Cape Coral FL

On November 17, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the completion of 'Operation Home for the Holidays.' This child recovery initiative was led by the U.S. Marshals Service. The operation resulted in the location or safe recovery of 122 missing children. Officials stated that this was a...

A plan to build a community center that also can be used as a public shelter in emergencies took a step forward Wednesday. Cape Coral City Council voted to fund a Community Recreation Center and Disaster Shelter Study with the amount not to exceed $2,532,398.39. Councilmembers Rachel Kaduk and Keith...

Lee County approved a contract for a 3.25-mile, 12-foot-wide multi-use path. It would start at the Big Carlos Pass Bridge and run all the way to the Big Hickory Pass Bridge.

Below is an official statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida regarding the sentencing of a Cape Coral man involved with gun trafficking. Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek has sentenced Derick Desir (28, Cape Coral) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for his...

In November 2025, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno issued a fraud alert about voice cloning scams. These scams use artificial intelligence to copy the voices of friends or family members. Scammers may use these voices to ask for personal information or money. The sheriff said that audio samples from social media...

PUNTA GORDA — Police arrested a Port Charlotte man they clocked going over the Peace River at 107 mph on a motorcycle this week.

Less than two days after a Lehigh Acres man dragged two Fort Myers Police officers in a suspected reckless driving traffic stop, authorities arrested him across the state. Fort Myers Police on Nov. 17 announced the arrest of Michaei Tion Archibald, 21, after he struck two officers while fleeing a Nov. 15 traffic...

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is wanted in Pennsylvania in connection to a 2012 cold case. Brian Hewson was arrested in 2023 in Lee County, Florida, on narcotics charges, however, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, his current status is absconder/fugitive. Hewson, 51, is facing...

It's not a stretch to say photojournalist Andrew West has photographed pretty much every bird that calls Southwest Florida home. West is a photographer for The News-Press and Naples Daily News. He has earned a reputation during his career as a world class photographer of wildlife with birds clearly being a favorite...

Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle says he will retire from public service and step down from his position on January 14, 2026.