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Time to vote! The Lee County High School Student of the Week poll is back and you can vote now. You can vote here or scroll down to the bottom of the page and use the interactive voting tool that lists the outstanding nominees for this week. The voting period starts to day and closes on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m....

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (CBS12) — A Lehigh Acres man was arrested Monday night after surveillance video captured him grabbing a large kitchen knife and chasing a woman down the street. The Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said that the incident happened on 20th Street S.W., off Yvonne Ave. S.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Lee County woman was arrested after Cape Coral police said she was driving recklessly through traffic with multiple children not properly restrained in the vehicle. On Sunday morning, the Cape Coral Police Department received reports of a driver nearly causing multiple crashes, cutting between...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Lee County man was arrested early Monday morning after he was accused of robbing a woman of her groceries and commanding his dog to bite the victim in North Fort Myers on Sunday. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office's arrest report, Martin...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres man was arrested after being accused of driving at 120 mph and resisting arrest on Sunday. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, at around 9:08 p.m., a deputy was on patrol when they noticed two cars traveling at high speeds on Lee Boulevard. The deputy estimated the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating 63-year-old Freddy Vanvalkenburg of Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office says Vanvalkenburg was last seen on Saturday, Nov. 29, walking on foot away from his home on Baer Avenue in Port Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — The FBI confirmed it is executing a search warrant at a home on Manizaks Avenue in Deep Creek on Tuesday morning. Gulf Coast News reporters on the scene saw agents remove a green Lamborghini Huracan, a Mercedes-Benz Maybach, and a Slingshot (a type of three-wheeled sports car) from a home in...

When Club Blu mass shooting defendant Demetrius O'Neal turned toward the just-full courtroom gallery after being sentenced and fingerprinted, he saw that his loved ones were already gone. He remained expressionless. Just moments after Lee County judge Nicholas Thompson sentenced him to a lifetime in prison for...

It is with deep sadness that Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. (KLCB) announces the passing of Rudy Busch, former Executive Director, who passed away on Monday, Nov. 17. Busch devoted 25 years to leading KLCB during which time he played a key role in shaping the organization and in laying the groundwork for many of the...

Fort Myers City Council prepares to vote on complete demolition of vacant City of Palms Park as residents debate affordable housing versus sports complex.