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Pine Island Redfish has broken ground on a new land-based RAS facility in Lee County, Florida. (Image credit: Pine Island Redfish) With all necessary permits secured, construction is beginning on the company’s Pine Island property, which offers more than 80 acres of development space and significant potential for phased expansion.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller’s office will host The Big Shred, a free community shredding event, on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Lee County Elections Center, located at 13180 South Cleveland Ave in Fort Myers. Kevin...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Four people were injured after a rollover crash with a fire truck and a Brink's truck on US-41 just north of Island Park Road in Lee County on Tuesday. According to the San Carlos Park Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, the crash happened just after 4 p.m. In addition, three of the patients were firefighters, with two having minor injuries and the other one having moderate injuries, the fire district said.

Southwest Florida is seeing a growing push to create and preserve affordable housing as communities look for ways to help workers, families and longtime residents remain in the region . Last week marked the opening of a 144-unit affordable housing community in Fort Myers, while a new workforce housing development with 15 below-market-rate apartments is scheduled to debut Wednesday on Sanibel. Housing preservation organizations are also expanding locally in an effort to help existing homeowners s

A 68-year-old pilot was rescued by a Lee County Sheriff's Office helicopter after engine trouble forced his floatplane to make an emergency landing in the mangroves of Estero Bay Preserve.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — An apartment building at the 81 West Apartments complex in Lee County has been vacant for three years due to noticeable sinking, prompting residents to call for transparency from property management. "It does look like, like it's about to collapse," said Christian Cowan, a resident...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Crews are on scene at a fire at a solar mailbox factory company on the corner of Sulstone Drive and Sunnybrook Road in Charlotte County on Monday night. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, there are no injuries and the cause of the fire is...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral Police arrested a man accused of an unprovoked attack on a victim outside the Mermaid Liquor Bar. According to the Cape Coral Police Department arrest report, on November 1, officers responded to the bar, which is located at 111 Del Prado Boulevard North, at around 1:55 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, officers found the victim, a 58-year-old man, lying on the ground in the parking lot, bleeding from his head, with visible injuries to his face and his eyes swoll

SANIBEL, Fla. — The City of Sanibel is partnering with Solar United Neighbors to form the Southwest Florida Solar Co-op, aiming to help residents and small businesses invest in solar energy and prepare for future storms. Bob Moore, a Sanibel homeowner, said his experience with power outages after Hurricane...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Residents of Coral Lakes in Cape Coral are voicing concerns about the potential for a waste transfer station near their homes, citing health risks, dust, noise, and property value impacts. Jaye Press, a stage four lung cancer survivor, said she is worried about the possibility...