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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A watermain break on Winkler Road and Timber Run in Lee County has left over 500 residents without water, according to Lee County Utilities. Lee County Utilities said a 12-inch valve broke Friday night at about 9 p.m. Crews are currently working to fix the issue, and water is expected to be restored

Southwest Florida travelers will soon have a new nonstop option to the Charlotte region, as Avelo Airlines has announced new service between Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers and Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in Concord, North Carolina. The new Fort Myers route is scheduled to begin Thursday, Nov

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Investigators with the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement said they conducted an operation regarding a reportedly unlicensed moving company in Fort Myers that led to arrests of the owner and operator and of an associate. According to OALE, they made contact with the two men...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Craig DeYoung, a leader in Charlotte County's banking business for more than 30 years, has announced his retirement from Crews Bank & Trust, the bank announced this week.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters responded to a houseboat fire off Little Gasparilla Island Friday morning. According to Charlotte County Fire & EMS, crews were dispatched around 10:34 a.m. to an abandoned houseboat fire off Little Gasparilla Island. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. Officials said

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Charlotte County deputies responded to Imperial Barbershop along S McCall Road in Englewood Friday afternoon. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, there was an active scene, and it appears to be a swatting call. CCSO also said no injuries have been reported and no arrests...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — We're in store for more rounds of afternoon storms Friday with hot, humid weather ahead of the rain. Showers and storms will develop by the late afternoon and build near the coast this evening. Overnight lows will only fall into the upper 70s. Your Gulf...

A Cape Coral man has a new warrant out for his arrest after he was accused of violating the terms of his probation, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers says Juan Falcon, 38, was initially arrested after he was pulled over by officers for a traffic stop. Officers said he was driving erratically

NORTH PORT — Area firefighters returned to Myakka State Forest on Thursday evening to fight another brush fire.

A 25-year prison sentence now stands at the center of a case that began with...