Cape Coral firefighters thought they were performing an ordinary rescue unique to the Cape: Pulling a pooch from a neighborhood canal. Turns out the recovery wasn’t exactly routine — the “dog” turned out to be a coyote pup. In the early hours of Monday morning, Cape Coral Fire ...
The city of Cape Coral invites residents and community members to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new Paul Sanborn Park playground. The ceremony will take place on Friday, July 31, at 9 a.m. at Paul Sanborn Park, at 2310 S.E. 3rd St. The event is open to the ...
Youth Haven, a Collier County shelter which serves children to young adults from 6 to 21, brought clients to the Revolution Cable Park in North Fort Myers to learn how to wakeboard, have a barbecue lunch and spend some time in the great outdoors on the water. It was called a “Wake & ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders ...
The North Fort Myers service center will close at the end of July, with a future Lee County Tax Collector’s Office set to open at the end of the year near Page Field. The center in North Fort Myers will close on July 31 as the preparations continue for the new Colonial Service Center at 3650 ...
Neither the city of Cape Coral nor the Army Corp of Engineers issued permits for the removal of mangroves along the shoreline of one of the Seven Islands. An application for the project to become Gulf Gateway Resort & Marina had been submitted to the federal agency but it had been ...
FORT MYERS - The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the St. Lucie Mets by a final score of 12-8 Wednesday afternoon at Lee Health Sports Complex. Ryan Sprock extended his historic hitting streak to 17 consecutive games with a third inning double. Sprock’s knock broke a tie with three ...
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 ...