Breaking News

Breaking News

City receives proposal to rename Jaycee Park

The city of Cape Coral has received a formal request to rename Jaycee Park "Roger Dean Park" and is accepting input on the proposal submitted by the Dean family. The proposed rename was submitted by Patricia B. Dean in honor of her father. Proposal criteria cited is "Over 35 years commitment and contributions to the city of Cape Coral and its communities as Cape Coral's first automotive dealership." "It would mean the world to me to have Jaycee Park renamed Roger Dean Park in honor of my late father. He was a wonderful person and entrepreneur who did many great things including ...

Grand jury indicts teens in murder of Cape girl

The Lee County Grand Jury returned first degree murder indictments against two teens charged in the shooting death of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon-Miller. Thomas Stein, 16, and Christopher Devon Horne, Jr., 16, will be tried as adults. They were both also indicted on three counts of attempted robbery - possession of a firearm. “My heart goes out to the parents and family of the victim in this case," State Attorney Fox said in a release. "I hope today’s Grand Jury Indictments and the continuing forward movement in this case, provide them some strength after the sudden loss of ...

Lee Commissioners award more than $229 million in Disaster Recovery grants for public facility and infrastructure projects

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award more than $229 million in grants for about 20 public facility and infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery allocation to Lee County. The projects will be undertaken by Lee County, each municipality, the school district, the Lee County Electric Cooperative and nonprofit entities associated with governmental sponsors. Cape Coral projects include: • Community Recreation Center and Disaster Shelter – Cape Coral • ...

Drivers alerted to intermittent closures of Little Pine Island Bridge in Matlacha

MATLACHA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wants to notify the public of intermittent bridge closures on Thursday, August 29, 2024, during daytime hours to allow crews to accept deliveries of concrete bridge piles to the worksite and unload onto the barge. The deliveries will start as early as 9 a.m. and will continue until all piles are delivered. Crews will clear traffic in between deliveries to lessen the impact to motorists on and off the island. Motorists are asked to exercise caution and reduce their speed while driving through the work zone.

Wilson sentenced to death in Cape Coral murders

Wade Wilson, a Fort Myers man who was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of two Cape Coral women in 2019, was sentenced to death Tuesday afternoon. The decision was read in a Fort Myers courtroom at 4:30 p.m. The sentencing follows a June 26 recommendation for the death ...