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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he broke into the lanai of a Cape Coral home and exposed himself to a woman inside while she was washing dishes. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Daulton James Reiter, 30, was found guilty...

Looking for enormous thrift stores in Florida where amazing bargains are hiding in plain sight?. These 11 gigantic secondhand shops offer incredible deals and unexpected treasures that will make your wallet jump for joy!. 1. AZ Thrift LLC (Kissimmee) This Kissimmee bargain paradise truly delivers on its A-to-Z...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Fort Myers, FL – A Fort Myers man was arrested Wednesday following a road rage incident that escalated into a physical assault along Alico Road, sending another driver to the hospital with injuries,...

Say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026. New Year’s Eve arrives Wednesday, Dec. 31, and you’ll find many fun ways to watch fireworks, groove to rock bands and generally welcome the new year. Here are some of the best places to see fireworks this year in Southwest Florida. Plus midnight ball drops, concerts, a bar crawl...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office is searching for a child who went missing in Lee County. He was last seen this afternoon. LCSO is looking for 10-year-old Ethan Hudson. He's described as white, four feet tall, around 70 pounds with a light brown mohawk and blue eyes.

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If you’ve driven through certain intersections lately and spotted a small blue light mounted above or below the usual red-yellow-green stack, you’re not imagining things. Those blue dots aren’t decorative, and they’re not a new signal drivers need to learn. They’re there for police—and they’re ...

As children step on and off school buses across Lee County, hundreds of drivers illegally speed past them — a split-second decision that could quickly turn deadly. The county's new Bus Patrol initiative enforces the law that all drivers moving in either direction on a street must stop and remain stopped for a school...

Pella Corp., an Iowa windows and doors company, is shutting down three installation hubs in Florida, including one in Fort Myers that will lead to 19 layoffs. The company notified state and local officials of the coming closure and job cuts Monday in a series of identical letters to meet federal Worker Adjustment...

A Florida man accused of breaking into a residence on Friday is facing an additional animal cruelty charge for allegedly choking a law enforcement K-9 during his arrest. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at around 9 a.m. Friday to a reported burglary in progress at an apartment in the Whiskey...