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Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters off Fort Myers

The Coast Guard has announced it was suspending the search for two missing boaters at sunset today, pending the development of new information. Missing are 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier. “After the utmost consideration and careful review of all factors ...

Temporary reuse irrigation outage for Monday evening customers

The city of Cape Coral’s reclaimed (reuse) irrigation water pumps are temporarily shut down while crews work to isolate a leak on a reuse main and complete repairs. This shutdown is necessary to safely lower system pressure and allow crews to access and fix the break,city officials ...

CCPD releases photos connected to vehicle burglary; asks for public help

Cape Coral Police have released photos in connection with a stolen a debit card. The card, $800 cash, was stolen Dec. 9 from a victim’s car and then used "on a spending spree at Ulta then Kohls." The CCPD has released four photos and is asking the public for any information identifying ...

Hatch watch!

Update: We have a hatch! E26 hatched at 7:26 p.m. Thursday! Original post: North Fort Myers’ most famous pair was awaiting the imminent arrival of two new offspring Thursday afternoon. Southwest Florida Eagle cam stars M15 and F23 have been busy incubating the eggs and keeping them warm ...

Kaduk issues statement in wake of DUI arrest

A Cape Coral council member charged with driving under the influence in the early morning hours on Wednesday has issued a statement regarding the incident. District 7 City Councilmember Rachel Kaduk provided the following statement Wednesday afternoon. “I want to address the incident that ...

Florida TaxWatch releases 2025 ‘How Counties Compare’ report

Florida TaxWatch released its "2025 How Florida Counties Compare" report today, which examines Florida’s 67 counties and the myriad of local governments within the state, comparing the revenue and expenditure profiles of counties to give taxpayers an overview of how their local government ...