Aliens, show choirs and Area 51
Youth Theatre at Alliance for the Arts is proud to announce its upcoming production of “Dreamland” (or a musical riff on Shakespeare’s Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51). This over-the-top, movie-style musical comedy will run from April 30 to May 3 in the Foulds Theatre...
Boy, 11, arrested after I-75 car chase
PUNTA GORDA — Florida Highway Patrol troopers chased down and caught an 11-year-old who was driving on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County on Friday night.
Lehigh Acres man accused of driving drunk with 9-year-old girl in car
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Lehigh Acres man after they say he was caught driving drunk with a 9-year-old in the car Saturday night. FHP says in a press release that troopers noticed a Chevrolet Silverado traveling east on State Road 82, approaching Buckingham Road. Troopers say they saw the car turn left against a red arrow.
Driver who said he had ‘one beer’ arrested for DUI with child in vehicle,...
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A man was arrested Saturday night on DUI and child neglect charges after Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers said he drove impaired with a child in his vehicle. Troopers said they observed a Chevrolet Silverado traveling east on State Road 82 near Buckingham Road at...
Man accused of falsifying details of insurance claim following crash in Charlotte County
A man is accused of insurance fraud in Charlotte County after the Florida Department of Financial Services says he falsified the details of an insurance claim following a vehicle crash. According to court records, the investigation started with a complaint filed by the Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations...
Pedestrian killed in fatal collision just north of Marion County
A 44-year-old man from Fort Myers was killed early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle while walking along US Highway 301, just north of the Marion County line. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 6:10 a.m. near the intersection of SE US Highway 301 and SE 41st Lane, just north of the Hawthorne city limits in Alachua County.
Last hot and humid day ahead of Monday’s cold front
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Sunday is our last hot and humid day before a cold front moves through early on Monday. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast has high temperatures reaching the upper 80s in most places, and fewer people will see temperatures climb into the 90s. On...
Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize Playing Scratch-Off Game
A Florida man claimed a $1 million prize playing a scratch-off game. The post Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize Playing Scratch-Off Game appeared first on West Orlando News .
Motorcycle crash closes Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Michigan Avenue
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police are currently on scene of a motorcycle versus vehicle crash involving injuries. Eastbound and westbound lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Michigan Avenue are shut down for an undetermined amount of time. If you're driving in the area, you're being...
Tampa, Palmetto properties sell for $11.5 million
Paraíso Beach Club in Naples has completed the purchase of 200 feet of beachfront property on Vanderbilt Beach and has received full approval for its site development permit. The club declined to disclose the purchase price. Plans call for the beachfront private club to be built on about 1.35 acres on Gulf Shore Drive. It will feature three restaurants, saltwater pools with private cabanas...

















