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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres man is wanted after skipping his court date following an arrest for stalking. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Esequiel Morales Riveron, 35, was having disputes with his ex-girlfriend. The victim said that Riveron went to great lengths to know where she was at all the t

Law Enforcement Officer A 73-year-old Cape Coral resident has been sentenced to six months in...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — A Port Charlotte man accused of trafficking in over 400 grams of cocaine was arrested after Charlotte County Sheriff's Office deputies served a search warrant at his home. According to CCSO, their Narcotics Unit served the warrant to 45-year-old Christopher Smith's home on Beacon Drive....

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office has proposed a $41 million budget increase to address operational needs and public safety, which would double its budget compared to eight years ago. The additional funding would cover expenses such as maintaining facilities, raising deputy salaries, and paying for...

Cape Coral, Florida spent five months as the most-cited example of a city planning robot garbage trucks that read your lawn for code violations. Then, on July 13, the city quietly killed the idea, citing cost, not backlash. A few hundred miles up I-75, General Motors is living out year two of an enforceable federal ord

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Bonita Springs man was arrested early Friday morning after he was accused of doing burnouts in the parking lot of Gulf Coast Town Center in Lee County. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office's arrest report, Omar De La Garza, 26, was arrested after a deputy said they heard and saw a black 4-d

A Florida man is behind bars after deputies said he broke into a smoke shop because he "wanted to get high" on Wednesday morning.

A longtime Florida restaurant operator is making a new investment in St. Petersburg’s waterfront with its latest neighborhood-inspired bar and grill. HM Restaurant Group — the Fort Myers-based hospitality company behind Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, Dixie Fish Co. and Bonita Fish Company — is ready to open Boca Ciega Wa

FORT MYERS, Fla. — ICE agents arrested a man on Evans Avenue near Katherine Street in Fort Myers just before noon on Friday, leaving his car parked in the middle of the road and creating a traffic hazard. Gulf Coast News had a crew that witnessed the scene and...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral firefighter John Johnson has returned to active duty after a life-changing accident, 13 surgeries, and the amputation of part of his leg. 22 months ago, Johnson’s life was upended by an off-duty accident. "I had a 10-12 foot fall. I didn't think...