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11-year-old accused of making school threat

An 11-year-old boy was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office after investigators say he made an online school threat. On Monday, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced the child’s arrest, stating the threat came from TikTok. “I will (never) tolerate threats against our schools,” Marceno said in a video posted the agency’s Facebook page. “I’m proud of our detectives for acting swiftly, and grateful to the FBI for their partnership in removing this threat before harm could occur.” According to LCSO, on Saturday, detectives with the School Threat Enforcement Team were alerted by the FBI’s National Threat Operation Section regarding a violent threat made ...

Fort Myers man charged with DUI manslaughter in pedestrian's death

A Fort Myers man has been charged with DUI manslaughter after law enforcement officials said he struck a pedestrian walking her dog in Cape Coral.  Rodrigo Coutinho Pereira, 27, has also been charged with DUI, DUI property damage, and driving with a suspended license causing death or serious ...

City of Cape Coral issues budget summation

The city of Cape Coral has issued the following release concerning Cape Coral City Council's passage of its budget for fiscal year '26: The statement is presented below in its entirety, including formatting: City Council Approves 2026 Budget, Lowers Millage Rate The Cape Coral City Council ...

Cape Council lowers property tax rate, approves rollback

Council Coral City Council reduced the city’s property tax rate Thursday, approving the “rollback” rate which keeps revenues from these taxes at their current level The elected board adopted a budget and millage rate of 5.1471 mills, which is lower than current rate of 5.2188. Also ...

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11-year-old accused of making school threat

An 11-year-old boy was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office after investigators say he made an online school threat. On Monday, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced the child’s arrest, stating the threat came from TikTok. “I will (never) tolerate threats against our ...

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DeSantis, Cabinet, deed land for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library 

Land has been earmarked in Miami for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library. Gov. Ron DeSantis, with unanimous support of the Florida Cabinet, passed an agenda item to convey a 2.63-acre parcel in Miami Dade County adjacent to the Freedom Tower for the library. “Having the Trump ...

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Waste Pro summer pickup times end today

Waste Pro summer pickup hours end on Sept. 30, and the regular pickup time of 6 a.m. resumes on Oct. 1, Cape Coral officials said today. Trash day: Trash collection services run Monday through Friday. Check your area's trash day online. Garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste are ...

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Pine Island Eagle’s historic sign found in St. James City after Hurricane Ian

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, ...

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