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LEHIGH ACRES Search is on for vehicle, driver in hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist in Lehigh Acres The search is on for an unknown hit-and-run suspect accused of leaving a crash that killed a man. We spoke to a good Samaritan who did what he could the minute he drove by the scene and found the victim alone. Wednesday night, state troopers responded to a deadly hit-and-run in Lehigh Acres that killed […]
LEHIGH ACRES Volunteer group works to repair damaged benches at Lehigh Acres school bus stops Benches in a community were found damaged recently after they were originally put in place to make sure children are safe at school bus stops. Benches for schoolkids waiting to be picked up are no longer suitable for use at public stops in Lehigh Acres Wednesday. These are benches that are of great significance to […]
LEHIGH ACRES Motorcyclist, 29, dies in Wednesday Lehigh Acres hit-and-run crash Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 29-year-old Lehigh Acres man on a motorcycle Wednesday night. According to FHP, the crash happened around 7:50 p.m. on Joel Boulevard near the intersection with East 19th Street. The motorcyclist was traveling north on Joel Blvd. toward E 19th St when an unknown […]
FORT MYERS Club Blu shooting victim’s brother works to establish basketball camp in his honor A brother’s love continues years after his younger brother was taken too soon during a senseless act of violence. When Sean Archilles was 14 years old, he was shot and killed during an attack at Club Blu in Fort Myers in 2016. He was a teenager with a love for basketball. For the first time, […]
HENDRY COUNTY Family thankful for arrest in crash that claimed 3 loved ones A mother is one step closer to justice after the suspect accused of drunk driving in the crash that killed her husband and two daughters is behind bars. While it’s a step, it will not bring her children or the love of her life back home. Brenda Galindo told us her daughter’s classmates went out […]
CAPE CORAL Body of motorcyclist found in water after Cape Coral crash ID’d Cape Coral Police Department found the body of a motorcyclist Wednesday who was involved in an overnight crash. Police say Jeffrey Allen Kinkelaar crashed into a canal in the 1400 block of El Dorado Parkway but was not found until the next morning, police said. The neighbors across the canal say they remember hearing a […]
HENDRY COUNTY 1 dead, 2 critical after crash on SR-29 in Hendry County A crash in Hendry County on Friday left one man dead and two others injured. It happened at about 3:15 p.m. on SR-29 near A Road south of LaBelle. The Florida Highway Patrol says two vehicles were involved, and a 21-year-old passenger in one vehicle was killed. Troopers say a 61-year-old man was driving a […]
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach hotel makes sure guests find places to stay after fire Fort Myers Beach Fire Department responded to a fire at Sun Deck Inn & Suites on Fort Myers Beach Thursday night. According to the fire department, firefighters brought a fire under control on the second floor of the hotel. The property is on Third Street near Crescent Street. The fire was mostly within the walls […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire destroys mobile home in Suncoast Estates in North Fort Myers North Fort Myers Fire Control & Rescue Service District responded to a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home in the Suncoast Estates community of North Fort Myers Wednesday night. Crews were at the scene of the fire in the 7900 block of Hart Drive, south of Gish Lane. The fire was put out, but […]
FORT MYERS Two young women pose as grandmothers to get a first-dose COVID-19 vaccine Two young women posed as elderly people and were able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. But they were caught after trying to get their second in Orange County. Now, there are procedures in place to make sure this doesn’t happen in Southwest Florida. Unfortunately, this is what it’s come to. “This is the […]