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Spencer Roach announces he will not seek reelection

Spencer Roach announced today that he will not seek reelection to the Florida House of Representatives. Roach, a North Fort Myers resident, represents District 76, which encompasses parts of Lee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. He was first elected in 2018 and subsequently reelected ...

Teen accused of making threat to ‘shoot up’ two Cape schools

A 16-year-old youth was arrested Wednesday after Cape Coral Police received multiple calls that "an unknown child" had used Snapchat to send out a threat to shoot up Cape Coral High School and Mariner High School today. Officers met with one of the callers, a concerned father and son, at Kurt ...

Teen faces new charges in shooting death of Cape 15-year-old

A North Fort Myers teen arrested in connection with the shooting death of Kayla Rincon-Miller is now facing additional charges and has been charged as an adult. The State Attorney’s Office on Monday “direct filed” its case against Thomas Roy Stein, 16, placing him the adult criminal ...

Kenneth Savage appointed interim schools superintendent

Dr. Kenneth Savage, the chief strategy officer for the School District of Lee County, was sworn into office Tuesday as the new interim superintendent after the school board voted on a separation agreement with Dr. Christopher Bernier on Monday. After the oath of office with Honorable John S. ...

CCPD: Detectives working ‘around the clock’ in teen’s shooting death

A North Fort Myers teen charged in connection with the shooting death of Kayla Rincon-Miller will be adjudicated as an adult. The State Attorney's Office on Monday “direct filed” its case against Thomas Roy Stein, 16, from the juvenile court, placing him the adult criminal justice ...

FEMA places ‘pause’ on decision to pull flood insurance discounts

FEMA has placed a 30-day pause on its decision to eliminate the 25% discount on National Flood Insurance Program policies currently awarded in unincorporated Lee County and four of its municipalities, including Cape Coral and Fort Myers Beach. The "retrograding" of FEMA's Community Rating ...

Gunter again pushing for ‘official’ sole city spokesperson

Piqued at a pair of interviews his fellow members of City Council made to news crews concerning FEMA’s decision to pull a 25% discount for flood insurance policies in all of Lee County except the cities of Fort Myers and Sanibel, Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter has resurrected his previous bid ...