Cape Coral FL

A former fire chief from Ocean County is facing serious charges for exploiting his position.

For Bianca Bertolino, it’s all about family. Take her new Italian market & deli she opened in northwest Cape Coral in late October, for example. Stella Marie’s, in My Sweet Art’s old spot on Nicholas Parkway, is named after her grandmothers. “They were the ones who taught me everything,” Bertolino said. “They just...

FORT MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2025-- Suffolk , one of the most innovative and successful builders in the country, together with the Lee County Port Authority (LCPA), celebrated the topping off of Southwest Florida International Airport’s (RSW) Terminal Expansion Project Phase 2, marking a major milestone...

If you ask Cape Coral’s William Snyder about the legendary home of Santa Claus, Snyder will tell you the exact location of the magical North Pole – a location, in fact, right here in Southwest Florida. “North Pole South,” as Snyder tells it, happens to exist at the...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The Cape Coral Police Department is cracking down on the unsafe usage of electric bikes in Southwest Florida. According to the CCPD, many of the electric bikes spotted around Cape Coral are technically electric motorcycles under Florida law, which means they require a driver's license with a...

The number of shiners throughout our area is just amazing, from the beaches to the bridges, the flats, and everywhere in between. I simply don’t recall seeing this much white bait in the past decade. This is great news for anglers and everyone else who cares about our water quality. So much bait is a sure sign of a...

In Cape Coral, Florida, police have arrested Richard Steven Chinn in connection with several recent burglaries and thefts. The investigation began on November 7, 2025, after officers responded to a vehicle burglary on SW 26th Ave. The victim reported stolen items, including a camouflage jacket and a softball bag....

Lee County health officials are warning of an cyanobacteria bloom in Cape Coral's Gator Slough canal , a chronically polluted north Cape waterway that empties into the Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County said a Nov. 24 sample showed harmful algal toxins in the canal's water....

CAPE CORAL, Florida - A Cape Coral man was arrested early Thursday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase and crashing his vehicle, according to a press release from the Cape Coral Police Department. Javier Alvarez Alvarez, a 27-year-old resident, was driving a silver 2012 Volkswagen Jetta at 119 mph in a...

According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, a man bought drugs on the dark web using cryptocurrency. Then, when the suspect went to pick up the packages at the post office, he was arrested.