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When you see a ribbon cutting, a packed networking event, or a new business welcomed into Charlotte County, what you don’t always see is the work happening quietly behind the scenes at the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce.

Coral Shores and Marathon wrestlers spent last weekend at the Colby Singletary Memorial Invitational Tournament on Jan. 30 and 31. The annual event in Estero was jam-packed, with 45 teams of all sizes competing. The Hurricanes’ Gavin Matheis went 5-2, finishing in fourth place in the 132-pound division at the event.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a disturbing scam using the photo of a deputy killed in 2022. The fraudulent posts feature former Deputy Chris Taylor, who was killed by a drunk driver in November 2022. The fake claims state he was killed over the...

Lee County Legal Aid Society will host its next free legal clinic for seniors on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Attorneys from the Legal Aid Society will host Law at Beacon of Hope, sponsored by the AARP Foundation, for area seniors in need of no-cost, limited legal advice in civil cases, including issues stemming from...

With new residential rental registration fees in effect since Jan. 1, Cape Coral City Council will discuss Wednesday whether the fees should go into a special revenue fund dedicated to enforcement-related costs. Resolution 279-25 established an annual $35 registration fee for long-term rentals and a $350 annual fee...

CAPE CORAL, Florida - A Cape Coral man was arrested Monday for allegedly committing retail theft at a Lowe's Home Improvement store, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. Officers responded to the store at 1651 NE Pine Island Road around 12:44 p.m. after receiving a report of a theft in progress. Upon...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee County deputies investigated a barricaded suspect at a light green home on Stella Street, where a previous police shooting occurred in 2023. Deputies were seen entering and exiting the property throughout the afternoon, speaking with the woman who resides there and later reading to her the...

MURDOCK — Charlotte County commissioners have approved a county ordinance that establishes new rules for e-bikes.

As drought conditions continue all over Florida, regional water authorities have announced one-day-per week watering restrictions for most county residents, including those with private wells.

"It doesn't feel like Florida." Some version of this statement has been used to entice golfers to several of the Sunshine State's highest-profile golf courses in recent years. But I never know quite what to make of it. It's simultaneously a compliment and a slight to a state that, as I've learned in nearly a dozen...