Multiple power outages in Lee CountyTruck hits powerline in Lehigh Acres leaving several homes without power
Multiple power outages in Lee County There was heavy rain Sunday afternoon. This caused power outages and car crashes.
NHC tracking tropical waves in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical waves. The waves are not expected to develop into tropical cyclones.
LEHIGH ACRES Truck hits powerline in Lehigh Acres leaving several homes without power According to authorities, a truck struck a powerline at 513 Wyoming Rd. in Lehigh Acres.
CAPE CORAL Man helps contain fire in neighbor’s Cape Coral apartment The resident had been cooking and thought she turned off the burner, but the residual oil in the pan caught fire.
FORT MYERS BEACH 2 found dead at Fort Myers Beach home after reported gas leak Around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, crews were dispatched to a home on Palermo Circle after a reported gas leak/gas odor call.
FORT MYERS A draft of Lee Health’s proposed agreement to switch from public to private now available The community is getting a look at the proposed agreement for Lee Health to go private. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on October 11.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Tracking tropical moisture and enhanced rain chances Sunday’s forecast high temperatures will reach the low 90s. Tropical moisture enhances rain chances for the afternoon and evening.
NAPLES World War II veteran gets honored nearly 80 years after serving Florence Weinstein, a private in the Army during WWII, received three medals from her service in the 1940s on Wednesday.
CAPE CORAL Second disaster preparedness holiday underway Florida’s second disaster preparedness sales tax holiday began Saturday.
Have you seen these fugitives? Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on multiple fugitives.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral police officer rescues owl The Cape Coral Police Department responded to a call for an owl with a broken wing.
FORT MYERS BEACH Woman arrested after allegedly driving on grass, colliding with park benches on Fort Myers Beach Lee County deputies were dispatched to Bayside Veterans Park in response to a vehicle that was driving on the grass and colliding with park benches near the restaurants.
FORT MYERS BEACH Protecting the Matanzas Pass Preserve with planting event The preserve is one of the few undeveloped, protected areas on the island, so all the planting done on Saturday will help make it grow into a space for all to continue to visit and learn from.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Traffic stop, spousal shooting and antique theft This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a trafficking traffic stop, a marital assault, and an antique theft. Matthew Christopher Whited has been arrested after several drugs and guns were allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop in Cape Coral. On Tuesday, Cape Coral police officers conducted a traffic stop on a red […]
FORT MYERS Man arrested after FHP pursuit and crash in Fort Myers After a short pursuit, the vehicle exited the roadway and crashed into the tree line on the Southbound Interstate-75 entrance ramp.
Multiple power outages in Lee County There was heavy rain Sunday afternoon. This caused power outages and car crashes.
NHC tracking tropical waves in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical waves. The waves are not expected to develop into tropical cyclones.
LEHIGH ACRES Truck hits powerline in Lehigh Acres leaving several homes without power According to authorities, a truck struck a powerline at 513 Wyoming Rd. in Lehigh Acres.
CAPE CORAL Man helps contain fire in neighbor’s Cape Coral apartment The resident had been cooking and thought she turned off the burner, but the residual oil in the pan caught fire.
FORT MYERS BEACH 2 found dead at Fort Myers Beach home after reported gas leak Around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, crews were dispatched to a home on Palermo Circle after a reported gas leak/gas odor call.
FORT MYERS A draft of Lee Health’s proposed agreement to switch from public to private now available The community is getting a look at the proposed agreement for Lee Health to go private. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on October 11.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Tracking tropical moisture and enhanced rain chances Sunday’s forecast high temperatures will reach the low 90s. Tropical moisture enhances rain chances for the afternoon and evening.
NAPLES World War II veteran gets honored nearly 80 years after serving Florence Weinstein, a private in the Army during WWII, received three medals from her service in the 1940s on Wednesday.
CAPE CORAL Second disaster preparedness holiday underway Florida’s second disaster preparedness sales tax holiday began Saturday.
Have you seen these fugitives? Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on multiple fugitives.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral police officer rescues owl The Cape Coral Police Department responded to a call for an owl with a broken wing.
FORT MYERS BEACH Woman arrested after allegedly driving on grass, colliding with park benches on Fort Myers Beach Lee County deputies were dispatched to Bayside Veterans Park in response to a vehicle that was driving on the grass and colliding with park benches near the restaurants.
FORT MYERS BEACH Protecting the Matanzas Pass Preserve with planting event The preserve is one of the few undeveloped, protected areas on the island, so all the planting done on Saturday will help make it grow into a space for all to continue to visit and learn from.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Traffic stop, spousal shooting and antique theft This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a trafficking traffic stop, a marital assault, and an antique theft. Matthew Christopher Whited has been arrested after several drugs and guns were allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop in Cape Coral. On Tuesday, Cape Coral police officers conducted a traffic stop on a red […]
FORT MYERS Man arrested after FHP pursuit and crash in Fort Myers After a short pursuit, the vehicle exited the roadway and crashed into the tree line on the Southbound Interstate-75 entrance ramp.
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