Cape Coral FL

A Florida man is facing charges for allegedly fatally shooting his landlord during an altercation, authorities said. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a reported shooting on the 23000 block of Van Buren Avenue in Port Charlotte at around 1:39 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect, identified as...

PORT CHARLOTTE — After celebrating the 2023 holiday break with her son, Sawyer Updike, Sheri Roberts-Updike was sad to see him leave again.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (CBS12) — A father is behind bars after his 5-year-old son was found with a loaded firearm in their backpack at a Florida elementary school. Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department say they found the loaded 9 mm handgun in the child's backpack at Trafalgar Elementary School in Cape Coral on...

Four people were arrested in North Fort Myers after deputies unexpectedly encountered what they say was an alleged drug transaction inside a parked RV.

The Redfish Pointe development proposal is still under review in Cape Coral, with the property owners expecting a revised staff report from the city within the next week or so and a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing sometime in the next two months, according to representatives for the project. The proposal,...

A Christmas morning wellness check escalated into a felony arrest after Fort Myers police say a mother sent a graphic video of herself abusing her young daughter, accompanied by text messages threatening to murder her husband with her “bare hands.”. Krysten Ann Happel, 36, was booked into the Lee...

PUNTA GORDA — A Fort Myers man was jailed this week after police found his Cadillac Escalade wedged against the gas pumps at a convenience store.

A Cape Coral woman started off 2026 with some fast food fireworks on Jan. 6 Makenzee Baker drove up to the Pine Island Road Chick-fi-A and placed an order for her favorite, a classic chicken sandwich, and a drink. The drink was served in a cup wrapped in special paper to celebrate Chick-fil-A's 80th anniversary this...

Local diners who trust restaurants to provide safe food environments may want to pay attention to recent inspection results. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted 158 inspections in Lee County, FL, during December 2025, with 129 restaurants passing on the first visit while 29 failed...

For as long as there have been shopping carts at grocery stores, there have been stress points with shoppers regarding grocery cart etiquette. One group is nice and tiddy and religious returns the cart to the designated spots in the parking or back inside the story. Another group feels no obligation or...