

Cape Coral’s effort to attract a second hospital has ramped up. Mayor John Gunter has been in correspondence with HCA Healthcare to bring an additional major medical facility to the Cape. City administration and staff has been fostering the effort. “Bringing a second hospital to the ...
Cape Coral’s city attorney received an overall average of 3.3 out of 4 for his evaluation and a 7.25% increase in his compensation. Cape Coral City Council held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss the evaluation and five items City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner wanted Council to ...
An annual food extravaganza is gearing up for its biggest-ever event, with proceeds benefiting a local non-profit that addresses child hunger. Sizzle Dining runs from Sept. 3 to Sept. 30 and gives participants a chance to indulge in Southwest Florida flavors and delectable cuisines. This year, ...
A 17-year-old was killed and one person was injured after a Jet Ski and a boat collided near Captiva Pass on Saturday. "Preliminary information indicates that a personal watercraft (PWC) with two occupants and a 28-foot vessel with four occupants were traveling in the channel in Pine Island ...
In the wake of a school shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 individuals injured, local law enforcement and school officials offered shared heartbreak and continued vigilance. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno was among those expressing both. “In ...
Diocese of Venice has issued statement on school shooting this morning in Minneapolis: "The news of the shooting during a school Mass at Annunciation Parish and School in Minneapolis has left all heartbroken. Such senseless acts of violence are unacceptable and nearly impossible to understand. ...
After the game, interim North Fort Myers head coach Dwayne Mack could only shake his head, smile and say "no comment." What could he say? His Red Knights had just experienced shock and awe against Port Charlotte on Friday. Save for a few minutes in the first quarter, it was complete Port ...
The Pine Island Eagle is grateful to a Good Samaritan from St. James City who found, and stored, the paper’s historic sign lost in Hurricane Ian after the Category 4 storm made landfall on Cayo Costa on Sept. 28, 2022. Jan Robertson said the storm had blown it into a neighbor’s yard and, ...