Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast softball's (5-7) bats were mostly held in check in a 4-1 loss to Wisconsin (9-3) in the fifth game of The Hampton Inn Gulf Coast Classic on Friday night. The Eagles scattered eight hits against the Badgers, but left seven runners on...

Motorcycle daredevils. Eye-popping floats. Mexican dancers. Fire engines and police cars. And lots of smiling faces, everywhere you looked. Southwest Florida's biggest event, the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade , returned Saturday, Feb. 21, to downtown Fort Myers. Spectators packed Cleveland Avenue and...

PUNTA GORDA — Dave Anthony didn’t have to think too hard about who should be standing in the pitcher’s circle for the past three years.

BOCA GRANDE — It's almost strawberry time in Boca Grande.

Developer plans fast-food restaurant on retail site. Alliant Partners Development, a Tampa-based real estate development firm, has bought nearly an acre in Port Charlotte, where it is in the process of building a new restaurant on the space. The 0.81-acre property is at 1470 Tamiami Trail, right off of Veterans...

Freezes and frosts — just like death and taxes — can be expected even here in Southwest Florida.

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will present its 32nd annual Greek Fest, set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27-March 1 on the church grounds, 24411 Rampart Blvd., Port Charlotte

BOKEELIA, Fla. — Crews with the Pine-Island/Matlacha Fire Control District battled a residential structure fire on Rat Road in Bokeelia Sunday evening. No one was injured. Crews say that when they arrived, the home was completely involved in flames, and that it was burnt to the ground. While there...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Fort Myers, Florida – Early morning commuters should bundle up as wind chills fall to 34 degrees between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday across parts of southwest Florida. According to the National Weather...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Two people have minor injuries after a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Midway Boulevard and Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte Sunday afternoon. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, two people were on the motorcycle. No other vehicles were involved. One person was...