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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An email scam is posing as Cape Coral’s planning department, and city officials are urging residents and contractors to be cautious. According to the City of Cape Coral, the email appears to come from the "City of Cape Coral Planning and Zoning Commission" and uses the subject line to reference an "a

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Southwest Florida Tacos & Treats Festival is happening Saturday at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers, offering food, fun, and community support. The event runs from noon to 9 p.m. and is one of the biggest food festivals the city has...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Issac Sales, the 20-year-old who pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter charges after a 2025 crash that killed 17-year-old Jaciey Hogan, has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Sales appeared in a Lee County court on Friday to learn his fate. He pleaded...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A semitruck crash delayed traffic Friday along Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 127 and Alico Road in Lee County. The Florida Highway Patrol said it was a single commercial vehicle crash, and the semitruck was jackknifed in the median and the inside lane. According to...

If looking for a fun way to spend Labor Day weekend, to get a great holiday meal or deal, here are a selection of ideas in Collier and Lee counties. Also, for a meaningful tribute, people gather in Naples, Estero and Cape Coral on Labor Day in advance of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and plane cras

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Off and on downpours will impact coastal communities throughout the Friday morning commute. By the late afternoon, scattered storms will track inland to areas east of I-75. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast says that you can expect a wet Labor Day weekend at times. Similar to Friday, we'

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Fort Myers Beach is set to host the Bash on the Bay waterfront festival this Labor Day weekend, offering a variety of activities for attendees. The event will feature boating, live music, food, contests, comedy, a beer garden, and more. It begins Friday at 10 a.m. and runs until 10 p.m., with t

A virtual meeting shed more light on the plans to widen Interstate 75 from Golden Gate Parkway to Alico Road. During the hour-long meeting on Sept. 2, a team with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) shared detailed information about the project and then answered a host of questions posted in a chat box. The

Cases of cyclosporiasis hit 500 in Florida for the week ending Aug. 29, according to a caseload update provided Thursday by the state health dfepartment. While the number of confirmed and probable cases rose, the increase was incremental with most of the reported rises as one or two cases. Miami-Dade...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A car crashed into a vacant building on Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral, leaving behind significant damage to a former Pizza Hut. Neighbors in the area said the building has been vacant for the last few years. Ron Pentiuk, a Cape Coral resident, shared...