Cape Coral FL

PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Port Charlotte High School teacher and coach, charging him with battery, according to court records released Tuesday.

Instead of avoiding the project or paying the fees, the entrepreneur is now suing to both avoid the fees and end the Florida scrub jay's protections.

The Lee County Board of Education decided Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to skip its planned interviews and unanimously move forward with hiring Robert Dodig as the school board’s attorney. Dodig, who’s been filling in as interim attorney since Kathy Dupuy-Bruno stepped down on January 23, was one of three applicants for the permanent position. Dupuy-Bruno left for a similar job in Broward County, Florida’s second...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (TCN) -- A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged with homicide and property damage in connection with a fatal hammer attack at a gas station. The Fort Myers Police Department announced the arrest of Rolbert Joachin on April 2. The Fort Myers News-Press reports he was arrested several hours after a 51-year-old woman was found dead.

The School District of Lee County’s decision to use a “cluster school model” approach to Exceptional Student Education will affect 216 students starting in August. The district has designated schools in each of its three zones and students will be assigned to schools that the district says can best serve their individualized needs.

On Monday Lee County closed its parking lot adjacent to Times Square to begin construction of the new elevated bathrooms. The project is anticipated to be completed in early summer 2027. The construction is to repair the park following impacts from Hurricane Ian. The improvements include upgrades to park amenities...

CAPE CORAL, Florida - A 20-year-old Cape Coral resident is facing multiple charges in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Northeast Cape Coral. On March 20, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a burglary in progress in the 300-block of NE 18th Avenue. The caller reported receiving a notification from his surveillance cameras and observed a male...

Mary Opitz has been missing from Fort Myers, Florida, since January 16, 1981. She would be 62 now. Her photo above shows age progression to 57 years. Mary was only 17 years old when she went missing. She is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs #MP6466), an official website of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mary has brown hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing two...

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast softball graduate student Olivia Black was selected as a member of the FGCU Hall of Fame Class of 2026, the University announced Monday. Induction into the FGCU Hall of Fame is the highest recognition bestowed upon student leaders at Florida Gulf Coast...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office released the identity of an armed suspect who was killed by a deputy on April 1. According to the sheriff's office, Keith Dwayne Blevins, 52, died after the agency responded to a report about someone armed at a home along Barker Avenue.