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Cars on 1st April 25 in downtown Fort Myers

Cars on 1st is a one-day automotive and community event held in downtown Fort Myers, will be held Saturday, April 25, from noon to 5 p.m. The event will bring together over 300 classic, muscle, exotic and custom vehicles for a high-energy celebration of car culture. Beyond the showcase, the ...

Friends of Wildlife to celebrate 25 years

A Cape Coral nonprofit that is dedicated to protecting and conserving local wildlife will celebrate a major milestone next week.  Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is inviting the public to join in the celebration its 25th Anniversary at a special event highlighting the organization’s ...

10 arrested following two-year investigation into ‘brothels’

A two-year long investigation called Operation Red Light has resulted in 10 arrests in connection to alleged brothels in Cape Coral and Fort Myers. The Southwest Florida Inter-Agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force known as INTERCEPT announced the results of an operation ...

Timely photo leads to rescue of baby osprey

A picture taken by an eagle-eyed photographer who spotted a monofilament line around a baby osprey’s neck, helped lead to the bird’s rescue from a potentially fatal threat, in a nest near the Pink Shell Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach. Jeff Gabel, a local bird enthusiast who takes ...

Tropicana Park decision may sink Cape rowing club

With a tie vote on a license agreement that would have allowed the Cape Coral Rowing Club to use Tropicana Park as its base, the club will soon have no home. Those who voted in favor of the resolution, which called for a 10-year agreement with the option to renew for three additional five-year ...