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Conservation has always held a special place in my life. In graduate school, I focused my research on the circular food system, exploring how food waste can fuel future food production and preparation. As Sanibel’s Chief Resilience Officer, I have the privilege of looking at how our daily choices shape the long-term...

Though there is no shortage of 32-, 36- and 39-foot Doug Wright catamarans among Fort Myers Offshore members, Justin Wagner, who purchased the brand last June, has never participated in an event produced by the Southwest Florida-based nonprofit scholarship-raising club. That will change this Saturday during the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two people were arrested Wednesday morning after Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputies found a large cache of meth inside a Port Charlotte home. Narcotics Unit deputies, along with a SWAT team and K-9 units, executed a search warrant and arrested 30-year-old Erika Diamond and 32-year-old Michael...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man stole a Mustang from a driveway on Wednesday before a K-9 caught him fleeing from deputies in the woods, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a home on Lee Road in Fort Myers for a report of a stolen vehicle, LCSO said. The […]

The Matanzas Pass Bridge has been cleared and is back open, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. 2:55 p.m.

Lee BIA Builders Care’s popular BBQ, Bands & Brew fundraising event is returning on Saturday, March 28 at Caloosa Sound Amphitheater in downtown Fort Myers. During the 15th annual event, Southwest Florida’s top pit masters will compete for the title of “Best BBQ in Town,” accompanied by a lineup of live performances,...

Every teacher remembers the moment they knew they were called to the classroom. More recently, I remember the moment I was called back to the classroom. I began my career in education in 1987 at an elementary school in Collier County. Over the next three decades, I taught elementary school, high school, adult...

ROTONDA WEST — Plans for multi-family housing complexes near the center of Rotonda West have some residents frustrated.

Last Friday, the female bald eagle known to viewers as F23 failed to return to the Bayshore Road nest in North Fort Myers, suddenly leaving longtime mate M15 alone with their nearly fledged chick, E26. Her disappearance has thousands of livestream watchers on edge as the young eagle edges toward its first flights....

ESTERO, Fla. — Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking help identifying two suspects accused of robbing a store at Miromar Outlets in Estero. According to Crime Stoppers, the two suspects are accused of grand theft at the BOSS Outlet on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. If you have information in...