Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has outlined a new area of interest in the Gulf for potential development. As of Sunday at 2 p.m., this area has a 40% chance of development over the next 7 days. A broad area of low pressure could form in...

ALVA, Fla. — Born at Golisano Children’s Hospital and raised in Alva, Ross is an eighth-generation watermelon farmer. He is a NASCAR driver as well, but they don’t call him the Watermelon Man for nothing!. Ross Chastain said, “We farmed up north of what's now the Babcock...

ALVA, Fla. — Dozens of tires have been scattered across the ground in what appears to be a fire pit in a wooded area near West Dearborn Circle in Lehigh Acres, prompting an investigation by the Lee County Sheriff's Office into illegal dumping. "It's horrible that these people are...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Story update 5:33 p.m.: The child's parents have been located. Officers with the Fort Myers Police Department are looking for the parent or guardian of a child found walking with a dog Sunday afternoon. FMPD says that the child was located in the area of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Cape Coral man died in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 10 near Cassat Avenue on Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 38-year-old man was riding westbound on I-10 when he crashed just west of the overpass at Cassat Avenue around 9 a.m. Troopers...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A driver was airlifted to the hospital after a rollover crash at the intersection of Burnt Store Road and Sand Road, according to the Cape Coral Fire Department. CCFD says that crews responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Only one occupant...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Charlotte County Pride hosted its second annual Pride Fest at Laishley Park, bringing the community together for a day of celebration, inclusion, and unity. "We are having a great time today. It is all about pride and celebration and inclusion," said Genie Spangler-Braithwaite of Charlotte...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man is wanted after he was accused of violating the terms of his probation following an arrest for stealing several items, among other charges, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers says that Emerson Armstrong, 33, was initially arrested for...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — At least one person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash shut down all southbound lanes of Six Mile Cypress Parkway at Daniels Parkway Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said that at least six vehicles were involved in...

The Gulf Shellfish Institute wants to plant over a million southern hard clams on five acres in Little Bokeelia Bay, just off Pine Island. State environmental managers have already given the group a thumbs-up to get started. This isn’t some short-term project. The Institute’s “All Clams on Deck” initiative has...