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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — 136 birds that were removed from two separate suspected cockfighting rings in Lee County in August have been humanely euthanized. A spokesperson for Lee County confirmed that the 136 birds, which were rescued from suspected cockfighting operations in Lehigh Acres and Buckingham, were humanely euthani

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida man is accused of placing a tracking device on his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle and using it to monitor her movements, according to court documents. Christopher Concepcion, 48, was arrested Sept. 7 and faces a charge of invading privacy by installing or using a...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — An incident report revealed new details after a woman died in a construction accident at Bell Mine off State Road 82 in Lee County on Monday. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office report, the driver was trapped underwater inside a construction vehicle. Deputies said...

PORT CHARLOTTE — A common practice to regrow and stabilize trees to withstand strong hurricane winds is staking.

Teen riders tearing across a Cape Coral golf course apparently have not been deterred by damaged greens, angry workers or repeated calls to police. Workers at Hunters Run Golf Club say the riders have been ... Read more

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office released information Monday about an investigation of a physical attack that took place Friday night at a home on Genesee Street in the South Gulf Cove neighborhood.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Gulf Coast will stay dry for the Tuesday morning commute but an east wind will drive storms near the coast this evening. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast says storms will bring the threat for heavy rain and lightning at times. Ahead of the rain, it will be another warm afternoon in

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The School District of Lee County has approved its new budget, lowering the millage rate to 5.271, which is down from last year, though some property owners may still pay more based on property values. Concerns initially arose about cuts to minority schools and arts...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The City of Fort Myers is making progress with a $30 million Midtown redevelopment project that aims to create a safer, more walkable neighborhood. "The Midtown redevelopment project is really a project to replace all of our infrastructure within the public right-of-way down in our Midtown area," sai

Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers said FPL is “shaking the town down” over the $150,000 in stolen copper wire for the new turtle-friendly street lights being installed on Estero Boulevard. Somehow 54,000 linear feet of wire was stolen but nobody knows how or from where? Some of...