Fort Myers FL

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — On Sunday, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say drove away from a traffic stop. LCSO says that deputies were patrolling at the intersection of Orange Grove Boulevard and Pondella Road while assisting the Fort Myers Police Department with locating a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop earlier.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man was arrested after officers with the Cape Coral Police Department say that he hit someone with a baton because they fell over while seated on his motorcycle. CCPD says that officers received a call on Wednesday in reference to a physical altercation with...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral City Council is set to discuss a proposal Wednesday at 4 p.m. to add more than $34 million to the yacht club park project. The additional funding would cover the second phase of construction, including a new fuel system and tanks, utility work, other site improvements, and beach amenities.

FDOT will hold public hearings October 27 and 28 to discuss proposed I-75 expansion plans affecting Lee and Collier counties.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral City Council will hold a final public hearing Wednesday to then vote on the proposed $500 million Bimini East redevelopment project at Four Freedoms Park, located off Cape Coral Parkway and Coronado Parkway. The project, led by Crown Development and the Bimini Basin...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Patients in Charlotte County are worried as Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, along with AdventHealth, face contract negotiations with UnitedHealthcare that could leave thousands out of network by the new year. "I then got a letter from my first physicians group up in Sarasota, which...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A strong odor from a privately owned landfill in Charlotte County has been troubling North Lee County residents for years, with complaints about the smell crossing county lines. "It's pretty bad. It's garbage; it's rotten," said Frank Passarelli, a North Fort Myers resident. The landfill,...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral police arrested Timothy Farnham after he reportedly spent nearly two hours swimming in a canal along Northeast 39th Street, ditching his clothes before being caught. Witness Jacqueline Qualls said she saw Cape Coral police, Cape Coral Fire, and Lee County EMS swarm her...

Cape Coral's City Council has paused the North 3 Utilities Extension Project after a contested roadway plan threatened to add thousands of dollars to individual homeowner assessments. The project, estimated at $384.1 million overall with a $327.8 million construction bid covering 58.8 road miles and roughly 5,180 parcels in northwest Cape Coral, was already moving through the approval process when the council reversed course in mid-October.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Two women have been arrested after police say a Facebook Marketplace gold sale in Cape Coral turned into a robbery, with the victim dragged by a fleeing vehicle. On Oct. 14, Cape Coral police officers spoke with the victim, who said she and her husband...