Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Family and friends of 21-year-old Julia Lima gathered at Lakes Park to honor her memory and demand justice after her death last Monday in Fort Myers. Lima was shot and killed at the Village Creek apartment complex, an incident that led Fort Myers police to shut down Winkler Avenue during their invest

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man says he was involved in a dangerous road rage incident Saturday morning on the Midpoint Bridge while driving toward Fort Myers with his 3-year-old daughter in the car. "Those weren't my emotions at the time. I was just concerned for the...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office along with other organizations cleaned up more than 30,000 pounds of trash from wooded areas in Port Charlotte. According to a post from CCSO, members of their Community Police Unit, Charlotte County Public Works, Keep Charlotte County Beautif

New 2026 data uncovered from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documents offers a revealing look at how boating infrastructure is distributed across the state — and how Lee and Collier counties stack up . Public records research by In the Know found an inventory of more than 10,000 marine facilities sta

FORT MYERS, Fla. — More rain is in the forecast for your Sunday. Expect more storm coverage, especially during the afternoon hours. Throughout the rest of the morning, the focus will be on the coastline, with rain moving onshore for some. By the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will favor our inland counties.

A Lee County man’s alleged robbery escape plan took an unusually three-wheeled turn when deputies found him near the tricycle he was accused of using to flee. Investigators say the man had just ripped a necklace from a victim and pushed them to the ground. The incident began Tuesday...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A repeat drug offender is wanted by Lee County deputies after being accused of violating her probation. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Arqueena Brown, 29, was a passenger in a car with two men who were pulled over. When a Fort Myers police officer walked up to the car, they smelled a

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County deputies are looking for a man who skipped court after being accused of intentionally hitting a person with his vehicle at Southwest Florida International Airport. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Walvy Leyva Perez, 55, was working as a rideshare driver when he...

There was a $2 million medical malpractice jury verdict in a Florida stillbirth case. The post $2 Million Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict in Florida Stillbirth Case appeared first on West Orlando News .

A 31-year-old Lee County man is behind bars after investigators say he stepped outside a home and fired at a car carrying three women who had pulled into a driveway to make a U-turn. No one was hurt, but the close call could have ended very differently. The shooting happened...