Fort Myers FL

Whether you'll admit it or not, everyone’s broken the speed limit at least once. Maybe it was an accident. Maybe, like Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, you just wanted to show off. A few days ago, The Florida Trident posted a video showing Sheriff Marceno hammering the throttle in a black ...

A Lee County student recently took home the gold in the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship in Grapevine, Texas, earning him a spot at the Microsoft Office World Champions later this month in Orlando. Brenden Fruauff, a Lehigh Acres resident who attended Dunbar High School, found about the...

As we embrace the summer months, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible achievements and exciting progress within our school district. Celebrating Our Graduates: First and foremost, congratulations to our graduating seniors! This past May, we watched as you walked across the stage, ready to embark on...

This Lee County gymnastics facility turns into a small pond after just 90 minutes of rain. The owners say they've called for help repeatedly, but nothing changes.

Move out day is around the corner for the four-legged residents who have called Florida Gulf Coast University campus' home for the last couple of weeks. After recent sightings of bears at the university, FGCU's University Police Department (UPD) released an email on July 2 to the FGCU community that the Estero campus...

A kitten who had her head stuck in a pipe in Florida was saved by sheriff's deputies and got a name to remember the occasion.

UPDATE in Facebook Marketplace robbery in Port Charlotte. Sheriff says two of the six suspects are still on the run and should be considered armed and dangerous.

A former Lee County sheriff's deputy faces charges after authorities say he fled the Lee County Jail after a drunken driving arrest, leaving behind items he said he could not remember where he placed. Matthew Curbelo, 33, of Punta Gorda, faces one count of escaping or attempting to escape a jail facility. According...

A long-term plan — the Cape Coral Mobility Plan and Fee — will be workshopped next week to provide an opportunity for residents to share how to help create a safer and more connected city while they live, work and move around the Cape. “Mobility Plan and Fee...

PUNTA GORDA — Even in the rain, Michael Haymans will swim across the Peace River in Charlotte Harbor at 3 p.m. on Friday.