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A federal judge has handed down a life sentence—plus another consecutive life term—to Craig Austin Lang, the 35-year-old former Ukraine fighter convicted of murdering a Florida couple to finance a private paramilitary expedition to South America. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell delivered the sentence on...

Florida A&M University student and Fort Myers native Mardochee Simon, 26, wanted more for his life, so he left his hometown to pursue higher education in the state capital. And although he was set to walk across the stage Dec. 12 during FAMU’s fall graduation ceremony to experience the milestone of receiving his...

FLORIDA — Three people were arrested on drug-related charges following the execution of a search warrant at a home in Port Charlotte, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said narcotics investigators, along with aviation, SWAT and traffic units, carried out the search warrant Friday at a...

New Lee County Commissioner Patricia Petrosky shares her top priorities: infrastructure, Lehigh Acres, & community outreach.

PUNTA GORDA — The Punta Gorda Police Department periodically pairs up with state regulators to try to see which stores in town will sell alcohol or tobacco to underage buyers.

Al Kinkle lost his daughter to overdose 10 years ago this week. Now, he fights the 22% holiday spike in overdose deaths through Kimmie's Recovery Zone.

The Salvation Army broke ground on a $22 million Center of Hope expansion in Fort Myers, to serve growing population through 2030.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police are asking for the public’s help as they continue investigating a deadly crash that happened early Saturday morning along Colonial Boulevard near State Road 82. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. and involved three vehicles. One person was pronounced dead at...

TICE, Fla. — A man will spend the next two decades behind bars for kidnapping and sexually battering a teenage girl who was walking to her school bus stop in Tice. In September 2024, Raymond De Jesus was found hiding in the attic of a home by Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies after attacking the 15-year-old girl...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Charlotte County man was adjudicated guilty on Tuesday and sentenced to six years in prison and 20 years of probation. He also has to pay $427,000 in restitution for economic crimes, including defrauding his neighbor and submitting fraudulent invoices. According to the State Attorney's...