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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

“Reader’s Digest” always claimed laughter was the best medicine. In Lee County, laughter has also become a resistance tactic for people who want to keep their community free of ugly sprawl. “There were no boos when a cadre of Lee County planners presented their re-write of an element of the Lee Plan to a packed […]

A 38-year-old Punta Gorda woman was taken into custody after home surveillance video showed her engaged in sexual activity with her family dog, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives opened an investigation after finding social media posts alleging the conduct. Investigators contacted the person

SANIBEL, Fla. — Two Sanibel police officers got their hands dirty on Wednesday, removing 500 feet of illegal netting from the ocean. According to the Sanibel Police Department, officers Sutton and Royka responded to reports of illegal netting located off West Gulf Drive. A manatee, fish, sharks and stingrays...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A North Fort Myers woman reported groceries stolen from her porch Tuesday morning, just minutes after they were delivered to her home on Ixora Drive off Bayshore Road. Angela Strahan said she realized items were missing after bringing her groceries inside. "I come outside...