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After a week of intense competition, champions were crowned in five pickleball brackets Sunday as the Zimmer Biomet Cape Coral Open concluded at The Courts, Cape Coral. In the championship matches, the top-seeded men’s doubles team of Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio swept J.W. Johnson and C.J. Klinger, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7.

With Valentine’s Day greeting all of us college students this past weekend, if you’re wanting to find a soft and stylish new restaurant to go to, “Bruno’s of Brooklyn, Italian Eatery” might be the scene for you. Now, Bruno’s is an extremely popular place to...

Heads up, Lee County, Cape Coral drivers: overnight lane closures are coming to Hancock Bridge Parkway. Crews will shut down eastbound lanes both Tuesday, February 17, and Wednesday, February 18, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night for drainage installation. On February 18, westbound lanes will also close during those...

The U.S. housing market has seen some changes in the last few years, and in some places, prices may be going down more than others. Most experts expect home prices to appreciate modestly in 2026, which could be helped by steadier demand and potentially lower mortgage rates. For instance, Realtor.com projects a 2%...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help to locate a missing man. According to LCSO, deputies are searching for Edward Braxton, who was last seen on 70th Street West in Lehigh Acres on Sunday morning. Braxton is 5 feet 8 inches tall,...

MATLACHA, Fla. — A 15-foot boat with two people onboard sank Monday in South Matlacha Pass in Lee County after a wave came over the stern. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the single-vessel incident around 1:20 p.m. near South Matlacha Pass.

Andreas Visilias is seeing double. At least when it comes to Slipaway Food Truck Park , that is. As of last month, Visilias now has two food trucks back-to-back at Cape Coral’s first and only food truck park. “We were going to events, company, condos (with the newly added food truck),” he said. “Then it came up that...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County deputies arrested a Port Charlotte man they say grabbed a woman inside her government vehicle while she was delivering mail.

A 66-year-old Naples woman died, and two people suffered serious injuries, after the vehicle she was driving rear-ended a car on Interstate 75, crossed the median and hit an SUV. The wreck happened just after 7:15 p.m. Feb. 15 along Interstate 75, near mile marker 70, near Ochopee, according to a Florida Highway...

Two teenagers were arrested because investigators say they led Lee County deputies on a dangerous electric motorbike chase that started in the Bell Tower parking.