Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Zara Mantilla, a 14-year-old freshman at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, has been selected to train with the U.S. U-15 national soccer team, a remarkable achievement for the young athlete who has loved soccer since she was 3 years old. "I would, like,...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested in Lee County on Tuesday after being accused of speeding at over 100 mph and resisting arrest. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, at around 7:30 a.m., a deputy was traveling west on Alico Road when they noticed a Hyundai making unsafe lane changes. The driv

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A man in Charlotte County was arrested after deputies say he knocked someone who was riding their bicycle into the ground and threatened to kill them. According to an arrest report, deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Pellam Boulevard...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral mayoral candidate Lisa Cohen-Adkinson plans to file a lawsuit against the city council in order to stop the November 2 vote on the Cape Coral North 3 Utilities Extension Project. The city council approved the utility expansion project assessments during a September meeting....

A Florida woman is facing a second-degree felony charge after, reports say, Claude's automated security filters flagged alleged threats on her account against the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Karni Chagal-Feferkorn, Assistant Professor of Instruction at USF's Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity & Computing, joined FOX

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A hit-and-run crash in Lehigh Acres left a car in the bushes early Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash on Gunnery Road South at 18th Street Southwest just after midnight. Gulf Coast News crews at...

Travelers looking to satisfy their hunger and thirst before take-off or after landing have a new option at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. The Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill officially opened in the main terminal on Oct. 6. "We're so excited to be there," said Zak Kearns, whose Kearns Restauran

A Florida woman was arrested after witnesses told deputies she punched a school bus, threw herself against the back of it as it drove away and then moved among cars on a Fort Myers road. ... Read more

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A new restaurant has opened at Southwest Florida International Airport in Lee County. According to RSW, The Boat House Tiki Bar & Grill is now open in the airport's main terminal in the hallway leading to Concourse B. The airport said the restaurant was added...

Dozens of Southwest Florida veterans will travel to Washington, D.C., on Saturday for an Honor Flight mission before returning home to a public welcome at Southwest Florida International Airport.