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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office has proposed a $41 million budget increase to address operational needs and public safety, which would double its budget compared to eight years ago. The additional funding would cover expenses such as maintaining facilities, raising deputy salaries, and paying for...

Cape Coral, Florida spent five months as the most-cited example of a city planning robot garbage trucks that read your lawn for code violations. Then, on July 13, the city quietly killed the idea, citing cost, not backlash. A few hundred miles up I-75, General Motors is living out year two of an enforceable federal ord

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Bonita Springs man was arrested early Friday morning after he was accused of doing burnouts in the parking lot of Gulf Coast Town Center in Lee County. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office's arrest report, Omar De La Garza, 26, was arrested after a deputy said they heard and saw a black 4-d

A Florida man is behind bars after deputies said he broke into a smoke shop because he "wanted to get high" on Wednesday morning.

A longtime Florida restaurant operator is making a new investment in St. Petersburg’s waterfront with its latest neighborhood-inspired bar and grill. HM Restaurant Group — the Fort Myers-based hospitality company behind Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, Dixie Fish Co. and Bonita Fish Company — is ready to open Boca Ciega Wa

FORT MYERS, Fla. — ICE agents arrested a man on Evans Avenue near Katherine Street in Fort Myers just before noon on Friday, leaving his car parked in the middle of the road and creating a traffic hazard. Gulf Coast News had a crew that witnessed the scene and...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral firefighter John Johnson has returned to active duty after a life-changing accident, 13 surgeries, and the amputation of part of his leg. 22 months ago, Johnson’s life was upended by an off-duty accident. "I had a 10-12 foot fall. I didn't think...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Grab the rain gear as widespread storms will target our coast again Friday afternoon. We'll start out the morning dry with temperatures in the 70s, though highs will reach the toasty low 90s today. Storms will develop inland and track west near the coast by...

Cape Coral, Florida, residents are sounding the alarm after they say the city’s sidewalk construction displaced a burrowing owl nest. The species is threatened in the state of Florida, which locals say should’ve prevented the project from moving forward, according to Gulf Coast News.  Residents have been speaking out a

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after he made death threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on social media. According to the Middle District of Florida, Joseph Rocco Giancola, 73, pleaded...