Car crashes into downtown Fort Myers apartment, one injured
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that left one person injured in downtown Fort Myers. Car crashes into downtown...
3 To Do: Celebrate Hanukkah, holiday light displays and magic
1. CELEBRATE HANUKKAH: In Naples, Bonita and Marco Island. Enjoy music, chocolate Chanukah gelt, latkes, jelly donuts (sufganiyot), babka and Challah breads. Join the...
Local Law Enforcement Warn Of “Brushing” Scams
Residents in Sarasota and Charlotte counties are being cautioned about a surge in "brushing" scams during this holiday season. In these schemes, individuals receive...
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Deadly DUI, fairground murder and shooting at police
This week's segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a deadly DUI, murder at a fairground and the attempted murder of a Sanibel police officer....
Florida man sentenced for stealing and crashing a plane
FORT MYERS, Florida ( MyFloridaNews ) — Bruce Plummer has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for a crime involving...
FORECAST: Seasonable temperatures return to start the week
Here is your forecast for Sunday, December 22nd, 2024. It was a chilly start, as we saw temperature in the 40s Sunday morning, and...
The silencing of clean water advocates Opinion
In Southwest Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River empties into Pine Island Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, three citizen advocates for clean water are...
Letters to the editor for Sunday, December 22, 2024
Why stop fluoridation? If the leading toothpaste companies put fluoride in their products, why did the Naples City Council vote to cut it...
Approval of 17-story condos latest betrayal of Fort Myers Beach residents Opinion
Out on Fort Myers Beach, the natives are defiant, seeking redress from a town government that's become a bumbling farce, embroiling itself in a series of costly mistakes, betrayal and...
From the Archives: 100-plus-year history of Lee County Courthouse
So far, we’ve covered the history of The News-Press and the formation of Lee County in this space. This week, the storied history...
