Fort Myers FL

Here in Lee County, we take 911 seriously. Like, really seriously. And yes, I know Flavor Flav once told us “911 is a joke” in a pretty killer song back in the day, but that doesn’t mean you can actually treat it like one, especially not around here.

A Lehigh Acres family lost their home and nearly everything inside during a Christmas Day fire, but the community is stepping up to help.

Fort Myers is welcoming a new skate shop that many locals already view as a long-missing home base for the city's skate community. Rotten Hearts Skate Shop has opened with a mission that extends beyond retail, offering a space where skaters, artists, and creatives can gather, collaborate, and help reinvigorate a...

Lee County deputies arrested four people in what they said was a Walmart theft ring. The sheriff said suspects from Miami used fake receipts to steal generators and kitchen mixers.

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, and Friday, Jan. 9, during the overnight hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Big Carlos Pass Bridge will close intermittently to vehicles to allow crews to set the final bridge beams, completing Span 1 (closest to Estero Island) of the bridge. The contractor expects multiple closures during this time,...

A 9-year-old Estero boy is running again after surviving what doctors called "internal decapitation" in a suspected drunk driving crash. His mother calls his recovery a "Christmas Miracle."

A Florida man claimed a life-changing prize earlier this month at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lee County, FL – Four people are in custody this week after deputies say they uncovered a coordinated retail theft operation targeting Walmart stores in Lee County, including locations in Cape Coral and...

PUNTA GORDA — Lisa Heid and her family asked the city to celebrate the woman who brought so much to Punta Gorda.

Lee County officials are prioritizing public safety with a new project. Plans are now in place to design and build new resilient communication towers that will greatly improve post-storm recovery efforts in the future. The Lee Board of County Commissioners recently voted to award a $1.18 million contract to Motorola...