Fort Myers FL

The feature film Dozier will be shown during a private screening at Collaboratory on Dec. 10, 2025. The two-hour film, directed by Max Leonida, recounts the harrowing 1981 kidnapping of Fort Myers resident, retired Major General James L. Dozier. In 1981, Dozier lived in Verona, Italy, with his wife and...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae in Gator Slough Canal.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — A white SUV crashed into a UPS store in San Carlos Park on Monday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District, the crash occurred around 9 a.m. in Fort Myers at the Grand Bay Plaza. The sheriff’s office did […]

School choice advocate Erika Donalds called the publicly funded schools a "national model" and defended millions paid to vendors she was tied to.

Street racing on Del Prado Boulevard, with cars exceeding 90 mph, has been linked to a deadly January crash, according to the Cape Coral Police Department.

Lee County Domestic Animal Services today announced the roll out of the Find My Pet Portal: Community Working Together to Bring Pets Home. The portal is another community engagement tool for residents to “self-help” with stray animals. The portal was launched during a presentation to the Lee Board...

A second man learned his fate in a deadly shooting that involved the purchase of drugs more than two years ago. Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle on Dec. 1 sentenced Dayrian Howard, 21, of Lehigh Acres, to more than 21 years in prison for the 2023 shooting death of Damari Ali, 21. Howard on Nov. 14 pleaded no contest to...

"Mark was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose loss has devastated our family," Thompson's daughter-in-law wrote on a GoFundMe page.

The Salvation Army Angel Tree program serves 10,000 Southwest Florida children, connecting community donors with families needing Christmas gifts.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The School District of Lee County announced the names of its newest elementary and high school on Monday. In a social media post, the school district shared the names of the two new schools, Green Meadow Elementary School and Alva High School. For Green Meadow...