Cape Coral FL

The Cape Coral Youth Council is inching closer to its goal to send all of its members to Washington, D.C. for the National League of Cities Youth Leadership Council. They are still $3,000 short and they hope to raise these remaining funds by the first week of January. Cape Coral...

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida is offering free monthly autism spectrum disorder screenings for toddlers 18 months to 5 years of age. The next screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, and Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Pediatric Specialist Office, 15901 Bass Road, Suite 102, Fort...

I didn’t grow up in Southwest Florida, so I don’t have childhood fair photos of myself covered in dirt or holding a ribbon from a goat I helped raise. But somehow, the Southwest Florida Ag Expo still feels like a tradition I look forward to every single year. It’s one of those things that officially makes the year...

Celebrate the holidays in Fort Myers! You can grab free food and gently used items for families in need today, Dec. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4990 Majorca Palms.

A club based in North Fort Myers helps build the companionship between a dog and its owner while teaching both new skills. Dog Obedience Club of Lee County Board Member Joan Walters said the club began in 1983 and is AKC sanctioned. The club recently moved into a new building at 6351 Bayshore Road, which has provided...

The Cape Coral Animal Shelter (CCAS) in Cape Coral, Florida, will once again turn Christmas Day into a moment of joy and comfort for its shelter residents. Beginning at 1 p.m. on Christmas Day, staff and volunteers will deliver wrapped presents, special meals and extra love to every cat and dog currently in the...

Spearheaded by head of security Chester Thomas, the Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina collected 500 teddy bears from owners and donors across the country since March.

1. HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE: Citizens proposing 2026 rate cut. Will Florida homeowners covered by the “state insurer of last resort” see their insurance bills go down next year?. That depends on where you live. Citizens Property Insurance's Board of Governors approved 2026 rate recommendations on Dec. 10 that would...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a 20-year-old Fort Myers man on Saturday night after a state trooper clocked him going nearly double the speed limit on Interstate 75. It happened at around 7:45 p.m. on the northbound lanes of I-75, where the speed limit is 70 mph. Abraham Arredondo, 20,...

A male bald eagle was recently admitted to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife wildlife hospital in Sanibel after being found downed in Cape Coral. One of CROW's volunteers responded to the alarm call and quickly transported the eagle to the facility for treatment. Exams revealed that the eagle had a...