Andryanna Sheppard

A 15-year-old Lehigh Acres girl was arrested Monday and faces charges in a deadly November crash. Florida Highway Patrol says the girl was driving when an 18-year-old woman was riding atop the car and fell off. She later died at the hospital. The crash happened the evening of Nov. 11 on Maple Avenue North near […]

A business in Southwest Florida says its property was stolen on Christmas. Lonnie Bailey, the business operations manager of Latitude Tournament Boats in Fort Myers, said Saturday that two boat motors were stolen from the business during the holiday. Having to replace thousands of dollars in boat parts wasn’t the Christmas gift that Bailey and […]

Christmas has been a lot different for many of us. Those feeling extra grateful this year are people who have worked for months on the frontlines of the response to the coronavirus. Nurse Dominique Peterson got to spend Christmas morning with her family, but Friday night, she was working a 12-hour shift at NCH North […]

It’s been a tough year for many trying to make ends meet. With Christmas days away, families are still trying to put food on the table. There were long lines at Community Cooperative’s mobile food pantry in Lehigh Acres Tuesday. It meant close to 400 families would be able to put a Christmas dinner on […]

On Monday night, the Lee County Homeless Coalitioin honored those homeless people who have died with a vigil. A memorial day, of sorts, for the lives lost. 27 candles were lit and placed into 27 white paper bags with all 27 names of the homeless people who have died in Lee County. The Lee County […]

A veteran in need of help is living in extremely untidy conditions in Southwest Florida — a yard and home spilling over with junk and things he doesn’t use, with multiple code violations and calls to the region’s largest city. On his bike rides, veteran Ted Illjes sees broken down cars, old appliances and broken […]

A grandson is heartbroken but also remembering the good times he had with his grandmother. Seth Wood’s grandmother, 86-year-old Ruby Roberts, was killed in a crash while driving her golf cart in North Fort Myers. Monday, law enforcement and rescue crews went to the crash at US-41 with Leesure Lane in front of Roberts’ community, […]

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash involving a vehicle versus a golf cart on US-41 in North Fort Myers Monday. According to the North Fort Myers Fire Control District, crews went to a scene on southbound US-41 in front of the Tamiami Village & RV Park, where an 86-year-old woman driving a golf […]

The School District of Lee County recognized two of its educators as the top assistant principal and top principal in the District for how they have both led and responded to their schools and the community during the pandemic. “Anybody at this time could be in dire situations,” said Forrest Walker Jr., an assistant principal […]

Two businesses in Collier County say they were targeted by crooks recently. They both say it happened the same day. Customers went to the businesses and paid with fake cash. A Culver’s location Tuesday says two men tried to pay for food in counterfeit bills recently, the same day we previously reported Brooks Burgers said […]