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Spots filling up quickly for the SWFL, Inc. Golf Tournament

Spots are filling up quickly for the SWFL, Inc. 2026 Golf Tournament set for May 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tiburon Golf Club. With many teams already registered, local leaders and organizations including the Minnesota Twins, Moran Wealth Management, Strongpoint Investment Management, ...

Family Initiative’s awards gala raises more than $475K

Family Initiative’s 6th Annual Autism Acceptance Awards Gala raised more than $475,000 Saturday night at The Luminary in Fort Myers, drawing hundreds of supporters for an evening that honored community champions and marked the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary of serving families affected by ...

District gears up for graduations

With graduations approaching, just shy of 600 Lee County seniors have not yet qualified for a high school diploma. As of Friday, 577 School District of Lee County seniors had not yet passed the required tests to graduate, school officials said. With the state enacting House Bill 1105 last ...

Cape man charged with DUI, hit and run and DUI with property damage

On Sunday, May 3, at approximately 5:45 p.m., officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to the 2000 block of N.E. 34th Lane in reference to a report of a man who exited his vehicle and fell into a canal. Callers told dispatch they saw a driver get out of a car, disappear around ...

Cape Council to consider UEP bond financing

Water and sewer bond resolutions and ordinances take up a large portion of Wednesday's Cape Coral City Council agenda. Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 24-26, which would authorize the issuance of a not-to-exceed amount of $110 million in Utility Improvement Assessment Bonds for North ...