring a follow-up inspection after inspectors documented 10 violations across safety categories. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation found one high-priority, five intermediate, and four basic...

















