Fort Myers FL

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Charlotte County Pride hosted its second annual Pride Fest at Laishley Park, bringing the community together for a day of celebration, inclusion, and unity. "We are having a great time today. It is all about pride and celebration and inclusion," said Genie Spangler-Braithwaite of Charlotte...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man is wanted after he was accused of violating the terms of his probation following an arrest for stealing several items, among other charges, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers says that Emerson Armstrong, 33, was initially arrested for...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — At least one person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash shut down all southbound lanes of Six Mile Cypress Parkway at Daniels Parkway Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said that at least six vehicles were involved in...

The Gulf Shellfish Institute wants to plant over a million southern hard clams on five acres in Little Bokeelia Bay, just off Pine Island. State environmental managers have already given the group a thumbs-up to get started. This isn’t some short-term project. The Institute’s “All Clams on Deck” initiative has...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Corey Tetrick was driving northeast along Chamberlain Boulevard on a late August Day in 2023. In his passenger seat was a cake he had baked with care. Baking was one of the perks of his job as a chef at the Villages on the Isle.

FORT MYERS, FL — WINK News is setting up a Medicare Help Center to field questions from Lee Health patients and other Southwest Florida residents as major insurance changes approach. The hospital system is ending its contract with UnitedHealthcare at the end of the year, a shift that affects about 50,000 patients.

The Town Council agenda is out and, despite being shot down by the LPA, the DiamondHead team plans to go to the Town Council Monday with their plan to expand. Last month the LPA unanimously recommended the Town Council deny the project. DiamondHead Resort General Manager Neil Hopgood says the...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Charlotte County Utilities Locate Technician was presented with an Exceptional Service Award from Charlotte County Fire & EMS after his quick thinking helped rescue a driver from a vehicle following a crash. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, Alex Howard, a utilities locate technici

PORT CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte County man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash after his pickup hit a electric scooter driven by a juvenile, deputies reported.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres driver was arrested by troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol after he was accused of super speeding on Daniels Parkway. According to an arrest report, on Thursday evening troopers were patrolling on Daniels Parkway near the intersection of Timber Creek Drive when they saw a car trav