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A crash blocked all westbound lanes of Bayshore Road at Del Webb Oak Creek Boulevard in North Fort Myers. The Florida Highway Patrol no longer lists the incident.
Florida Highway Patrol no longer lists the crash that had partially blocked the left lane of southbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 144 in North Fort Myers.
Lee County awarded $50 million in federal disaster-recovery money for Mike Greenwell Regional Park, while commissioners asked staff to revisit the proposed building size at a workshop.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says deputies removed 30 living dogs and one dead dog from a North Fort Myers home. A woman faces 31 charges.
Florida Highway Patrol now lists northbound Interstate 75 clear at mile marker 143 in North Fort Myers after a crash blocked an inside left-turn lane.
The Florida Highway Patrol lists Bayshore Road as clear at Park 78 Drive after a crash caused a partial roadblock late Thursday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol removed a Bayshore Road crash from its active incident board after listing the eastbound right lane as blocked at Park 78 Drive.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says K9 Dundee died early Monday while assisting deputies during an apprehension in the agency's 1st Precinct.
FGUA says Lake Fairways customers should boil water used for drinking and cooking after service was interrupted for a broken valve and fire hydrant. WINK News reports that 970 customers are affected.
FDLE lists 13-year-old Skyla Renae Marsh as missing from North Fort Myers since September 18. Her family is organizing a public search Monday, Gulf Coast News reports.
A family of four escaped a trailer fire near Pondella Road in North Fort Myers. The Red Cross placed the family in a hotel, according to WINK News.
Lee County lists roof permit ROF2025-02751 as expired, with no completed inspections, and has scheduled an October 5 hearing on code case VIO2026-03592.
Florida Highway Patrol lists an injury crash on southbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 145 in North Fort Myers. The state board reports no roadblock.
Florida Highway Patrol now marks the roadway clear after a crash blocked the two left lanes of southbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 144 in North Fort Myers.
Florida Highway Patrol records carried nearby crash entries with roadblocks on northbound Interstate 75 at mile markers 142 and 143 in North Fort Myers. The state now marks the mile marker 142 roadway open and no longer lists the mile marker 143 entry.
A fatal crash closed Del Prado Boulevard North near Monte Isola Way and affected the US 41 junction Friday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol later marked the roadway clear.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help find Francisco Trejo, a missing and endangered adult last seen on foot near the 1800 block of State Road 31 in North Fort Myers.
FGUA says the precautionary boil water advisory for 90 Lake Fairways homes is no longer in effect after laboratory testing found the water safe to drink.
The Florida Highway Patrol says all lanes are clear after an injury crash blocked the left lane of Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 144 in North Fort Myers.
FGUA still lists a boil water advisory for 90 Lake Fairways homes in North Fort Myers after a September 2 water main break.
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old Fort Myers man died after a vehicle struck him as he crossed southbound US 41 near Judd Road Friday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol no longer lists the northbound Interstate 75 roadblock at mile marker 143 in North Fort Myers. The record had remained active through about 11 p.m. Friday.
The Florida Highway Patrol now lists the roadway clear at US 41 and Evergreen Road in North Fort Myers after a fatality shut all southbound lanes.
The Florida Highway Patrol no longer lists the crash with injuries and roadblock that appeared on North Tamiami Trail at Littleton Road in North Fort Myers Friday afternoon.
A fire burned through an area where people were staying on Fourth Way in North Fort Myers. The fire district said no one was injured and the cause was accidental.
The Florida Highway Patrol live incident board lists a vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 144 in North Fort Myers with an unknown roadblock status.
The Highway Patrol received the crash call at 7.25 a.m. Tuesday and still listed the southbound Exit 143 ramp and the westbound right lane of Bayshore Road as blocked after units arrived at 8.12 a.m.
Deputies responded to a call for a shooting at a house on Welborn Road, off Nalle Grade Road, and worked the property into early Monday. One person was treated for minor injuries. The Sheriff's Office has released nothing else.
More than 125 residents came to the North Fort Myers Community Center on Tuesday over proposed changes to the Lee Plan, Gulf Coast News reports. Staff say the rewrite adds no allowable development. The local planning agency takes it up on 31 August.
The Florida Highway Patrol note on the mile marker 144 crash now reads that the roadway is clear. It read two right lanes blocked when the board was last read at 9.39 this morning, so the lanes reopened somewhere between 9.39 and 10.48.
The dispatch board is carrying a crash on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 144 in North Fort Myers with the two right lanes blocked and a unit on scene since 9.36. Two other calls on the same stretch have come off the board.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the grass fire near Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers has been contained and there is no risk to the public. WINK News, filing later from the scene, put it at 20 acres and 90 percent contained.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says deputies are assisting fire crews at a grass fire near Bayshore Road, and that five streets have been sent potential evacuation notifications. The sheriff's office says the evacuations are not mandatory and asks people to avoid the area.
The Florida Highway Patrol dispatch board carried a travel advisory on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 143 in North Fort Myers, remarks reading RIGHT LANE BLOCKED, from 2.56 until it came off the board by 3.15. The state published no cause.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office jail record shows David Scott Noe booked on Wednesday night on two counts under section 831.02, each carrying a $25,000 bond. Two Screenworks companies registered to him remain active on the state corporate register.
The Highway Patrol logged the crash at 5.49 p.m. at Bayshore Road and the ramp to Interstate 75 northbound, and it carried a roadblock at 5.54 p.m. Two minutes later the row read that the roadway is clear.
The state dispatch board logged the crash at 3.39 p.m. at North Tamiami Trail and Bayshore Road, with the right lane and right turn lane blocked. A separate entry at the same intersection, logged at 12.28 p.m., was still open at the same reading.
The state board logged the crash at 2.16 p.m. with the remarks field reading unknown roadblock and no unit stamp beside it. Two direct reads at 2.26 and 2.27 p.m. carry the entry unchanged.
The Highway Patrol logged the crash at 8.33 a.m. and marked the left and centre lanes blocked at 8.42. The entry was still on the state board at 12.06 p.m. and gone from it by 12.14 p.m.
Gulf Coast News logged the block at 5.55 p.m. Monday and carried the reopening in an update timestamped 7.18 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol live incident view held no US-41 record when this desk read it at 3.35 a.m. Tuesday.
Lee County deputies went to a residence near Second Way and Cabana Avenue in North Fort Myers on Tuesday, July 28 to carry out a wellness check, and the sheriff's office said the call escalated when a person barricaded themself inside.
Set at the county level, and it lands on every parcel in North Fort Myers.
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Lee County ends its 5 a.m. summer trash set-out requirement October 26 for unincorporated areas, Bonita Springs, Estero and Fort Myers Beach.
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Sanibel Fire and Rescue District adopted a tentative 1.3016-mill property tax rate and a $30,853,878 fiscal 2027 budget. The final hearing is September 21.
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The School Board of Lee County approved a $3.055 billion fiscal 2027 budget and cut its total property tax rate to 5.271 mills, down 0.048 mill from fiscal 2026.
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