Fort Myers FL

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Max Smith, a 17-year-old baseball player, and his family moved more than 1,000 miles from Ohio to Florida, claiming they were misled by promises made by a baseball academy, which they say disrupted his career and is now prompting legal action. "I thought this...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A student’s reported escape from a deputy’s patrol car at Riverdale High School on Monday led to a campus lockdown and an hour-long search. "I've heard, like, rumors about that, but I wasn't sure if it was true," Riverdale High student Rodrick Gaskin said. "If y'all are telling me this right now, then, you know, maybe word got around."

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man was arrested after being accused of committing an armed robbery in downtown Fort Myers on Oct. 3. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, officers responded to the area of Main Street and Jackson Street shortly after midnight on Oct. 3. The two victims told officers they had been robbed of their jewelry at gunpoint by a man who fled the scene.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A woman was arrested after officers with the Fort Myers Police Department say she tried to carjack a victim and bit an officer while getting arrested. According to an arrest report, officers responded to the 2700 block of Fowler Street in reference to a woman who stated that she was robbing another woman.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Kids in Cape Coral were caught on camera trying to run over ducks in an open lot on Southwest Second Avenue using e-motos, which are faster and more powerful than e-bikes. "Now kids, instead of being kids on a bicycle, they're going to be kids...

ESTERO, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office held a funeral service for K9 Dundee on Wednesday at the Hertz Arena in Estero. K9 Dundee died in the line of duty in September while assisting deputies at a scene in the Island Vista Estates neighborhood on Eland Drive in North Fort Myers. LCSO said that Dundee appeared to have died from a medical event, as no gunshot or stab wounds were found on Dundee.

Southwest Florida is about to meet the country's favorite beaver. Charlotte County has officially approved the region's first Buc-ee's. If you haven't heard of it, allow me to introduce you to the Disney World of travel stops. For those unfamiliar, this beaver-branded mega-travel center is a road trip rite of passage. If you're heading toward North Florida or Texas, you'll know you're getting close when highway billboards start featuring a famous, very enthusiastic beaver. Buc-ee , the mascot of

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral leaders are considering a $17 million proposal for road improvements as part of the North 3 utility extension project during Wednesday's Committee of the Whole meeting. The city said the funding would come from transportation funds, not from property owners. The proposed upgrades...

Charlotte County deputies are asking the public to help locate 73-year-old Jessie James Green, whom the Sheriff's Office has described as a missing endangered adult. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office alert says Green was born on June 15, 1953, stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and was last seen wearing a dark blue long-sleeve shirt, gray shorts and white shoes.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers firefighters rescued a dog from a Moreno Avenue house fire Tuesday morning. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, crews arrived at the home on Moreno Avenue just before 9 a.m. Firefighters were immediately able to see a column of smoke coming from the house.