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 ...
Update: A deceased female eagle has been found and is believed to be F23, according to the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam. The following was shared to the cam's Facebook page late Tuesday: "With heavy hearts, we are sharing an update regarding F23." "After receiving several credible reports of ...
Cape Coral City Council is expected on Wednesday to consider awarding a bid to Dynamic South, Inc. for the design, fabrication and installation of a 250-foot flagpole at Bernice Braden Park. If approved, the contract, which is part of the consent agenda, is a not-to-exceed amount of $420,000 ...
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 ...
Estero, Fl. – The Village of Estero Council has voted today to approve a purchase agreement with Trust for Public Land (TPL) to acquire a key segment of the 11.4-mile rail corridor that will become the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT), marking a major step toward transforming the former ...
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 ...
Tuesday BASEBALL Estero 6, Island Coast 5: A four-run seventh inning wasn't quite enough for Island Coast (8-2), which saw its six game winning streak snapped. North Fort Myers 7, Ida Baker 1: Blaize Baldepina had two hits and two RBI, and Kristopher Colondres doubled in two runs for the ...
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 ...