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SANIBEL, Fla. — Tiny biting insects known as no-see-ums are thriving on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with their bites causing discomfort. These insects, part of a group of flies called biting midges, are especially active during humid times of the day when there is little wind, according to Chris Lechowicz, wildlife and habit

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Parking on Fort Myers Beach will cost more starting Oct. 1, as the town council has approved increases to hourly rates and annual resident passes. Lisa Smith, who parked near Times Square, said the current $5 hourly rate already feels expensive. "It ends up...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Circle K gas station on Country Club Boulevard was swarmed by Cape Coral police officers on Thursday. Crime scene tape could be seen in the area, but officers left the scene. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Cape Coral Police Department for...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department confirmed that on Sunday a shooting occurred at Mermaid Liquor Bar on Del Prado Boulevard North. CCPD says that one person was injured, and that this is an ongoing investigation. This is a developing story and will be...

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Antonio Palhares Desouza (LCSO) A Florida man learned the hard way that home security cameras...

PUNTA GORDA — A Port Charlotte woman already sentenced to 15 years in state prison for drug trafficking was hit with two additional 20-year sentences Wednesday as a habitual offender trafficking in fentanyl and methamphetamines.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral family is pleading for leniency after their 74-year-old father, Joseph Giancola, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for making threatening communications online. The incident began on October 30, 2025, when multiple agencies, including Homeland Security and Cape Coral police,

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral police are warning teens and parents about the dangers and legal violations of reckless e-bike use after a video showed three kids riding one e-bike along Santa Barbara Boulevard on Wednesday. Drivers in Cape Coral are expressing outrage over the behavior. "I know,...