Melissa Montoya

Deputies arrested a man and a woman on Friday accused of construction thefts. Yadira Mompie, 35, and 38-year-old Anyel Contino were arrested after an off-duty deputy noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area of Acroft Avenue and Butte Street in Lehigh Acres. The off-duty deputy recognized the vehicle as one that was possibly involved in […]

The suspect arrested in an officer-involved shooting in Fort Myers appeared in court again Sunday morning and was ordered held without bond. For the third day in a row, David Dotts remained unresponsive as a judge spoke to him. Dotts, 37, is accused of attempting to get into a restricted part of the Fort Myers […]

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation has launched a list of 298 bird species that have been observed on the barrier islands. The list was launched to mark the passing of World Migratory Bird Day, which is Saturday, May 8. The list has been developed and vetted by local birders and ornithologists and builds on a list […]

About 226,000 Kidde smoke alarms have been recalled because they “can fail to alert consumers to a fire,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The faulty TruSense Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms were sold between May 2019 and September 2020, according to Kidde. The recall includes seven models sold primarily through Home […]

The two men involved in a vehicle crash in a stolen car on Thursday appeared in front of a judge Friday morning. Roderick Mitchell and Jacob Sobolweski, both 19, are accused of stealing a pickup in Lehigh Acres and later, crashing head-on into a second vehicle. The crash occurred at 23rd Street SW and Beth […]

Researchers at the University of South Florida are trying to get a better understanding of people’s potential evacuation decisions, while also looking at how COVID-19 might play a role in their plans. To find out, they are launching an online survey. It’s for people who live in coastal areas that could be hit by hurricanes. […]

A 77-year-old Punta Gorda woman riding her bike was killed in Charlotte County on Wednesday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of Sweet Gum Drive and Balsam Boulevard at around 6:15 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was traveling south on Sweet Gum Drive, in front of a vehicle driven by […]

Governor Ron Desantis will be holding a press conference in Miami beginning at 3 p.m. You can watch it in the player below. You can also click this link to view the press conference. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Vero Beach earlier in the day. It began 1 p.m. at the Childcare […]

A Sebring woman has been arrested after she stole a car with two children inside on Monday night. According to a news release from the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, Shauna Marie McGraw, 36, faces two counts of kidnapping, two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and one count of grand theft of a […]

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 63-year-old man was killed on Saturday, May 1, in a dirt bike accident at the Sandlot Adventure Park in Punta Gorda. The crash was reported at 9:43 a.m., at the park on Bermont Road, west of SR-31. The crash happened while the driver attempted a jump on a track, […]