Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Florida - A 39-year-old man from North Fort Myers has been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Michael Peacock, who pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek, according to United States Attorney Gregory W....

Charlotte County has switched its school speed zone cameras from issuing warnings to handing out real tickets. Drivers speeding past any of the nine schools with cameras will now face a $100 fine. If you drive over 10 mph over the posted limit in a school zone, the camera records...

North Fort Myers rescue hopes to acclimate greyhounds and place them in forever homes. In Spain, being groomed to be a hunting dog can be a very cruel thing. If the dog isn’t up to par, or once it ages to the point it can’t keep up, the end can be sad and harsh, as there are very few places a dog can go to be “put...

Preliminary reports, subject to revision, indicate that pick-up truck, vehicle #1, heading north, braked for a semi tractor-trailer truck also heading north but stopped or nearly stopped in the r. oad. Whereupon vehicle #2 ran into the rear of vehicle #1. Pick-up truck vehicle #3 ran into the back of...

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has started construction on an ASC and medical office building in Fort Myers. The 60,000-square-foot facility will be located on the campus of Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and HealthPark Medical Center, according to an April 1 news release from Stevens...

A year ago the Fort Myers City Council begrudgingly gave Suntex, Inc. a year's extension on obtaining needed permits for what is basically a new expanded marina. That year was up on April 1. There could still be hurdles ahead. State giving go-ahead for Fort Myers Yacht Basin. Feds still looking The good news is that...

The competition was tough at the 2026 Pizza Expo. More than 750 pizza makers descended on Las Vegas in late March to compete in the International Pizza Expo, the largest of its kind in the world. And Southwest Florida’s favorite uncle was right there among them. “It was so cool,” said Enrico Aguila, aka Uncle Rico ,...

If you're one of the thousands of Southwest Florida residents with commutes on State Road 82, there might be certain times of the day that you'll want to avoid getting behind the wheel. What was once a quieter stretch connecting Immokalee to Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers has transformed into a major commuter artery,...

PUNTA GORDA – The current natural kayak launch area at Prairie Creek has been closed during construction activities.

For student-athletes participating in spring sports, April is a busy month as teams prepare for their final championship tournaments before the end of the school year. This month and throughout the school year and sports calendars, Lee Health athletic trainers work hard to ensure student-athletes stay safe, healthy...