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Every American knows, or should know, the country is turning 250 this year. Every American knows, or should know, some of the names that made the birth of the country possible two and a half centuries ago. Oh, for starters, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and a...

Lee County’s roads and skies are buzzing with opportunity this week. From local delivery routes to private aviation, there’s something for every kind of driver or traveler.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man is accused of calling 911 while Cape Coral police officers were conducting a traffic stop on his son. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers conducted a traffic stop on a Jeep for a move-over violation. The suspect, Joseph Minnella Jr., 63, and his son were in the...

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA — Strong thunderstorms continue to pound Charlotte County and are now pushing into Lee County, bringing intense rainfall and frequent lightning across parts of Southwest Florida. The storms are moving southward toward heavily populated areas including North Fort Myers and Fort Myers. Storm...

PUNTA GORDA — An undercover drug buy in the parking lot of a local bar led to the arrest of two men on multiple felony drug charges, according to Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Amazon has bought 232.73 acres just off of Interstate 75 in Charlotte County. The Punta Gorda property on Jones Loop Road sold for $20.14 million. What is not immediately clear is exactly what the online retail giant intends to do with it. A company spokesperson did not respond to request...

FORT MYERS — The Gulf Council will hold an Ecosystem Working Group session in Fort Myers and four other locations in coming weeks.

Charlotte Harbor may not be quite what we think — it is, in many ways, something we dug up ourselves.

The strictest water restrictions are now in effect across the West Central Florida region. The Southwest Florida Water Management District announced that Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter counties; portions of Charlotte, Highlands, and Lake counties;...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County leaders moved forward with plans to replace two of its destroyed fishing piers, one in El Jobean and the other at Charlotte Harbor’s Bayfront Live Oak Park.