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Top events of the week 3 To Do: ‘Witness a Murder’ at Arts Center Theatre; Island Hopper, more. The comedians perform Sept. 17-20 at Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, No. 1100. $27 general admission, plus a fee. At 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, and 6 p.m., S

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County emergency crews rescued a person trapped inside a car after a crash on Wednesday. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, crews responded to Bermont Road at around 4:16 p.m. after reports of a single-vehicle crash, with the vehicle's occupant unable to exit the car.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man was arrested on Sept. 11 after a traffic stop led to a K-9 narcotics discovery in Fort Myers. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, Kevin K. Herring was stopped for a reported traffic violation. During the stop, a K-9 conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to potential n

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Lee County crews are continuing work on the reconstruction of the Fort Myers Beach Pier, with demolition activities underway and pile-driving operations set to begin. During demolition, beachgoers may experience brief periods of vibration as existing piles are removed. According to Lee County,

A Punta Gorda man is behind bars without bond after Charlotte County deputies say surveillance video captured him beating a six-week-old puppy to death, then burying her in his backyard. Neil R. Puterbaugh, 53, was arrested Tuesday night at his home, accused of striking the female puppy more than 20 times.

Malia Nummerdor is charged with engaging in sexual contact with an animal after her ex found and then shared the disturbing video on Facebook.

MATLACHA, Fla. — A roughly 480-pound dolphin stranded on a sandbar in Matlacha on Thursday was rescued and released back into the water after hours of effort by the community, firefighters, and marine biologists. According to the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District, the dolphin was successfully released and tagg

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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lee County man was arrested on Wednesday after he was accused of exposing and touching himself outside of a home in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Darrell Laroy Madison, 39, was found on Gretchen Avenue and matched the call that accused a man of exposing

The City of Fort Myers will break ground Tuesday on a new $109-million headquarters for the Fort Myers Police Department, a three-storey, 176,000-square-foot facility designed to bring police operations currently spread across multiple locations under one roof. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 22 at 1