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Southwest Florida hospitals are preventing medical errors and taking other measures to keep patients safe, according to the latest safety ratings. The nonprofit Leapfrog Group , which has been analyzing hospitals for safety since 2012, has released its spring grades for roughly 3,000 hospitals nationwide. The grades are done twice a year. The states with the highest percentage of “A” hospitals are Connecticut, Virginia, South...

Deputies say a recently fired delivery driver turned a Fort Myers logistics yard into his own personal demolition zone, slicing up the tires of 29 Amazon vans and tossing key fobs into the Caloosahatchee River before getting hauled in on felony charges. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a 22-year-old...

FORT MYERS, Florida - A 34-year-old Port Charlotte man has pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, according to United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. James Gregory Ford faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, in October...

Melchor Hernandez Alcaraz (CCSO) A Florida man is facing several felony charges following a late-night...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — A Port Charlotte man is accused of molesting a child, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. A press release from CCSO said that the victim, who is under the age of 12, told authorities in Hillsborough County that they had been molested on multiple occasions in Charlotte County.

A man was arrested on Wednesday after being accused of driving on the beach near designated sea turtle nesting areas, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Firefighters responded to a vehicle that ended up in the canal at the Burnt Store Boat Ramp in Cape Coral Thursday afternoon. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, crews responded just before 3 p.m., and the vehicle's only occupant was outside when firefighters arrived at the scene.

CAPE CORAL, Florida - A teacher at Ida S. Baker High School has been arrested following allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. The investigation began on February 2, 2026, when school administration reported that a student disclosed her former teacher, 36-year-old Casimiro Razo, of Cape Coral, Florida, made comments about her appearance, passed her handwritten...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Two Lee County men were arrested Wednesday after they were accused of working together to traffic drugs. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Ramiro Jimenez-Flores, 20, of North Fort Myers, and Chris Antonio Sierra Lopez, 26, of Lehigh Acres, were arrested after a narcotics investigation.

PUNTA GOARDO, Fla. — Jackie Krohn started volunteering two decades ago at Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary in Punta Gorda. “I just want to try and make a difference in their lives by just helping out,” Krohn said. Krohn knows all the animals by name — and they respond to...