With the Atlantic Hurricane season having kicked off June 1, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Fort Myers Tuesday morning to preach preparedness. "We prepare for the worst and hope for the best," DeSantis said. "It doesn't matter what the forecast is. A lot of them aren't right. People said ...
A shooting that left one man dead and a woman wounded is the result of an attempted murder-suicide, Cape Coral police said today. Officers responded to a home in the 1400 block of Southwest 4th Court just before 8 p.m. Sunday in reference to a shooting, Cape Coral Police Department officials said. Arriving officers found a female with serious gunshot injuries and a deceased male, identified as Joseph William Johnson, 88. "Officers applied life-saving measures to the female victim, who was transported to the hospital," CCPD officials stated in a release. CCPD Public Affairs ...
A possible partnership between the city of Cape Coral and YMCA of Southwest Florida, Inc. could bring a $40 million parks complex to Cape Coral, including a competitive-size swimming pool. Cape Coral City Council will decide Wednesday whether to pursue a Memorandum of Understanding with the ...
The conviction of former President Donald J. Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday brought rebuke from local and state Republicans who saw the jury's decision as political. Trump, who said he is innocent, called the proceedings “a ...
The Caloosahatchee Bridge project — a new pedestrian sidewalk — will close the entire bridge beginning tonight through Aug. 11, forcing motorists to take different routes to get across the river. Improvements will be made from First Street to North Key Drive on U.S. 41 over the Caloosahatchee River Bridge to improve pedestrian safety. The improvement will consist of an eight-foot sidewalk on the west side of the southbound bridge. Patricia Pichette, FDOT District 1 spokesperson, said the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization establishes pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist ...
More than 100,000 students will kick off their summer break when the final bell for the 2023-2024 school year rings today. School District of Lee County spokesperson Rob Spicker said the official enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year, including charter schools, was 102,791 students. Not ...
