

The Cape Coral Police Department has a new K9 Unit recruit — a specially trained bloodhound named “Roo” whose sole mission is to help locate missing and endangered individuals and safely reunite them with their loved ones. "The 18-month-old bloodhound, who arrived at CCPD two months ...
Students will return to school Monday morning as the School District of Lee County continues to move closer to its goal of zero teacher vacancies — only 45 teacher spots remained as of Wednesday. “We are really excited. This time last year we were down 235 teachers. Hot off the press, two ...
Cape Coral City Council has set a deadline for the finalization of an arrangement that would bring the Boathouse back to the Cape Coral Yacht Club. Under what exact arrangement between the parties remains the sticking point. Council gave the city’s attorney seven days to finalize the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city’s mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation’s capital. The ...
Motorists should expect daytime lane closures on northbound SR 739 over the Edison Bridge between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. beginning today, Aug. 11. Work is anticipated to last approximately two weeks. Crews will be performing maintenance work. Motorists should be cautious and expect delays when ...
Correspondence between the city of Cape Coral and the Department of Governmental and Operational Efficiency (DOGE) is now available to the public on CapeCoral.gov. "This new online resource supports transparency and open government by providing residents and stakeholders with access to DOGE's ...
FORT MYERS — Minnesota Twins 2025 17th round draft pick JP Smith II has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week by the offices of Minor League Baseball for the week of Aug. 4-10. Smith II went 11-for-23 (.478) at the plate in five games against the Clearwater Threshers. The ...
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, ...