The winners in the Cape Coral City Council election won’t take their oaths of office until next week but they are expected to get to work on Thursday. The three newly elected officials – incoming mayor Rick Erickson, incoming council members Dave Newton and Annette Warren, and re-elected ...
A female bald eagle rescued from Cape Coral on Monday is being treated at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island after it is believed to have sustained injuries during a fight with another eagle. The medical team at CROW identified minor scrapes and abrasions ...
An initiative to keep students around Lee County safe at bus stops launched one year ago last week. It was on Nov. 5 of 2025 that School District of Lee County, BusPatrol, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office launched stop-arm safety cameras on district school buses with the goal of making ...
A female bald eagle rescued from Cape Coral on Monday is being treated at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island after it is believed to have sustained injuries during a fight with another eagle. The medical team at CROW identified minor scrapes and abrasions ...
Each November, millions of people recognize the service and sacrifice of military veterans on Veterans Day. Initially commemorated as Armistice Day but renamed Veterans Day in the United States in 1954, the holiday is a federal holiday throughout the country. The first Armistice Day was ...
Lee County Department of Transportation asks motorists on Ortiz Avenue to use caution starting Sunday night, Nov. 8, into the overnight hours and into Monday morning Nov. 9 as crews shift southbound traffic to the newly constructed lanes just south of S.R. 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Thursday Boys Soccer North Fort Myers 3, Cypress Lake 3 (draw): Thursday’s tie left the Red Knights 1-0-1 on the season. Oasis 0, North Port 0 (draw): Lauro Hendricks led the effort to keep North Port off the scoreboard, with Marek Kostrezwa coming off the bench in support. Immokalee 4, ...
When a hurricane comes to Southwest Florida, power outages are often one of the most visible reminders of the storm’s impact. While the electric grid is more resilient than ever, designed with stronger poles, smart technology, and layered redundancy, severe weather can still cause widespread ...