Andryanna Sheppard

A $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers will be used to revitalize the Dunbar neighborhood. Dunbar is an area rich in history and culture but in need of restoration and resources. The grant will help fund the Greater Dunbar […]

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a deadly boat crash at Alhambra Lake in Cape Coral Wednesday evening. According to FWC, after receiving a call around 5:45 p.m., officers responded to the lake near SW 12th St, where an individual in an 18-foot pontoon boat died after the boat hit a dock and […]

A family has lost three loved ones during the pandemic to COVID-19, and another one is still fighting for his life. Their father is waiting for a lung transplant in Tampa. A family in Immokalee hopes their story pushes community member to become organ donors, so people like their father can have hope to live. […]

Community members showed up for a 6-mile ride in Lee County Wednesday night in honor of bicyclists who died doing what they love. A former ride of silence coordinator was among those who were honored. Dan Greenhalgh died while riding his bike May 7, 2020. His family says it hasn’t gotten easier living without him […]

Firefighters and law enforcement responded to a fire Wednesday evening at the Lee County Jail complex on Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers. Smoke could be seen billowing from the jail’s rooftop. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office tweet, “At 6:45 p.m., flames were seen from the rooftop of our CORE jail facility, 2501 Ortiz […]

Fort Myers Police Department will continue serving the community in Fort Myers. This comes after a lengthy discussion and more than 100 people showing up to the Fort Myers City Council meeting Monday in support of the police department. A lot of people from different backgrounds spoke in favor of the police. People came from […]

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced they took down one of the largest drug trafficking operations in its history after a months-long investigation. Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the operation was run by the Cossio family of 170 Avalon Lake Circle in Gateway. Investigators conducted surveillance on the Cossio residence, conducted traffic stops and […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to recently halted operations of a major U.S. fuel pipeline after its computer system was the target of a cyberattack. According to the governor’s executive order, the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management will be designated as the state coordinating officer during this […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Monday calling for more management over Lake Okeechobee discharges. The governor took aim at the Army Corps of Engineers, saying there needs to be more regulation of discharges during the dry season. DeSantis took a helicopter from Fort Myers to Florida’s east coast on Monday to look at […]

A review by the State Attorney’s Office has found that a Central Elementary School principal in Clewiston did not commit a crime when she paddled a 6-year-old in front of the child’s mother. Principal Melissa Carter and Cecilia Self, a clerk at the school, were recorded by the child’s mother as Carter spanked the child […]