Melvin Vigo

A Fort Myers man was arrested Saturday after speeding through the Sanibel police checkpoint. According to the Sanibel Police Department, Eric Watson Zuspann, 55, was traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour when he failed to stop at a checkpoint and collided with a concrete divider. The car was severely damaged, but […]

On December 7th, The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division conducted a search warrant in conjunction with Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) at 1368 NE Sunset Avenue. It started with an out of county arrest warrant for Gabriela Mendoza obtained by FDLE in regards […]

On Wednesday afternoon, a woman led Fort Myers police on a wild car chase down Colonial Boulevard. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Alexxus Brianna Cruz, 29, was arrested on Wednesday and faces multiple charges after the chase. The chase occurred near Colonial and Veronica Shoemaker in Fort Myers. Police say Cruz was being […]

The Biden administration is extending the pause on student loan payments until no later than June 30, 2023, as the administration’s plan to forgive up to to $20,000 in loans is held up in court. President Biden announced the extension Tuesday in a video posted to the White House Twitter account. Student loan repayments were supposed to […]

Authorities have given the all-clear after a possible swatting call led to police activity at Mariner High School on Thursday afternoon. The school was placed on a brief lockdown, but now students will be dismissed from school as normal. Mariner Middle was also placed on lockdown as a precaution. The swatting call, the school district […]

As Hurricane Ian barreled over Western Cuba toward the Gulf of Mexico, counties on the Southwest coast of Florida had their emergency management plans at the ready — plans that every Florida county must prepare and regularly update. But a close look at Lee County’s plan reveals that its evacuation orders, issued just one day […]

A Vietnam veteran and his wife are putting the pieces of their lives back together after Hurricane Ian. They lived full-time on a boat docked at the Legacy Harbour Marina in Fort Myers, which Ian destroyed. People who live on their boats no longer have a place to call home. In the boating world, nobody […]

All Lee County Parks & Recreation boat ramps remain closed until further notice as the facilities and surrounding waterways are assessed. The U.S. Coast continues to conduct channel surveys and aids to navigation verifications due to potential navigational hazards caused by Hurricane Ian in the vicinity of Fort Myers Beach, Port Charlotte, and Boca Grande. […]

Charlotte County Community Services Library and History Division has opened the Punta Gorda Charlotte Library, as well as care stations to provide public Wi-Fi and laptops for public use. All locations are open seven days a week until further notice. Punta Gorda Charlotte Library, located at 401 Shreve St. Punta Gorda, is open daily from […]

Airbnb.org announced it has committed $5 million to offer free, temporary housing to people displaced by Hurricane Ian. These stays will be funded by Airbnb and other donors to Airbnb.org. To be eligible for an Airbnb.org stay as part of this hurricane response, individuals must be connected to Airbnb.org by one of its official referral […]