FORT MYERS BEACH Giant clumps of red, slimy gunk piling up on Fort Myers Beach, just in time for Spring Break. Some people who flew hundreds of miles to relax on the beach are staying away. “We haven’t been down to the beach too much,” said Rick Wagner, a Fort Myers Beach resident. “Just came…
LEHIGH ACRES Long-time resident and real estate agent Fred Elliot says Lehigh Acres is misunderstood by outsiders. He says you can get a beautiful house for under $200,000 on average. Giving much-needed relief to middle to low-income families in the region. “There’s 132,000 people out here. We have a baseball field, softball fields, football fields, girl…
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS A vision of luxury apartments with a $6 million discount. Fort Myers city leaders want to give a substantial tax break to the developers willing to build new apartments in downtown as they are foreseeing them as a boost to the local economy. Downtown Fort Myers is bustling, with a lot of…
LEE COUNTY The woman convicted of defrauding Lee County taxpayers out of $5 million is filing an appeal. Kay Gow said evidence at the trial against her company, VR Labs, did not show that she acted with intent. Her husband Robert Gow and business partner John Williams took a Lee County grant and promised VR…
LEHIGH ACRES Twenty years behind bars — that is the price Ricky Ligonde, 20, will serve for his role in the robbery and murder of a Lehigh Acres taxi driver. Lee County sheriff’s deputies said Ligonde confessed to participating in an armed robbery that turned deadly. Ligonde accepted a plea deal to serve 20 years…
FORT MYERS A northbound Interstate-75 crash at Luckett Rd. leaves one northbound lane open with heavy congestion.
Avoid the area, if possible.
CAPE CORAL In a new scam, a person who claims to represent a church pastor seeks $500 in gift cards to help a person diagnosed with cancer. Cape Coral Police Department warns the public for a scam preying on recipients generosity. The scammer claims to be a pastor at St. Andrew Catholic Church at 2628…
A truck crashed into a south Fort Myers 7-Eleven injuring at two people Tuesday morning. Elizabeth Patricia McCarney, 36, of Lehigh Acres is charged with driving on a suspended license after crashing into the store the corner of College Parkway and US-41, according to FHP. The truck was driven completely inside the store. An employee and…
ESTERO BAY The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, ended their search for two missing boaters Wednesday night after finding them alive on their rented boat, six miles off the Naples coast. Boaters Joe Nita, 81, and Brian Daugherty, 72, rented a 22-ft blue and white pontoon boat from Snook Bight Marina on Tuesday. They…
A vehicle fire on the side of I-75 caused major delays near Alico Road at MM 127 Tuesday afternoon.
All lanes have since reopened.
The cause of the fire is unclear at this moment.