Cape Coral FL

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Charlotte County Correctional Institute inmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges after killing another inmate. William Tulenko, who strangled James Howze, will face sentencing on Feb. 18, according to Charlotte County officials. Tulenko was already serving a life sentence...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A mother is remembering her son as brave and kind. The teenager with so much life left to live died in a Suncoast Estates house fire. "We shared a lot in common," said Falon Holland, the mother of 17-year-old Nikola (Nik) Knight. "Had a lot of good times too."

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

PUNTA GORDA — Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office detectives tracked down a man suspected of illegally dumping several items alongside a road in Punta Gorda, including a container of a person’s cremated remains.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An officer was honored by Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore with an award this week for saving a 2-year-old who had stopped breathing during a drowning incident in August. Officer Stephen Moon was presented with the "Life Saving Award" for being the first to...

Lee County has put in more than 650 camera on school buses to catch illegal passers. $225 fines begin Dec. 8 after a 30-day warning period.

Road improvement continue just about everywhere you look in Southwest Florida these days, and there's news regarding one of the most significant projects in Lee County. The county announced today (Nov. 6) that traffic will shift to the new Big Carlos Pass Bridge starting on Nov. 14. The shift to the newly...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The City of Cape Coral is launching a fundraiser to build the tallest, free-standing American flagpole in Florida. The "Raise the Flag" fundraiser will fund a flag that sits on a 250-foot pole near the Veterans Memorial Monument at Bernice Braden Park to mark the United State's 250th birthday,...

First-of-its-kind cafe offers up cannabis-infused food and drink. A first-of-its-kind cafe that offers up cannabis-infused food and drink is opening in Cape Coral. Seed and Bean Market is set to open its third location in Cape Coral at The Cove at 47th, with a tentative opening slated for the first week of December.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of dumping over 500 pounds of waste, which included cremated remains, in Charlotte County. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, on Oct. 30, deputies responded to a report of trash being dumped on Cartouche Avenue. The caller...