FORT MYERS Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a boat crash that left one man dead Friday. Iona McGregor Fire District confirmed a man hit mangroves while boating by himself in Hendry Creek along the 7000 block of Coca Sabal Lane. He was ejected from the boat. Authorities took…
CAPE CORAL At least six kids were witnessed attempting to break into a neighbor’s house in Lee County. Two of the young suspects were arrested by police for their actions. Police were able to identify one of the suspects, who left homework with their name written on it in a backpack left at the scene.…
NORTH FORT MYERS A motorcyclist died in a crash with a car in Lee County Saturday. Justin Bent, 35, of Cape Coral died in a crash on North Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) and Arrowhead Boulevard in North Fort Myers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol press release, an 85-year-old driver with an 87-year-old passenger in…
On Saturday, Sunsplash Water Park reopens to the public, and a controversial change has been made that now allows visitors 21 and up to drink alcohol. Lots of planning and training has been provided to employees to help deal with the alcohol consumption by visitors, like how to spot any drinking that is getting out…
CAPE CORAL Two men are accused of attacking two other men outside Diamond Billiards in Cape Coral last week. On February 7, Cape Coral Police were called to Diamond Billiards on SW Pine Island Road after men were seen fighting outside the bar. When police arrived they found two men injured from an unprovoked attack.…
SANIBEL ISLAND A nesting bald eagle admitted to a rehabilitation clinic Tuesday was undergoing surgery to remove its left eye. The bald eagle was admitted to the Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife from St. James City on Pine Island Tuesday. The eaglet was found on the ground beneath its nest and had a depressed mentation…
SOUTH FORT MYERS A man accused of committing a sex crime on a female victim in Lee County has been arrested. Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Marquest Ruffins, 28, Saturday for a sexual assault and attempted kidnapping. According to detectives, the female victim was walking down Equestrian Circle near World Plaza Dr. in south Fort…
On Wednesday, plans to redevelop the Naples Beach Hotel goes in front of Planning Advisory Board to determine if the plan should move along. The blowback on the plan by concerned citizens is what stands in the way of the redevelopment getting underway, and many are expected to attend and voice their concerns. City leaders…
WINK NEWS People in Southwest Florida have their fingers crossed that blue-green algae doesn’t return to local canals. Low lake levels are positive for the area, but a scientist with Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation told WINK News there is a weather maker that might change that. Lake Okeechobee is at its lowest level in eight years,…
ST. JAMES CITY Dan Cushman said he had to see this with his own eyes. “To actually see someone putting sweat and tears and work like these guys said they did, six years they raised these fish just to put them back in, our little spot of water,” Dan said. “It’s a lot of work and…