An announced candidate for Cape Coral City Council was injured after he was struck by a vehicle while biking home from the bank this morning. Sean Hartman said he was injured after he and a vehicle collided at Del Prado Boulevard and Four Mile Cove Parkway. He said the accident happened after it looked like the vehicle, which was coming off of Four Mile Cove Parkway and turning right onto Del Prado, had stopped so he moved through going south on Del Prado. “I passed through. He simultaneously saw an opening to turn; he turned and struck me,” Hartman said. “I wasn’t horribly injured. My hip and elbows were scrapped and bruised. A literal pain in my butt.” Hartman, who was ...
Southwest Florida Eagle Cam star E26 reached a major milestone Thursday — the 10-week-old eagle “branched,” a prelude to flying. The bird made its first trip out of the nest, albeit a very short one. Ginnie Pritchett-McSpadden, co-founder of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam, said ...
Cape Coral City Council asked staff to bring back example policies for residential “traffic calming” after a presentation on Wednesday, opting not to hire a consultant. Mayor John Gunter said the city should look at other organizations and use their policy, something that would not cost ...
Those attending Cape Coral City Council meetings will be able to clap for awards and recognitions but not during citizen’s input or council reports if a rules modification given a nod Wednesday passes final muster. City Attorney Aleksandr Boskner said council rules identify what can and ...
Long-term tensions between the United States and Iran have drastically escalated over the last week following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was reported dead on Sunday evening by Iranian state media following air strikes landed by the U.S. and Israel, with ...
Local residents and tourists have something new to see when visiting Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: 28 photos that won awards in the 2026 Friends Photo Contest are now on display in the Slough’s Interpretive Center. A total of 277 photos were submitted by 99 different people with 28 ...
The Southwest Florida Ag Expo had a strong opening weekend, attracting thousands of attendees. From the event start at 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday evening, more than 31,400 residents and visitors attended the 11-day festival at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers. The 11-day ...
Monday BASEBALL Island Coast 7, Lakewood Ranch 5: The Gators are 8-1. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Mariner 5, Cape Coral 0: The Tritons are 3-0, 1-0 in District 2A-12), and the Seahawks are 1-1, 0-1. BOYS LACROSSE Newsome 15, Bishop Verot 6: Connor Ray had two goals and an assist and Kyler Genrich ...
Lee County Legal Aid Society will host its next free legal clinic for seniors on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Attorneys from the Legal Aid Society will host Law at Beacon of Hope, sponsored by the AARP Foundation, for area seniors in need of no-cost, limited legal advice in civil cases, including issues ...