While the skies were light bright on the Fourth of July holiday, there have been additional, and far more dangerous ways the night has been illuminated locally. With Florida producing the second most lighting strikes annually in the United States —— and the most fatalities —— strikes ...
Environmental agencies are looking toward mandatory mitigation after protected mangroves were removed at Seven Islands without the required permits last month. The mangroves along the shoreline of one of the manmade “hammerhead” islands were removed by a contractor as part of a ...
Each week through the Primary, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response. Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan ...
One of the teens convicted in the death of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon Miller was sentenced to life in prison Friday. Thomas Roy Stein, 18, was sentenced to life for first-degree felony murder in the March 17, 2024 shooting. Stein also was sentenced to 15 years for three counts of attempted ...
The Lee County Department of Transportation advises motorists that Orange River Boulevard will be temporarily closed during overnight hours next week and marked detours will be in place. Crews will close Orange River Boulevard between Muskegon and Ottumwa avenues beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices ...
FORT MYERS - Thursday’s game between the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and the Bradenton Marauders was postponed due to severe weather and unpayable field conditions. The two teams will play a doubleheader today, July 10. Both games will be seven innings. First pitch of game one is scheduled ...
Flood panels were touted as the wave of the future in hurricane protection, replacing sandbags and providing more reliable protection, but safety and structural damage concerns have led the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess the value of the panels. In the Town of Fort Myers ...