Fort Myers FL

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — "I look left and I see pickup trucks in the middle of the water," said Sanibel resident Mike Edwards. Mike Edwards watched as multiple trucks got stuck launching jet skis near the Sanibel Causeway on Sunday. Edwards says he called the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Sun Broadcasting CHR “B103.9” WXKB Cape Coral/Fort Myers FL has tabbed Christian ‘CHOFF’ Hoffer as its new morning host alongside Marija Puidak. Hoffer has been serving as night host on Hot AC 96.9 WINK-FM Fort Myers since January and hosting afternoons on CHR “Z99” ZFZZ-FM Grand Cayman since April. He previously spent

The man realized that the homeowner called 911, so he ran, according to deputies.

SAINT JAMES CITY, Fla. — Videos captured the moments when crews rushed to rescue a distressed manatee that was spotted in a St. James City canal on Monday afternoon. The rescue happened near Curlew Drive in the Flamingo Bay community. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Florida...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Estero Fire officials said they faced some unique challenges on Monday after a brush fire sparked in the area of the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa and Pelican Landing. The fire was located approximately 500 yards from the nearest access point in an...

A man was arrested in Gateway after he barricaded himself and his family inside of their home for hours on Friday, according to the sheriff's office.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Lee County deputies are seeking information on a suspect accused of multiple grand thefts at Kohl's stores across the Gulf Coast. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, on June 21, the suspect committed a grand theft at the Kohl's located at 3302 Bonita Beach Road Southwest in Bonita Spri

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 35-year-old Fort Myers woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on southbound I-75 near the Alico Road exit in Lee County on Monday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was driving a 2022 Toyota at mile marker 130 before she went off the road and entered the sloped grass

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County deputies arrested a man who they said was in possession of methamphetamine while he was out on bond after a previous arrest for possessing methamphetamine. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, on July 3, deputies and a K9 Unit conducted a traffic...

PUNTA GORDA — While city officials moved forward this week in an attempt to designate Punta Gorda’s waterfront parks as historic, they also disscussed designations for private property in the city’s historic neighborhoods.