Suspect jumps from Eagle Moving truck as flames erupt in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An Eagle Moving box truck was set on fire early Monday morning while parked at the company’s lot. Senior Reporter Emily Young talked to the manager about what happened:. Surveillance footage from the Eagle Moving cameras shows a man jumping out of the truck...
‘Get my gun’: Man hurls bricks through car window, hides in canal, deputies say
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man hid in a canal after “spontaneously” hurling bricks at a resident’s car on Sunday, according to a video released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The victims were outside of their home when the man, 33-year-old Martin Zavala, emerged from a wooded area carrying two bricks, LCSO...
Eagle Eats: Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille
The spring semester at FGCU always arrives with a strange hunger. Hunger towards graduation or the kind that comes from wanting to feel relaxed after syllabus week, sunburnt and briefly unburdened. On a recent escape to Fort Myers Beach, I found myself at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. It’s...
400 employees at Radiology Regional in SWFL have new boss after sale
A national leader in outpatient diagnostic imaging services, RadNet Inc. , has acquired Southwest Florida-based Radiology Regional. The expansion of RadNet to Southwest Florida involves 13 locations across Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and Sarasota. A figure for how much RadNet paid to acquire...
UPDATE: Arrest made in Fort Myers Beach fatal shooting, LCSO says
Lee County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in a Jan. 11 Fort Myers Beach shooting death. Lee County sheriff's deputies about 1:30 a.m. responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Madison Court. By about 3 p.m., LCSO announced on X that it had arrested 59-year-old Carlos Gonzalez on manslaughter. "One...
Drum to the beat at the Charlotte Harbor Drum Circle
PUNTA GORDA — The beat begins when Jane Kerstetter leads participants who gather each Saturday evening one and a half hours before sunset at the compass at Gilchist Park, 400 W. Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda, to drum and dance to the rhythm at the Charlotte Harbor Drum Circle.
COLUMN: I learned a lot about John P. Derr recently
While considering ideas for today’s column, I received a paperback book from a frequent letter writer to The Daily Sun’s Viewpoint page.
Cape Coral Art Festival draws crowds to the South Cape
Juried show attracts top artists and artisans from around the county. More than 100,000 people strolled Cape Coral Parkway this past weekend, taking in Cape Coral’s most popular event, the Cape Coral Art Festival. Saturday and Sunday featured springlike weather and some of the most interesting and beautiful pieces...
MLK Jr. parade set for Jan. 19
Macedonia Human Services Cultural Training Center Inc. has partnered with the First Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church to co-organize the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Parade & Rally Celebration for 2026, scheduled for the third Monday in January (Jan. 19). The theme for the 2026 parade is “The Struggle...
Cape Coral Police searching for gas station armed robbery suspect
Police said the suspect told the clerk, "don't try to be a hero." Then, the cashier handed over the money and the man ran off.
