Lee County deputies respond to scene in 200 block of W 13th St in...
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — An investigation is underway in the 200 block of W 13th Street in Lehigh Acres on Wednesday afternoon. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said deputies are working an active scene in the area. The investigation is fluid, and additional information is forthcoming, according to LCSO.
Cape Coral BMX to send 14 riders to UCI World Championships in Australia
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral BMX is home to riders who have competed locally, statewide, and nationally, but now, they will be taking their talents to Australia, repping not just Cape Coral but Team USA on their backs. Cape Coral BMX rider Ivan Valentin said, “It means the...
Woman charged with DUI had child in vehicle
PORT CHARLOTTE — Deputies arrested a Port Charlotte woman who they say was driving drunk with a child in the vehicle, reports show.
Teen e-bike rider dies days after Charlotte County hit-and-run crash
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - A 17-year-old e-bike rider who was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Charlotte County has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the bicyclist was pronounced dead June 2 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The crash happened around 10:19 p.m. May 30 at...
Witness describes panic as shots ring out in restaurant parking lot in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Chilling 911 calls have revealed the chaos that unfolded during a shooting outside a McDonald's on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral, where gunfire erupted during a fight involving teens in the parking lot. A woman in the drive-thru line said she saw at least...
Sheriffs: Caretaker dumped woman’s body in Charlotte County creek
FORT MYERS — The caretaker of an elderly North Fort Myers woman is accused of neglecting her as her health failed, and then wrapping up and dumping her body in a Charlotte County creek in March, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.
The Lee County Supervisor of Elections announces official qualifying dates for local candidates
Lee County Supervisor of Elections Jenna Persons-Mulicka announces official qualifying dates for local countywide, independent special district and municipal candidates seeking office. The official qualifying period will begin at noon, Monday, June 8, and end at noon, Friday, June 12. Per Florida Statute 99.061(8), can
‘On the run gnome more’: Florida man arrested after stealing lawn gnomes on tricycle,...
A man was arrested after he stole decorative lawn gnomes from a North Fort Myers resident's yard, according to authorities.
Arrest made in joint March Peace River death investigation after body found wrapped in...
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell announced that an arrest has been made following a joint investigation into a dead body that was found in the Peace River in March. According to Marceno, on May 25, Joshua Cullen, 47, of...
Scale operator guilty of taking kickbacks for letting trucks through without load ticket or...
A jury in Florida convicted a man on grand theft charges for a trucking kickback scheme. Ray Richard Bernaldez Sotomayor was found guilty on a charge of First Degree Grand Theft with a finding of $100,000 or more after a two-day trial in Lee County, Florida. Bernaldez Sotomayor was arrested on the job by the Lee […] T
