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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral woman is in custody after deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say she hit a victim's car with her own and let her passenger throw a brick at the victim's car. According to an arrest report, deputies responded to calls...

SOUTH FLORIDA — The National Weather Service Miami issued a significant precipitation outlook on May 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM, warning that near record atmospheric moisture arriving across South Florida at the end of the month could produce likely above normal precipitation from May 28 through June 3, 2026. The Climate Pred

PUNTA GORDA — University of Florida students studying architecture and landscape architecture took a crack at developing the long-vacant city marketplace property in downtown Punta Gorda.

The last two weeks have been jam-packed with foodie and restaurant news in Southwest Florida. From a beloved staple returning to Fort Myers and a new brunch restaurant debuting in Cape Coral to a new grocery store opening in Naples and a healthy milkshake shop introducing itself in Estero, the SWFL restaurant scene has

Research this year shows Southwest Florida rents are freefalling again in 2026, continuing a five-year or so trend that In the Know has been covering − but housing still isn't affordable for many residents. For example, Fort Myers ranked among America's 10 biggest drops in prices from April 2025 to last month among 644

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - A former home health aide accused of breaking into a dead patient’s home and stealing from her is expected in court today for a bond hearing, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. The hearing for Lisandra Cardenas Gomez is scheduled for 10:30...

Storms in Southwest Florida are no joke, and a recent round of severe weather in Cape Coral proved that point in a way nobody expected: a massive bolted toolbox got ripped right off a pickup ... Read more

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Community Development Department has sent out warning letters to property owners not in compliance with the town’s short-term vacation rental registration ordinance. The letters notify property owners that town staff were unable to verify registration compliance as required under Section 10

BONITA SPRINGS, FL – Some of the Ridglan Farms beagles are adjusting well to life in Florida, and “coming out of their shells.”. A week after WTMJ’s Jessica Tighe caught up with Big Dog Ranch Rescue founder Lauree Simmons in Marshall, Wisconsin, Tighe met with Simmons at her Florida facility.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The Cape Coral City Council will consider awarding bids for several infrastructure and beautification projects. The projects include median upgrades, sidewalk construction, and hurricane damage repairs in different parts of the city. Hector Cafferata Sidewalks. Resolution 124-26 addresses the Hector