Fort Myers FL

ESTERO, Fla. — Plans for a new Chick-fil-A in Estero are taking shape. Current plans presented at the Estero Planning, Zoning & Design Board meeting show that the Chick-fil-A will be built at the former Perkins restaurant site at the Shoppes at Grande Oak. Plans show the restaurant chain...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A two-vehicle crash in Lee County sent two people to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred at Daniels Parkway and Powers Court at around 12:23 p.m. The crash left both vehicles flipped on their sides. The...

We can almost picture our colorful salad now, loaded up and overflowing with fresh goodness. Sweet Tomatoes , a popular south Fort Myers staple for more than a decade, is coming back to Fort Myers. An announcement came Sunday, Dec. 7, via the salad buffet restaurant’s social media pages. “The wait is over, magic...

True to the idea that “bigger is better,” Babcock Ranch has officially welcomed its largest commercial development yet. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the grand opening of The Shoppes at Yellow Pine, located off Cypress Parkway. The event brought together members of the local community to...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Authorities are looking for information on a man accused of grand theft at a storage unit. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, on Friday, an individual was seen leaving the Extra Space Storage on Abrams Boulevard in Lehigh Acres after stealing from it. He was...

The new Lee Health hospital under construction in Fort Myers is a long way from completion, but it's already looking spectacular. It hasn't even been a year yet since members of the Lee Health Board of Directors along with members of the Lee Health leadership team broke ground on a new Lee Health hospital campus...

Listen… if you’re gonna be a dirty, rotten criminal, at least leave your dog at home. I mean seriously, what did that poor pup ever do besides wag his tail, drool on your shoes, and wonder why humans are so dramatic? You know I love dogs. I always say there’s no such thing as a bad dog, only bad dog owners. And wow,...

SAINT JAMES CITY, Fla. — A St. James City man was convicted of the second-degree murder of a man in 2023. The state attorney's office says that a jury returned a guilty verdict for Brant Dustin Kelling, 35, after a five-day trial in Lee County. They add that in...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA)— A Florida man was arrested after shooting and killing his father and then returning to the scene to turn himself in, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies received calls and texts to 911 reporting gunshots in the area of Abscott Street on Monday, around 7 p.m....

On Tuesday, December 9th, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno joined State Attorney Amira Fox to announce grand jury indictments in two major homicide cases. Yohani Gonzalez de Lazaro has been indicted on two counts of First Degree Murder and two counts of First Degree Attempted Murder stemming from a 2023 The post...