Cape Coral FL

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...

According to an employee at Tio Jewelers, multiple people came in with guns and robbed the store. We are waiting to get more information from police about what happened.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lee County, FL – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new scam targeting pet owners after reports surfaced of fraudsters posing as local shelters to extort money from people...

ROTONDA — Charlotte County detectives have pressed initial charges for a Rotonda man, accusing him of luring minors to his home, supplying them with drugs and engaging in sexual contact with one of them, according to court records.