Planned raises for non-union city employees are on temporary hold. The Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday decided to freeze increases for non-bargaining employees until the amount of the increase is resolved. Mayor John Gunter brought the non-bargaining employee salary increase discussion ...
The Bimini East project has advanced to the final step for approval. The Cape Coral City Council held the first of two required public hearings Wednesday for the $500 million project that will include 900 residential units, 250 hotel keys, 210,000 square feet of medical office, 55,000 square ...
The Cape Coral Police Department’s Special Victims Unit, along with the U.S. Marshals, have apprehended a fugitive suspect in a child sexual battery investigation that dates back nearly four years. Jesus Leon Leyva, 42, of Cape Coral, has been located and taken into custody following a ...
Update: As of 10:50 a.m. this morning, construction crews reopened the ramp. Original post: Traffic Advisory: Emergency Closure of Ramp at I-75 at S.R. 951 Collier Blvd. At 9:30 a.m. this morning, FDOT’s contractor closed the ramp to enter I-75 southbound from northbound S.R. 951/Collier ...
Deep into a quiet Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Isaias has developed into the first hurricane of the year. Isaias was categorized as a hurricane late Wednesday evening, which resulted in history being made. Hurricane Isaias is now the latest first-forming hurricane in the ...
A candidate for Cape Coral City Council is challenging the next phase of the city’s decades-old utility extension project. Mayoral candidate Lisa Cohen-Adkinson announced Wednesday that she has retained an attorney to challenge council’s decision to take the final vote for the North 3 ...
It came down to the final round, and just one stroke, but Florida Gulf Coast University held on to defend home turf at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational this past week. That marks back-to-back wins for the Eagles, as the team again hoisted the trophy in a tournament hosted by FGCU at West ...
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 ...