A money shortage put a brief stop to algae clean up in Southwest Florida, but as of today those cleanups are starting again. “It’s definitely worth the clean up because we right now are’nt able to go outside,” said Peter Formica. Formica lives on a canal filled with toxic blue-green algae that the city cleaned,…
If you have ever been down Amanda Court in Cape Coral, one of the first things you notice is the 18,000 square foot mansion known as the “Crown Jewel.” The house was built back around 2003 by the father of Broker, Ted Stout. “This is one of the first multi-million dollar house sales ever built…
The City of Cape Coral wants to crack down on the sale of dogs and cats from sketchy breeders with a new ordinance. They say their efforts will stop puppy and kitty mills and will ultimately save animals’ lives. Many local pet owners are happy to hear about Cape Coral’s work to ban the retail…
What started as a vacation turned into a lifelong mission for James Wineinger who is giving hope to a struggling Southwest Florida community. Whether it’s a compliment over coffee or a conversation over plants, James Wineinger has spent nearly three decades fighting the stigma of mental illness. “I’ve loved working in this field for a…
A man was arrested by Cape Coral police after an alleged robbery at Nice Guys Pizzeria in Cape Coral. According to the report, the victim went into the alleyway behind Nice Guys around midnight on August 15 to smoke a cigarette during a break. That’s when the victim said he saw a vehicle pull into…
Cape Coral Police are on scene of a traffic crash at SW Pine Island Rd and Hancock Bridge Pkwy.
Eastbound traffic is being diverted onto Hancock Bridge Pkwy.
Police advise drivers to avoid the area and seek an alternate route.
After months of dealing with red tide and blue-green algae, a group held a meeting in Cape Coral inviting hundreds to talk about the future of Southwest Florida’s water. Bill Johnson Junior, CEO of the Cape Coral Construction Industry Association was attending the meeting, he says business is taking a hit. “With us being in…
Hurricane Florence began barreling into the Carolina coastline Thursday afternoon. The storm originally put almost 10 million in the cross hairs, prompting many to evacuate and some of those evacuees ended up here in Southwest Florida. Dale Bradford remembers Hurricane Irma wreaking havoc on Poinsettia Park in Fort Myers. “I’d say 80 percent of the…
Police seized a large amount of drugs from a home in Fort Myers after a search warrant was obtained following a traffic stop. According to Lee County Sheriff’s office, their narcotics unit along with the Highway Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Edgar Vazquez, 33. During the traffic stop they discovered 520 grams of…
Early on Thursday morning, a bomb squad and the Fort Myers Hamat team were called to a house in a Fort Myers neighborhood about a substance found in a bucket. Neighbors who witnessed the the whole thing go down say it was a crazy situation. “We just woke up to like the cops saying come…