2 accused of stealing women’s wallets at a Cape Coral Target

Police say multiple people were stolen from while shopping at a Target in Cape Coral recently. Cape Coral Police Department and Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers say an unknown man and woman are targeting women and stealing their wallets at a Target on Pine Island Road. Surveillance video captured the two walking out with items in […]

Dashcam video shows Cape Coral police officer not at fault for dog’s death

A dog was hit and killed by a school bus while children were on board and witnesses blamed a Cape Coral police officer. But the dashboard video released by the police department shows the officer was not at fault. The incident happened in August. Hours after the dog died, people on social media began posting […]

Lee County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy dies of COVID-19

A Lee County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy has died in the line of duty from complications of COVID-19, according to Sheriff Carmine Marceno. Marceno said in a statement Tuesday: “I am incredibly saddened to announce the passing of another Lee County Sheriff’s Office family member in the line of duty. Deputy Sheriff First Class William […]

City of Cape Coral discussing new park projects

Leaders in Cape Coral have given the go ahead to a number of park projects. But the city wants to make sure these parks are what you and your family want. Even in the dead of summer, Luke Tran likes to take his children outside to play. Koza/Saldino is their new favorite spot. “They seem […]

COVID-19 a challenge in schools, the hospital in Cape Coral

A Southwest Florida city is struggling with COVID-19. One of its school systems is in crisis mode, while an additional morgue has been brought in because there are so many deaths at the local hospital. Cape Coral just received a new testing site to help determine cases, as 1,800 students and staff of Oasis Charter […]

Waste Pro driver saves Cape Coral woman, who fell and broke her hip

A Southwest Florida Waste Pro driver is being hailed as a hero after saving a woman’s life. Allen Wilson was on his garbage route when he heard a woman yelling for help along Palm Tree Boulevard in Cape Coral. “I stopped and went up to the house to get her trash can,” Wilson said. That’s […]

Survey: School bus stop benches getting little use in Cape Coral

Benches and picnic tables sit at many school bus stops all around Cape Coral to help keep children safe while they wait for their ride to school. But most of them are not being used as much as the city hoped they would. A survey shows that, out of 179 benches by school bus stops, […]

Lee County student with COVID-19 says it has upended his school year

For students, the coronavirus can have a big impact on how they are able to learn. If a student contracts COVID-19 or is forced to quarantine because they were exposed, it takes them out of the classroom. We spoke to a teenager with underlying conditions, who has COVID-19, and he says it has already turned […]