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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Two trucks were in a crash on southbound I-75 southbound Alligator Alley that injured both drivers and shut down part of the interstate in Collier County for hours on Thursday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 9:20 a.m. going at mile...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A 73-year-old man fatally shot by Charlotte County deputies Oct. 21 pointed a BB gun at one of them, a sheriff’s official said. The man was identified as Norman Streffling. Deputies went to Streffling’s home after a neighbor reported that Streffling had come onto...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Target will anchor the new Creekside Marketplace, alongside a medical office building at the intersection of Daniels Parkway and State Road 82. This shopping center will mean people who live here in eastern Lee County won't have to drive as far to shop. "We have...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Georgia man was convicted of robbing a Fort Myers couple at gunpoint after leaving DNA evidence at the scene, the State Attorney’s Office said. According to the SAO, in 2019, Alijah Deshawn Robinson, 28, robbed two victims at gunpoint at their Fort Myers home. Robinson stole approximately $1,000 in cash.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — With Lee Health in active negotiations with insurance provider UnitedHealthcare, thousands of Southwest Florida residents are in danger of losing in-network coverage on Jan. 1, 2027. Back in August, Lee Health announced that it would be dropping UnitedHealthcare as an in-network provider due to what...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A portion of westbound Daniels Parkway was closed Thursday following a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a crash involving a vehicle and a scooter occurred on westbound Daniels Parkway near Brookshire Lake Boulevard. One person died in the crash.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A former Target employee in Estero was arrested on Tuesday after she was accused of stealing more than $11,000 from the cash registers while working. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Amuria Monique Mixon, 25, was arrested after deputies received a report from the lead asset protection employee at the Target on US-41, who had also been acting in the same position for the store on Mediterranean Drive in Coconut Point.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A camera captures a suspected mail thief checking mailboxes along Sweden Boulevard and Bermont Road in Charlotte County. "It's remote. They think nobody's watching these mailboxes," said resident Michael Schloss. Cameras from Prana Farms along Sweden Boulevard caught the suspect in the act. "What we...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — UnitedHealthcare said it delivered a proposal to Lee Health on Oct. 30 that could maintain long-term network access. According to the website, the proposal from UnitedHealthcare could maintain the access for commercial and Medicare Advantage plans. In addition, UnitedHealthcare said it continues to provide an...

Ronald St. Clair, a certified public accountant in Fort Myers, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hiding assets from the IRS to avoid paying more than $2.2 million in income taxes, and he must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Oct. 26. St. Clair... The post A Fort Myers CPA got 18 months and must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution for hiding assets to dodge $2.2 million in taxes appeared first on The Financial Wire .