Fort Myers FL

PUNTA GORDA — Christian Chuck Bernier pledged his Oath of Enlistment to defend the U.S. Constitution at the Florida International Airshow at the Punta Gorda Airport campus.

50 contestants. 10 teams of two. 25 fresh stone crab claws. And one ticking clock.

Trick or treat night in the tri-county area drew thousands — young and old — to neighborhoods, the Port Charlotte Town Center mall, Englewood's West Dearborn Street, downtown Punta Gorda and all over to collect sweet treats.

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around fort myers.

Note to readers: This is another installment of our ongoing "What We Do" series where we ask our journalists about their jobs and the content they create. Today, we talk to photojournalist Ricardo Rolon about a photo above that he took at a community festival . Question: Where and when was this photo/video taken and...

Food pantries in Charlotte County are preparing to serve a major influx of people if SNAP benefits are cut on Saturday.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida deputy is accused of exchanging nude photos with a 10-year-old girl in Texas through TikTok. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), Deputy James Ford was arrested by his own agency early Tuesday following a joint investigation with the Coryell County...

FWC said Nicholas Knowlton was driving a 22-foot vessel when he crashed into a rock jetty in Charlotte Harbor near Fisherman's Village.

One of four men accused of pulling up to a Fort Myers nightclub nearly a decade ago, firing on the crowd and killing two while shooting 14 others, remained motionless as courtroom officials announced the jury's verdict. Demetrius O'Neal, 28, faced two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Stef'an Strawder,...

If all goes according to plan, Southwest Florida will be getting its first taste of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. The rapidly growing fast-food chain is named on a Lee County development order application for the property at 13186 S. Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers. That site — at the northwest corner of U.S. 41 and...