New Year’s Eve 2025: Fireworks, parties in Naples, Fort Myers
Say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026. New Year’s Eve arrives Wednesday, Dec. 31, and you’ll find many fun ways to watch fireworks, groove to rock bands and generally welcome the new year. Here are some of the best places to see fireworks this year in Southwest Florida. Plus midnight ball drops, concerts, a bar crawl...
Lee County deputies looking for missing 10-year-old boy near Briarcliff Road
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office is searching for a child who went missing in Lee County. He was last seen this afternoon. LCSO is looking for 10-year-old Ethan Hudson. He's described as white, four feet tall, around 70 pounds with a light brown mohawk and blue eyes.
Beloved Cashier, 72, Dies After SUV Crashes into Canal. Her Family Thinks She May...
Diane Boone loved to play bingo after work, her friends said
Noticed Blue Lights Above Traffic Signals? There’s a Reason
If you’ve driven through certain intersections lately and spotted a small blue light mounted above or below the usual red-yellow-green stack, you’re not imagining things. Those blue dots aren’t decorative, and they’re not a new signal drivers need to learn. They’re there for police—and they’re ...
You won’t believe how much Lee County schools will take in bus fines
As children step on and off school buses across Lee County, hundreds of drivers illegally speed past them — a split-second decision that could quickly turn deadly. The county's new Bus Patrol initiative enforces the law that all drivers moving in either direction on a street must stop and remain stopped for a school...
19 layoffs coming to Fort Myers as window installation hub closes
Pella Corp., an Iowa windows and doors company, is shutting down three installation hubs in Florida, including one in Fort Myers that will lead to 19 layoffs. The company notified state and local officials of the coming closure and job cuts Monday in a series of identical letters to meet federal Worker Adjustment...
Florida Suspect Allegedly Put Police K-9 In ‘Headlock’ And Choked Him
A Florida man accused of breaking into a residence on Friday is facing an additional animal cruelty charge for allegedly choking a law enforcement K-9 during his arrest. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at around 9 a.m. Friday to a reported burglary in progress at an apartment in the Whiskey...
Lee County sees increase in mosquito-borne diseases
Lee County Mosquito Control has seen an unusual increase in mosquito-borne diseases from international travelers, with 16 dengue fever and 11 chikungunya cases this year.
Two missing Lee County 12-year-old girls found safe
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Update: The two missing children have been found safe. Deputies in Lee County are looking for the public's help in finding two missing 12-year-old girls. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Jessica Corral and Isabella Arrechea are missing, presumably together, and endangered. Jessica is...
Low-flying helicopter near FMB’s Bowditch Point raises wildlife concerns
A video showing a low flying helicopter near Bowditch Point is raising concerns about helicopter tours disturbing wildlife in a sensitive areas of Fort Myers Beach.
