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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Dwight Eaglin is getting a shot to overturn his death sentence after being convicted of killing a prison guard while trying to escape. A judge granted him a new trial for the penalty phase of the conviction. The trial may not start until next week, ABC7 learned today.

Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski reports on Fort Myers’ response to a fecal bacteria investigation at Manuel’s Branch

Lee County Parks & Recreation will host a Touch-a-Truck event Jan. 10 at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers. The free event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. More than 50 vehicles from county departments and community partners will be there. This marks the second year. Last...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida deputies charged a Lehigh Acres teenager with attempted murder after he reportedly used a propane tank to set a home on fire on Jan. 3 while people were sleeping inside, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. LCSO said its deputies and the Lehigh Acres Fire Department responded to...

The Fort Myers Fire Department is battling a fire at a building on Cleveland Avenue. Appliances 4 Less and Liberty Tax are inside of the building.

A 15-year-old was arrested after deputies said he attempted to rob a Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven and shooting a clerk with a pellet gun. Deputies still need help identifying a second suspect.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A crash involving a loaded dump truck and a pickup truck shut down State Road 31 south of Farabee Road in Charlotte County on Tuesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one occupant was flown to a hospital, and the crash is under investigation. FHP...

Just as 2026 began, tragedy struck when Miranda Ayala lost her life in a deadly head-on collision that also took the lives of three others who were members of a Fort Myers family. Ayala, 30, of Immokalee, died on Jan. 1 less than 30 minutes after the clock struck midnight. The crash, involving three cars, happened on...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The owner of a local window company is heading to court today on charges he ripped off his customers. Prosecutors said Todd Hoch took hundreds of thousands of dollars from customers without ever delivering any windows or doors. He’s facing dozens of charges tied to construction fraud in both...

ARCADIA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), in coordination with Desoto County, is hosting a public information meeting for the Kings Highway from Charlotte County Line to SW Glenadine Avenue Roadway Design Project. The proposed improvements include widening the roadway, median access...