Fort Myers FL

Two of the most influential minds in American history once called the same riverside neighborhood their winter retreat, and today you can walk the very grounds they called home. Fort Myers, Florida holds a treasure that most people only stumble upon by accident, yet leave completely captivated. The estate spans...

LABELLE, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Antonio Garcia Avila, 60, of LaBelle, claimed a $1 million prize from the BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office on December 29. The Hendry County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time,...

Says presence represents both an investment in the community and its continuing expansion. A jeweler with deep roots in the Southwest Florida community has made its return to Cape Coral. Dunkin’s Diamonds, a third-generation family-owned jewelry business with locations across Florida and Ohio, has opened its new Cape...

CARROLLTON, Ga. – Of FGCU's seven hits at West Georgia on Thursday night, four were doubles. That is no surprise to a team that entered the game ranked 13th nationally and led the Atlantic Sun Conference in doubles. The five errors that FGCU (19-10, 5-4 ASUN) committed, however, were...

The Lee County Tax Collector and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools honored 91 fifth-grade students with Awards of Distinction for their outstanding creativity in the 10th annual Kids Tag Art program. The celebration of young artists, held at South Fort Myers High School, recognized student achievements and...

PUNTA GORDA — It’s not your dad’s idea of camping — pull the Coleman into an Old Orchard Beach campsite, enlist the kids to pitch the awning, scope out showers and bathrooms, connect to stuff, collect wood for the firepit, roast wieners on it and swat mosquitoes.

A man was arrested on suspicion of the brutal murder of a 51-year-old woman outside of a Fort Myers convenience store. Rolbert Joachin, 40, was arrested by the Fort Myers Police Department on Thursday afternoon, April 2, after being on the loose for approximately 6 hours. Joachin, who is homeless, is suspected of...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — Leah Lendel, who survived a shark attack at Boca Grande nearly a year ago, has returned to the site as part of her healing process. "It's kind of like healing for me to come over here. Because seeing this happen to me. And sometimes I even forget I got a shark bite," Lendel said.

FORT MYERS, Florida - A 39-year-old man from North Fort Myers has been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Michael Peacock, who pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek, according to United States Attorney Gregory W....

Charlotte County has switched its school speed zone cameras from issuing warnings to handing out real tickets. Drivers speeding past any of the nine schools with cameras will now face a $100 fine. If you drive over 10 mph over the posted limit in a school zone, the camera records...