Melissa Montoya

The Fort Myers Police Department said they are investigating a shooting in the city. Details on how many people injured have not been released. The incident happened in the 3900 block of Lora Street. The call for the incident came in at around 1:30 p.m. The area is west of the Billy Creek preserve and […]

Deputies are investigating a stabbing homicide in Lehigh Acres. One victim was found dead in the 1500 block of Sunniland Boulevard on Wednesday, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Many deputies are there and crime scene tape is up. The sheriff’s office said this is an isolated event. No other information is known at […]

A mobile laundromat will provide free laundry washing to members of the Fort Myers Beach community beginning on Sunday and running through Saturday. The mobile laundromat will be at 5669 Estero Blvd between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to a press release. The service will be offered at no cost. The mobile laundromat is […]

Saturday is the last day for voters in Lee County to request a mail-in ballot to vote by mail. The request must be made by 5 p.m. on Saturday. Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle would like to remind voters that “voting by mail is the most convenient way to vote,” according to a […]

A 39-year-old Lehigh Acres man has been arrested for violently attacking and robbing a man he offered work to, according to the Fort Myers Police Department. George Moorman, who is also a sex offender, is accused of picking up an older Hispanic male in the parking lot of Bravo Supermarket on Palm Beach Boulevard after […]

A man is dead and another is accused of killing him after an argument broke out over former President Donald Trump in a DeSoto County home on Saturday. Donald Henry, 35, is accused of stabbing  Shawn Popp after the two got into a heated argument about Trump filing for bankruptcy, according to an arrest report […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced $5 million will go toward local housing partners to help those impacted by Ian pay down their deductibles. Funding assistance is available to residents living in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee and Sarasota counties who apply and qualify through Florida Housing’s local housing partners, according to a press release. For […]

Troopers have found a convicted murderer who escaped from prison in Georgia. Anthony Moret, 67, was found walking on southbound I-75, at mile marker 158, in Charlotte County. A warrant check revealed he had an active warrant for escape while serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder. He remains in Charlotte […]

A 42-year-old man was arrested after Collier County deputies say he molested two girls who were part of a slumber party at his East Naples home. Randy Schoolcraft faces a lewd and lascivious charge and numerous child porn charges, arrest records show. The incident happened on Pelton Avenue on Sept. 10, according to the arrest […]

A 35-year-old Naples man was handed down a maximum prison sentence after being found guilty of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child. Jose Amaya was found guilty at trial in September, according to a news release from the State Attorney’s Office. The State Attorney’s Office said the crime happened in April 2019 when Amaya […]