Beautiful PGI home on a St. Andrews South golf fairway
Punta Gorda Isles, 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, + office or den home. This beautiful custom-crafted home at 3673 Bal Harbor Blvd., Punta Gorda, offers the perfect blend of style, quality and effortless indoor-outdoor living, set on an oversized lot overlooking the eighth fairway of the private St. Andrews South Golf Club. Situated in Punta Gorda Isles, it offers three bedrooms, three full...
FirstNet Showcases Disaster Response Network
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 – FirstNet is evolving to respond to increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters. The nationwide public safety network delivered over 2,500 deployable solutions last year at no cost to police, fire, EMS, and other emergency personnel. The network is built and operated by AT&T and overseen by the FirstNet Authority.
Mediterranean estate near the river
Welcome to an extraordinary custom-built Mediterranean estate in the heart of Fort Myers, just one block from the Caloosahatchee River and ideally located off iconic McGregor Boulevard. This private tropical oasis offers over 6,000 square feet of air-conditioned living space—including a separate ground-level guest suite—and more than 12,600 total square feet of exceptional indoor and outdoor living. Meticulously maintained...
Punta Gorda Land Brawl: Tech Bro Goes To War Over Scrub‑Jay Rules
A five-acre patch of scrub in Punta Gorda has suddenly become ground zero in a fight over endangered-species rules, local development and how much power regulators should have over a man who just wants to build a house. The owner says he should not have to pay a six-figure conservation fee to put a home on his land. County and federal...
Fort Myers contractor to rebuild two Sanibel condo communities
Benchmark General Contractors, a Fort Myers company, has won contracts to rebuild two Sanibel Island condominium properties severely damaged during Hurricane Ian in 2022. The condo properties are the Gulf Beach Condo and Kimball Lodge, and both will be built to meet the latest flood elevation standards as well as hurricane wind codes.
Punta Gorda restaurant stands by employee seen clobbered by customer with to-go bag
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WSVN) — Viral video of a fight pitting a server at a restaurant near Fort Myers against her customer has prompted the business to come to the employee’s defense. The surveillance video captured the customer walking toward the server while carrying a to-go bag outside...
Three SW FL men arrested for lakeside brawl, shattered car window
Three Southwest Florida men have been arrested after being caught involved in a brawl in North Fort Myers, deputies said. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, the Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance in a wooded area by a lake near Del Prado Boulevard North and Downhill Place, where a physical altercation was taking place. The arrested suspects are: Jacob Britton, 28...
George Lynch to Perform ‘A Night of Dokken’ on Newly Announced Tour
The band lineup includes singers from Great White, XYZ and the Lynch Mob.
Shell Museum Welcomes New Marine Life
There are hundreds of marine animals on exhibit in The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium’s Living Gallery of Aquariums on Sanibel. Several new species have recently been added. Here they are…. Flamboyant Cuttlefish: The Flamboyant Cuttlefish is a small, visually striking, and. poisonous cuttlefish species found in warm...
Motorcyclist accused of driving 100+ mph in a 45 mph zone in Estero, arrested...
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a motorcyclist in Estero accused of driving 108 mph in a 45 mph zone. According to FHP, Isaac Ludwig, 20, was speeding on Three Oaks Parkway with no tag displayed on his motorcycle. Ludwig was arrested on super speeder charges and fined for...

















