By MEGHAN BRADBURY
Drivers urged to take care
City to host New Year’s Eve Celebration & Ball Drop
Free ride options to help keep roadways safe
With plenty of beverages of choice flowing during Christmas and New Year’s celebrations across Southwest Florida, there are a few ways to get home safe following the festivities. Chuck and Eddie Farah, senior partners at Farah & Farah, are bringing their Safe Ride Home Program back to Fort Myers for its third consecutive year, offering residents $50 Uber credits to ensure everyone gets home safely. Farah & Farah states that the New Year’s Eve historically sees higher crash rates than any other holiday. The Farahs are putting resources into prevention, having already provided nearly 17,000 safe rides across the region. “Having spent over four decades ...
Family thanks all involved in boater rescue effort
Lee County seeks community photos for 2026 Southwest Florida Ag Expo exhibit
Lee County Parks & Recreation invites community members to share their favorite memories from past fairs and Southwest Florida Ag Expos as part of a special photo exhibit celebrating this year’s theme, “Roots ‘n’ Rides: A Celebration of Tradition.” With friends and families ...
Search continues for uncle, nephew missing on fishing trip
The U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach was continuing to search Monday for two men whose boat was found 70 miles off the coast of Fort Myers on Saturday after they went on a deep water fishing trip. U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach units were participating Monday with other Coast Guard units ...
Homestretch: Cape Coral Youth Council still $3,000 short of fundraising goal for D.C. trip
The Cape Coral Youth Council is inching closer to its goal to send all of its members to Washington, D.C. for the National League of Cities Youth Leadership Council. They are still $3,000 short and they hope to raise these remaining funds by the first week of January. Cape Coral City ...
