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Lee County is seeing steady hiring in community and social service roles this month. If you enjoy helping others and want to make a difference locally, these openings are worth a look.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — 7:45 a.m. A water main break has shut down all lanes on Southeast 27th Street at Southeast Santa Barbara Place in Cape Coral. A crash on southbound I-75 is causing delays for miles near the Colonial Boulevard exit. Interactive Traffic Map. DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News...

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A Lehigh Acres man was arrested late Saturday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say he was driving more than twice the posted speed limit while impaired on State Road 82. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the traffic stop occurred at approximately 11:50 p.m. on April 11 near Ford...

A Lee County bridge will close early April 13, and FDOT has shared detour routes. The Florida Department of Transportation said a temporary full closure of the Wilson Pigott Bridge ― or State Road 31 ― will begin at 4 a.m. Monday, April 13, as crews work to install a new grid deck. The drawbridge is over the Caloosahatchee River, just south of Babcock Ranch and...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — High pressure continues to dominate our weather pattern and that is keeping things trending warm, sunny but breezy. Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 80s later today. Also, humidity stays low today, making it feel comfortable outside despite the heat. Wind speeds stay...

SARASOTA, Fla. — A 33-year-old man from Alva was injured in a fatal crash on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County early Wednesday morning, according to troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said in a press release that the crash happened at 12:08 a.m. in the northbound right lane...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A man in Charlotte County is accused of burglary after deputies say he stopped a car and tried to enter it. According to an arrest report from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a fight in progress at the 19000 block of Cochran Boulevard on Friday night. The report says that deputies saw the victim in their car and...

A violent scene at Lake Betty Park in Port Charlotte has resulted in the arrest of 43-year-old Lakeshia Taylor. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, what began as a physical fight between three teenagers quickly spiraled into a life-threatening shooting. On the afternoon of April 1, around 4:30 p.m., deputies rushed to the park following reports that multiple gunshots...

Only 11 days into April, Lee County has had at least its second fatality of the month involving a bicyclist after a collision in the Gateway community. Fort Myers Police were investigating the death after the wreck involving a car along Plantation Gardens Drive on April 11. Here's what to know . The early Saturday afternoon incident occurred near Commerce Lakes Drive, but unlike last...