Cape Coral FL

There's no forgetting among brothers and sisters in arms. Every year during the holidays, veterans who have died over the years are remembered with fresh pine wreaths laid on their graves at cemeteries in Southwest Florida as well as across the U.S. "I was in Mogadishu, Somalia, The Gulf, Oman,."...

Here is your forecast for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025. Happy Festivus! Fortunately, you wouldn't be airing any grievances at the forest through the weekend. Tonight, we will see mostly clear skies with temperatures right back in the upper 50s north with low to mid 60s across the rest of the area.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation placed approximately 9,000 pounds of oysters to preserve and restore reefs. The SCCF says that fossilized and used restaurant shells were collected and relocated to rebuild reefs. It says that oyster reefs filter water, protect shorelines and create vital...

Federal authorities have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of two boaters off the southwest Florida coast after the US Coast Guard officially suspended its active search efforts.

Cape Coral's newest theater has staged its last comedy and served its last pastry. Cape Café Dessert Theatre performed its final show Dec. 20 after only nine months in business. Playwright Joe Simonelli says his fledgling theater "did OK in the summer" after a rocky start in March. But then he started running into...

Jordan Smith Jr. went off in the City of Palms championship game Tuesday night. And Duke coach Jon Scheyer was there to watch him. Smith went for 31 points and won the City of Palms MVP Award as Paul VI (VA) beat Archbishop Stepinac (NY), 57-53, at the prestigious tournament in Fort Myers, Fla.

Tiffany Griffith, 36, of Fort Myers, has been charged with child abuse – which was downgraded from aggravated child abuse – in court on Tuesday after her arrest. Witnesses told deputies that a woman, later identified as Griffith, entered the pool where a group of children were playing and began splashing water on...

Swig, the Utah-born brand credited with popularizing dirty sodas, is expanding into Florida with its first Fort Myers location scheduled to open early next year. The shop will be located at 13401 Summerlin Road, Suite 1. It will introduce Southwest Florida customers to the brand's signature drive-thru-focused soda...

Looking to ring in the New Year on the right note? Cape Coral and surrounding Southwest Florida communities are offering many ways to welcome 2026 and say goodbye to 2025. In the Cape, the city is hosting its third annual New Year’s Eve Celebration & Ball Drop with a party in the South Cape featuring national...

Estero officials gave the green light to a $19.5 million construction contract on Dec. 18. Phase one of the Estero Sports Park will rise along Williams Road beside Estero High School, creating shared space for students and townspeople. Workers will tackle site prep, infrastructure, and roads. Crews break ground next...