Fort Myers FL

Environmental activists, legal experts, and community leaders gathered in Fort Myers to discuss changes to federal wetland protections and what they could mean for Florida’s water. The League of Women Voters of Lee County and the Sierra Club Calusa Group organized the “Our Waters, Our Vote: Southwest Florida Water...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Officers with the Fort Myers Police Department are looking for the parent or guardian of a child who was found near Crunch Fitness. The child was found near the gym, in the area of Boy Scout Drive. Police say they have been unable to locate the child's parents, guardian or family members.

A man faces multiple charges after he reportedly filmed others in a men’s restroom at a truck stop in North Fort Myers, Florida. On September 30, 2026, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to a truck stop located at Park 78 Drive in North Fort Myers after receiving reports of a man “filming over […] The po

ESTERO, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office has announced it will be holding a funeral for K9 Dundee, who died in the line of duty on Monday. According to LCSO, a funeral for Dundee will be held on Wednesday, October 14, at 10 a.m. at the Hertz Arena in Estero. Final honors will then take place outside immediately f

Garrett Fay Hamilton and his wife Michelle gave it their all. But on Tuesday, Sept. 29, their friendly neighborhood beer and wine bar closed permanently . “After much thought and doing everything we could to keep our doors open, the time has come to say goodbye to Carlstadt Beer and Wine Bar,” a post on the south Fort

EAST RIDGE, TN — Authorities say a missing 13-year-old girl from Lee County, Florida, was safely found in East Ridge after a license plate reader alert helped police identify a vehicle tied to the case. Investigators say the girl had been missing from her Fort Myers home since Sept. 18.

The Tampa Bay area is getting some help battling dengue fever from other counties across the state. This time, Lee County Mosquito Control sent helicopters to Hillsborough County to assist. FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer reports.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A student at Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy in Lehigh Acres was arrested on Monday after deputies said he brought a loaded gun to school. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, at around 8:20 a.m., the school resource officer saw a student, identified as Nathaniel Robles, 1

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police responded to Royal Crest Printing on Wednesday morning after a car crashed into the business. According to FMPD, officers responded to the printing business at around 6:44 a.m. Gulf Coast News crews on the scene were told by an officer that the driver had been traveling northbound o

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A chase that spanned Fort Myers into Lehigh Acres ended with a deputy crashing into a barbershop before arresting the suspect. Joel Garcia, an employee at Da Barber Shop, said he was stunned when he woke up to surveillance footage of the crash. "I thought...