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Election Day for the Presidential Preference Primary is tomorrow, March 19

Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle reminds voters that tomorrow, March 19, is Election Day for the Presidential Preference Primary. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters must be in line at their respective polling place before 7 p.m. to vote. On Election Day, voters must ...

Cape Coral Charity Car Show presents check to Caring Center

Organizers of the Cape Coral Charity Car Show, put on at Mariner High School on Feb. 24, present a $70,000 check to Cape Coral Caring Center Executive Director Julie Ferguson, middle. The car show, which started in 2017, gives 100 percent of its proceeds each year to the Cape Coral Caring ...

Cape Coral Leadership Class to host Casino in the Cape fundraiser this Friday

The Leadership Cape Coral Class of 2023 will host the 13th Annual Casino in the Cape, this Friday, March 22 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Kiwanis Club of Cape Coral. All proceeds and donations from the event will support three local charities, Cape Coral Caring Center, Thrive SWFL, and Guardian ...

15-year-old shot to death; search for gunman continues

A 15-year-old girl died Sunday night after she was shot in what police say was an ambush attempted robbery. Kayla Rincon-Miller was walking with two friends, heading to get something to eat after seeing a movie at the Coralwood Mall at around 9:40 p.m. Sunday. A car pulled up behind them ...

Avid rider hoping to win specialized tandem bicycle

The family of a Cape Coral child is hoping to garner enough votes in a national competition to acquire a much-needed specialized bicycle for her use. Danielle Siegman, mother of 11-year-old Mallory, who has autism, is hoping her daughter’s entry into the “Great Bike Giveaway” garners ...

‘Coastal’ design for Yacht Club center gets nod

Cape Coral City Council has agreed to go coastal for the design of the planned community center to replace the Yacht Club ballroom. The majority of the elected board opted for a “coastal vernacular feel” during their workshop on Wednesday. There were three design options on the table: ...

Cape Coral Animal Shelter looks to expand

An expansion of the Cape Coral Animal Shelter may be in the near future with help from the city regarding fees and use of an adjacent .3 acres. “Our new building will cost about $8 million,” Cape Coral Animal Shelter President JoAnn Elardo said, adding they are not asking the city to fund ...

Design review set for Jaycee Park

The community will have the opportunity to view the in-the-works design of Jaycee Park as efforts have hit the 30%-to-completion benchmark. The Jaycee Park 30% Design Review will be open to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the Public Works Operations Center, 815 Nicholas ...

UPDATE | Injured manatee discovered in Cape Coral’s Mast Canal

On Friday morning, at around 8:30 a.m., Dave Hersl with the city of Cape Coral's Environmental Resources section of the Public Works Department, responded to calls made late Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m., from neighbors about an injured manatee in the Mast Canal. Hersl said calling FWC ...

Cape student accused of robbing a local Publix

A Cape Coral high school student is in jail after being arrested March 13 in connection with a robbery at a Publix three days earlier. Cape Coral Police officers arrested Matthew Bryan Sorge, 19, for robbery with a weapon and resisting arrest without violence on Wednesday. On Sunday, March ...