Cape Coral FL

Need a place to stay warm during this week's cold snap? There are several shelters and warming stations opening up across Southwest Florida.

Anyone who lives in the tri-county (DeSoto, Sarasota, Charlotte counties) knows Sarasota Memorial Hospital is one of the best — anywhere.

Cape Coral welcomes 2026 with the third edition of the New Year's Eve Celebration & Ball Drop, featuring a street festival that turns downtown into a pedestrian-friendly environment on Southeast 47th Terrace from 6 p.m. to midnight, Southeast 10th Place. The free, all-ages event features live entertainment, food and...

It’s about time for new beginnings in Punta Gorda.

Get ready Lee County pets.. It’s almost 2026, and if we’re being honest, most New Year’s resolutions don’t last past January. Gym memberships collect dust, salads turn back into pizza, and “I’m going to bed earlier” becomes a lie by night three. But there is one resolution that actually sticks—and it’s for our pets.

Here in Lee County, we take 911 seriously. Like, really seriously. And yes, I know Flavor Flav once told us “911 is a joke” in a pretty killer song back in the day, but that doesn’t mean you can actually treat it like one, especially not around here.

A Lehigh Acres family lost their home and nearly everything inside during a Christmas Day fire, but the community is stepping up to help.

Fort Myers is welcoming a new skate shop that many locals already view as a long-missing home base for the city's skate community. Rotten Hearts Skate Shop has opened with a mission that extends beyond retail, offering a space where skaters, artists, and creatives can gather, collaborate, and help reinvigorate a...

Lee County deputies arrested four people in what they said was a Walmart theft ring. The sheriff said suspects from Miami used fake receipts to steal generators and kitchen mixers.

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, and Friday, Jan. 9, during the overnight hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Big Carlos Pass Bridge will close intermittently to vehicles to allow crews to set the final bridge beams, completing Span 1 (closest to Estero Island) of the bridge. The contractor expects multiple closures during this time,...