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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres family is mourning the sudden death of 4-year-old Marquis, who passed away on Aug. 27. "We went to his therapy, we went shopping, came back, lay down to take a nap, and he just didn't wake up," said Vanessa Hickson, Marquis' grandmother.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a 17-year-old female, driving a 2015 Ford Focus, was traveling south on U.S. 41 when she collided with a 59-year-old man. The currently unidentified man, was attempting to cross the southbound lanes when the collision happened on Friday, September 4,...

CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. — Homecomings are always fun – and that was the case on Friday night as former Cypress Lake head coach Joey Mendes made his return to his former program as the new man in charge of the Fort Myers Green Wave. While things were close...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A deadly crash has shut down southbound lanes on US-41 near Judd Road in North Fort Myers on Friday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved a vehicle and a pedestrian. Troopers said the crash remains under investigation. Count on Gulf...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An RV caught fire on I-75 Friday, sending a smoke plume into the air that could be seen for miles, Charlotte County Public Safety said. The fire broke about 10:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes near the Kings Highway exit. Fire crews found the RV fully...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An email scam is posing as Cape Coral’s planning department, and city officials are urging residents and contractors to be cautious. According to the City of Cape Coral, the email appears to come from the "City of Cape Coral Planning and Zoning Commission" and uses the subject line to reference an "a

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Southwest Florida Tacos & Treats Festival is happening Saturday at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers, offering food, fun, and community support. The event runs from noon to 9 p.m. and is one of the biggest food festivals the city has...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Issac Sales, the 20-year-old who pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter charges after a 2025 crash that killed 17-year-old Jaciey Hogan, has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Sales appeared in a Lee County court on Friday to learn his fate. He pleaded...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A semitruck crash delayed traffic Friday along Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 127 and Alico Road in Lee County. The Florida Highway Patrol said it was a single commercial vehicle crash, and the semitruck was jackknifed in the median and the inside lane. According to...

If looking for a fun way to spend Labor Day weekend, to get a great holiday meal or deal, here are a selection of ideas in Collier and Lee counties. Also, for a meaningful tribute, people gather in Naples, Estero and Cape Coral on Labor Day in advance of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and plane cras