Fort Myers FL

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition after deputies found a loaded handgun on him during a traffic stop in Charlotte County. According to the Department of Justice, Jose Manuel Caraballo-Torres, 39, faces up to...

Two Cape Coral City Council members have scheduled town hall meetings in March. Cape Coral District 2 Councilmember Laurie Lehmann has scheduled a town hall meeting for Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library, 921 S.W. 39th Terrace,. District 5 Council...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A North Fort Myers man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing dozens of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, a federal offense that carries up to 15 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office said Frederick Charles Kutchinsky, 54, admitted to possessing multiple guns...

Lee County law enforcement officers united for the Special Olympics Torch Run, with the county ranked among the best in Florida for participation.

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — A second suspect was arrested Friday in connection with a string of unoccupied home burglaries in Englewood dating back to the end of 2025. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Mark A. Brown, 46, a week after Shyla M. Robinett, 44, was arrested Feb. 19 on two charges of...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — A 69-year-old man is facing charges after being caught on camera dragging his Australian cattle dog behind his pickup truck in North Fort Myers, leaving the dog fighting with severe injuries. On Friday, Sheriff Carmine Marceno of Lee County announced that deputies received...

A truck driver from Cape Coral, Florida, was ticketed after his tractor-trailer collided with the Glenridge Road bridge in Glenville, New York, on Thursday (February 26). The driver, Nestor Dopico, 56, ignored over-height warning signs and struck the bridge, ripping off the entire top portion of his trailer....

The all-Black volunteer fire department of Harlem Heights operated from the late 1960s through the 70s, serving a community that had grown from a seasonal migrant worker camp into a permanent home.

MURDOCK — Commissioners tapped the brakes Wednesday on dropping the speed limit on an 8-mile stretch of Veterans Boulevard.

This is the kind of place where sunset steals the show — and the food still wins. At High Tide Social House, the water isn’t just a backdrop. It shimmers beside your table, catching streaks of orange and pink as boats drift lazily past. The breeze carries a...