Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a 20-year-old Fort Myers man on Saturday night after a state trooper clocked him going nearly double the speed limit on Interstate 75. It happened at around 7:45 p.m. on the northbound lanes of I-75, where the speed limit is 70 mph. Abraham Arredondo, 20,...

A male bald eagle was recently admitted to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife wildlife hospital in Sanibel after being found downed in Cape Coral. One of CROW's volunteers responded to the alarm call and quickly transported the eagle to the facility for treatment. Exams revealed that the eagle had a...

A Marine Corps program is handing out hundreds of thousands of toys to families who are struggling financially this holiday.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman was arrested after allegedly slicing a man’s arm with a knife at a homeless camp in Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a report of an altercation just after noon on Dec. 21. When deputies arrived...

A new flight recently took off from Southwest Florida International Airport. Delta Airlines began daily service between Fort Myers and Salt Lake City effective Dec. 20. Atlanta-based Delta Airlines will run the nonstop flight between RSW and SLC every day through May 6, 2026, according to a statement, which says this...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. It will be another warm day for Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s north with low 80s south and inland. Expect partly to mostly sunny...

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — A Bonita Springs man was arrested Saturday after Deputies say he used his pickup truck to block a delivery truck from leaving his property and pulled a handgun during a dispute over a Costco order. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, deputies...

A Florida woman is facing charges for allegedly holding a 6-year-old boy underwater in a hotel pool in retaliation after the boy allegedly dunked her 6-year-old son. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the pool area of the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday for...

North Fort Myers’ most famous pair are nurturing the first of what hopefully will be a brood of two. The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam stars welcomed eaglet E26 Thursday at 7:25 p.m. It was half in and half out of its shell, furiously breaking out. As of this morning,...

The search continued Monday for a 57-year-old Fort Myers attorney and his 33-year-old nephew who were reported missing Dec. 19 after a deep-sea fishing trip off the Southwest Florida coast. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) found the boat floating, upright, but there were no signs of the missing boaters. A new grid search...