Fort Myers FL

ELLENTON — The Bradentucky Bombers are ready to roll back onto the home track for a hard-hitting showdown against Fort Myers Roller Derby on Saturday, February 28, at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex. Come watch the fast-paced jams, powerful blocks, and edge-of-your-seat action roller derby is famous for.

It was truly our pleasure to welcome Dr. Bill McDowell, Dean of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University, as the featured presenter at our Greater Estero Chamber of Commerce Food for Thought Luncheon. FGCU is widely recognized as home to one of the leading entrepreneurship programs in Florida and across...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A brush fire that threatened homes in Englewood and Port Charlotte has been largely put out, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said. The Friday afternoon fire was active in the area near Gisinger, Jennings and Gillot boulevards, adjacent to the Myakka State Forest’s Jennings Trailhead.

Two major Cape Coral projects-in-the-works drew zero responses from any potential private-sector partners this week. The city received no responses to its request for information for its Bimini East redevelopment project in the South Cape, into which it, and the South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency, have...

A long-time tradition in the Cape paying homage and educating the public on Cape Coral’s official city bird returns this weekend. The 24th annual Burrowing Owl Festival — Wildlife & Environmental Expo, put on by the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife and the city Parks and Recreation Department, takes place this Saturday...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition after deputies found a loaded handgun on him during a traffic stop in Charlotte County. According to the Department of Justice, Jose Manuel Caraballo-Torres, 39, faces up to...

Two Cape Coral City Council members have scheduled town hall meetings in March. Cape Coral District 2 Councilmember Laurie Lehmann has scheduled a town hall meeting for Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library, 921 S.W. 39th Terrace,. District 5 Council...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A North Fort Myers man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing dozens of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, a federal offense that carries up to 15 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office said Frederick Charles Kutchinsky, 54, admitted to possessing multiple guns...

Lee County law enforcement officers united for the Special Olympics Torch Run, with the county ranked among the best in Florida for participation.

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — A second suspect was arrested Friday in connection with a string of unoccupied home burglaries in Englewood dating back to the end of 2025. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Mark A. Brown, 46, a week after Shyla M. Robinett, 44, was arrested Feb. 19 on two charges of...