Cape Coral man enters guilty plea in child porn case, sentenced to 3 years in prison

A Cape Coral man facing multiple charges related to child pornography has been sentenced after pleading guilty. Gordon Lloyd Shaffer, 76, agreed to plead guilty to charges of transmission of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Shaffer was sentenced to three years in prison and ten years of sex offender probation as part of […]

Marco Island police looking for man related to hit-and-run that left one person hurt

Marco Island police are asking for your help locating a person in relation to a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Bald Eagle Drive and North Barfield Drive. Police say they are looking for information about where Mario Ismael Corado Lopez may be so they can question him about the crash. According to police, on […]

Car bursts into flames in front of a Fort Myers home

A car burst into flames in the driveway of a home in Fort Myers on Sunday morning. The flames were seen just before 4:00 a.m. in the driveway of a home on Linhart Avenue. Neighbors noticed the fire and were able to alert the car’s owner. The owner said that just a couple of hours […]

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One person killed in crash on SR-80 in Hendry County

Florida Highway Patrol says one person has died after a crash on SR-80 in Hendry County on Thursday morning. Troopers say a box truck was traveling west in the outside lane near County Road 833 when it came across a disabled flatbed truck on the shoulder of the outside lane just after 10:00 a.m. The […]

Child helps LCSO locate woman injured after being thrown from a horse

A woman thrown from her horse while riding in Lee County is expected to be OK thanks to a child and a Lee County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. On April 9, at around 6:30 p.m., LCSO responded to a 911 call about a woman who suffered head trauma when thrown from a horse. The woman called […]

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Precautionary boil water notice for Charlotte Harbor Water Association customers

The Charlotte Harbor Water Association issued a precautionary boil water notice for all of its customers on Tuesday. Charlotte Harbor Water Association says a water main break caused its system pressure to drop below 20 pounds per square inch. As a result, the water association has issued a precautionary boil water notice. It is recommended […]

SWFL Crime Stoppers hoping to identify woman accused of stealing more than 100 plants

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of stealing hundreds of flowers. Crime Stoppers says the woman is accused of stealing more than 120 azalea and hibiscus plants from the Alva Garden Club in Lee County. If you recognize the woman, you are asked to call Crime […]

Mariupol mayor says siege has killed more than 10K civilians

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000, with corpses that were “carpeted through the streets.” Speaking by phone Monday to The Associated Press, Mayor Vadym Boychenko also said Russian […]