UPDATE: FMB Elementary plan stalls as district says it can’t pay for new school
A big update on the future of Fort Myers Beach Elementary, which is still sitting empty because of hurricane damage.
80-year-old Villager nabbed on DUI charge after leaving birthday party
An 80-year-old Villager was nabbed on a drunk driving charge while driving home from a birthday party. Margaret McDonough of the Village of Sanibel was driving a white 2022 Hyundai Elantra shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday when a 911 caller reported to law enforcement that the vehicle was traveling significantly under the...
Lee County Adds VPK Classrooms in Cape Coral for 2026-2027 School Year
The School District of Lee County has grown its Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program into Cape Coral for the 2026-2027 school year. This state-funded, free three-hour weekday early learning program prepares 4-year-olds for kindergarten. Seventeen schools now host the program, including Gulf Elementary, Skyline...
Superintendent to Town: No Money For School
Less than 2 weeks after Mayor Dan Allers proposed the Lee County School District turn the Historical Beach School building over to the town and provide the town with $12 million toward building a new school, the Superintendent told the town no money was available. Town Manager Will Mckannay told...
Lehigh Acres man sentenced to 15 years in prison for hit-and-run that killed cyclist
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after running away from a crash that killed a bicyclist and damaged property in Lehigh Acres. According to the Florida State Attorney’s Office, Zenaido Martinez-Gomez, 25, was sentenced after being convicted in September of leaving the scene of a...
Cape Coral man who trafficked firearms to Canada sentenced to federal prison
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a firearm trafficking conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney's Office. According to court records, Derick Desir, 28, joined a conspiracy to "straw purchase" handguns on behalf of others in May...
Lee County, FL – Lifesaving Police Response: Deputy Saves 1-Year-Old Who Stopped Breathing
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lehigh Acres, FL – A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy is being credited with saving a 1-year-old girl who had stopped breathing during a medical emergency late last month. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s...
10-year-old attacked by shark while snorkeling off Florida coast shares harrowing experience
BOCA GRANDE, FLA. (WSVN) — A 10-year-old girl describes the harrowing moments that changed her life while she was snorkeling with her family. Leah Lendel was snorkeling in the shallow waters off the coast of Boca Grande with her family in June when a shark took a bite out of her wrist.
North Fort Myers woman, 66, killed after authorities she rode her bicycle into traffic
A 66-year-old North Fort Myers woman died over the weekend after a pickup struck her as she crossed the travel lanes of Pine Island Road. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 near Pacific Avenue, in North Fort Myers, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Troopers said the pickup, driven by a...
Beloved Cape Coral teacher remembered as courageous and kind after fatal crash
Alexandra Ashby, a science teacher at Ida S. Baker High School, died in a Cape Coral car crash Friday. Fox 4's Bella Line sat down with her husband to talk about the legacy she leaves behind.
