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Authorities in Florida say an investigation into the sale of puppies connected to a man on the Lee County Animal Abuser Registry led to the rescue of 10 puppies trapped in a hot SUV. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said detectives assisted Lee County Domestic Animal Services (LCDAS) investigating a...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A woman was arrested on DUI charges after she said she was on her way to a rehab facility, according to an arrest report from the Cape Coral Police Department. According to CCPD, officers responded to the Walgreens on Santa Barbara Boulevard South on Wednesday...

A 78-year-old Lee County woman is behind bars after authorities say she was driving under the influence when her vehicle slammed into a tree back in June, killing two passengers and seriously injuring a third. Diana Domalavage Waller-Genotti was arrested Nov. 12 on a warrant carrying two counts of DUI manslaughter, nearly five months after the crash that claimed two lives.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County School District is considering closing Tice Elementary and Orangewood Elementary, a proposal that could affect around 1,000 students and 60 teachers, leaving parents searching for answers and expressing frustration. Nicole Doss, a mother of an Orangewood Elementary kindergarten student, shared her disappointment...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — One person is dead and another has been seriously injured Friday afternoon after a vehicle crash on Veterans Parkway, according to officers with the Cape Coral Police Department. CCPD says that Veterans Parkway from Southwest Pine Island Road to Sandoval Boulevard is shut down in...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Two teens were arrested early Thursday morning after they were accused of breaking into cars in Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Security footage from a Lehigh Acres home shows the suspects reportedly breaking into cars and driving...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral mayor-elect Rick Erickson and incoming council members Annette Warren and Dave Newton are attending an orientation led by interim city manager Maureen Buice to learn the responsibilities of their new positions less than a week before they are sworn in. The orientation, which...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The coldest air of the season arrive Friday as a cold front pulls through the Gulf Coast. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast says a few downpours will impact the early morning commute, though drier weather returns for the afternoon. You don't need the...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested a Lehigh Acres man Wednesday after he was accused of hitting a woman with his car at the Gunnery Road Plaza parking lot. "I sustained major scratches on my left elbow and on my left knee. My knee is...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The high school football postseason officially kicked off on Thursday with the new Independent League playoff format making its debut as two crosstown rivals faced off for the chance to keep playing football. The 9-1 Canterbury Cougars hosted Evangelical Christian in the Pool B Regional...