


A Cape Coral woman was arrested after police say she eluded law enforcement and then attempted to hide on the floor of the backseat of her car. Marlena Velez, 23, has been charged with two counts of probation violation, as well as fleeing and eluding police. According to Cape Coral Police Department officials, on Sept. 29 around 3:30 p.m., a CCPD patrol officer saw a gray Kia Sorento traveling north in the 800 block of Cultural Park Boulevard South, and recognized the driver as Velez, who police said was known from a previous arrest and had an active warrant out of Lee County for violation of probation. Police officials state that a traffic stop was initiated in a residential ...
Calling all horror fans. Test your movie knowledge at Horror Movie Trivia Night and take home some frightfully fun prizes at Mercola Market’s monthly trivia night on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Cape Coral at 125 SW 3rd Place. From timeless classics to the latest thrillers, put ...
Epiphany Episcopal Church will be hosting a concert by Brass Music Elements, in tribute to veterans, on Friday Nov. 14, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the concert starting at 6:30. The eventing of music will be followed by a light reception. Tickets are $25 per person. Call Arlene ...
Local police are making the public aware that they are continuing to crack down on illegal gambling outfits in the city while announcing two warrants served last week. Cape Coral Police Department officials said in partnership with the Florida Gaming Control Commission, a pair of search ...
Proposed plans for a $225 million reconstruction of the Yacht Club Park will be presented Wednesday. As prepared for Cape Coral City Council discussion at a workshop, the project incorporates a "coastal design" and amenities to include a new marina, boat slips and ramps, a two-story community ...
The public is invited to wear Red Sox colors and join in a Celebration of Life for Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell on Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Greenwell, a native of Lee County who died Oct. 9 at the age of 62, enjoyed a 12-year professional baseball career ...
Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as President Donald Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal ...
Monday VOLLEYBALL District 6A-12 Gateway 3, Immokalee 1 Palmetto Ridge 3, East Lee County 0: Palmetto Ridge will face Ida Baker in Tuesday's semifinals. District 5A-12 North Fort Myers 3, Mariner 0: With a 25-15, 25-16, 25-11 win, North (16-6) advanced to meet top seed Braden River on ...
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, ...