Driver arrested in Fort Myers for going more than 120 mph over the Edison...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man was arrested Monday night after police say he was driving more than 120 mph in a 45 mph zone on a bridge in Fort Myers. According to the Fort Myers Police Department arrest report, the driver, identified as Jose Wilfredo Salazar Cax, 27, was spotted around 10 p.m. by an officer conducting...
Free Movie Friday Turns Estero Park Into an Outdoor Theater
If you know me, you know I’m a sucker for anything that lets me hang outside, eat food from a truck, and feel like a kid again. So when I heard about a free movie night under the stars coming to Estero, my inner 9th grader immediately went, “Oh heck yes.” This is exactly the kind of thing that makes living in...
‘Fix the Bridge’ sign sparks questions for those driving past it in Fort Myers
People driving on Bayshore Road recently started seeing a new sign calling for action to be taken on the SR 31 bridge.
Man charged with DUI, child neglect, deputies report
PORT CHARLOTTE — A Port Charlotte man is charged with DUI and felony child neglect, accused of driving drunk with a child in the vehicle, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reported.
‘They smell sadness’ and make it better. The healing power of SW Florida therapy...
Five-year-old Delena Deraz declared she wasn’t getting out of her hospital bed until she saw Lemon. The irresistible golden retriever helps with the scariness of being away from home and in Golisano Children’s Hospita l south of Fort Myers. All those lights, strangers, and beeping noises can be too much. The first...
Search for missing SWFL boaters now an FBI investigation. What to know
The search for the two men who disappeared from a boat in the middle of the Gulf has now become a FBI missing persons investigation. After four days missing and three full days of searching, Randall Spivey, 57, and his nephew Brandon Billmaier, 33, were not found by the numerous volunteers who assisted the U.S. Coast...
Senior Medical Center hosting food and toy drive today in Fort Myers
Celebrate the holidays in Fort Myers! You can grab free food and gently used items for families in need today, Dec. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4990 Majorca Palms.
Giving pets a merry Christmas
The Cape Coral Animal Shelter (CCAS) in Cape Coral, Florida, will once again turn Christmas Day into a moment of joy and comfort for its shelter residents. Beginning at 1 p.m. on Christmas Day, staff and volunteers will deliver wrapped presents, special meals and extra love to every cat and dog currently in the...
Pink Shell donates 500 teddy bears to children’s hospital for holidays.
Spearheaded by head of security Chester Thomas, the Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina collected 500 teddy bears from owners and donors across the country since March.
20-year-old charged after hitting 133 mph on highway in Fort Myers: FHP
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a 20-year-old Fort Myers man on Saturday night after a state trooper clocked him going nearly double the speed limit on Interstate 75. It happened at around 7:45 p.m. on the northbound lanes of I-75, where the speed limit is 70 mph. Abraham Arredondo, 20,...

















