

The city of Cape Coral took its first step to raise its levy for fire protection services, Wednesday. Cape Coral City Council approved a not-to-exceed 81% cost-of-recovery fire services assessment, one option suggested as a means to fund staff-proposed expenditures not in the budget ...
The State Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced the results of an operation that seized a myriad of drugs and put 10 individuals behind bars. State Attorney Amira Fox and the Narcotics Enforcement Task Force’s “Operation No Cap” started during a smaller investigation in Cape Coral ...
While humans certainly suffer from swatting pesky mosquitoes away during this time of year, pets can get quite ill and even die from disease spread by the insect. Heartworm is spread by mosquitoes, making it especially dangerous in warm, humid climates such as Southwest Florida. Once ...
Living in Southwest Florida, residents are no strangers to warm days and high temps. But over the last week, it’s been hot. Really hot. The National Weather Service earlier this week issued heat index advisories for all of the Sunshine State, with values topping out at a blistering 115, ...
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested a Cape Coral man they say downloaded multiple images of child pornography. FDLE agents arrested Ricardo Luiz Rodrigues Rangel, 52, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, a second-degree felony, on Wednesday. This ...
Cape Coral City Council will set the city's not-to-exceed millage rates Wednesday. Previous Council consensus was to cap the property tax at 5.5188 mills for General Fund operations. The not-to-exceed rate can be lowered as the budget process continues through September but cannot be raised ...
Lakeland, Fla. — The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels survived a late comeback from the Lakeland Flying Tigers and picked up a 5-4 win in 10 innings at Joker Marchant Stadium on Thursday evening. The Mussels’ (40-51, 12-13) victory snapped an eight game win streak for Lakeland (58-31, ...
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, ...