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 ...
Longtime Sanibel residents Mary “Mariel” Laughlin Robinson Goss and Porter Goss. PROVIDED Mary “Mariel” Laughlin Robinson Goss, who left a legacy on Sanibel where her husband, Porter, was instrumental in the city's incorporation, passed away on March 25, surrounded by family. She was ...
Cape Coral property owners who fail to follow the city’s health and safety codes now face civil fines and fees should they want to appeal the ticket. Cape Coral City Council approved an ordinance amendment for code compliance on Wednesday that provides for the fines with a companion ...
UPDATE: 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 ...
Kayla Rincon-Miller’s mom shared a message of grief, thanks and a plea for justice through the Cape Coral Police Department Wednesday. “It’s still unreal. Heartbreaking,” Luz Rincon told Cape Coral Police Department Public Affairs Officer Lisa Greenberg in a recorded sit-down interview ...
An annual event that raises funds for an on-the-spectrum disorder while giving children a chance to play with real, full-sized “toys” returns to Cape Coral this weekend. The seventh annual EHL Touch A Truck takes place this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Lafayette Street in downtown ...
Chili-lovers in Southwest Florida can rejoice, as a popular event that took a one-year hiatus due to Hurricane Ian is back in Cape Coral this weekend. The SWFL Charities Foundation Chili Cook-Off returns to Club Square this Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m., where 15 different restaurants/individuals ...
In this November’s election, Florida residents will have the opportunity to either puff or pass on recreationally legal marijuana. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday ruled the constitutional amendment will show up on the upcoming ballot this November. If passed, the measure would allow ...
The Florida Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings related to abortion on Monday, one upholding the state’s legislative limits on abortions, the other allowing a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights to be placed on the November ballot. Finding that the state’s existing ...
While all was quiet on the Southwest Florida front when it came to the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season, early indications from forecasters are scripting a different story for ’24. Researchers at Colorado State University, one of the leading entities in hurricane season forecasts (now in its ...
