Alva, FL

A 3-year-old boy was found in the area of Ballard Road and Clotide Avenue by Fort Myers Police officers.

A 21-year-old Mississippi man, wanted on murder charges, was found by Collier County deputies after attempting to flee during a traffic stop in Immokalee Tuesday.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 68-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman from Alva are dead after a dump truck ran a red light and crashed into them at an intersection Tuesday in Lee County. A dump truck, driven by a 55-year-old man from Lehigh Acres, was driving eastbound on...

He's now facing five charges - one scheming to defraud, and four others of conducting business without a license.

Loxahatchee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has busted an elaborate and complex real estate scheme running rampant in the Sunshine State. “People are trying to get away with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars and in many cases it’s people’s life savings,” said Dennis Eagen, President of Sun National Title Company.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Neighborhoods in Cape Coral are on high alert after a thief was caught stealing mangoes from a front lawn. The incident happened Tuesday and the homeowner said she caught the man on camera. Cape Coral police said thieves can only be charged when they’re caught...

Both occupants of a car were killed when a dump truck running a red light crashed into them at an Olga intersection on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a dump truck driven by a 55-year-old man from Lehigh Acres was eastbound on Palm Beach Boulevard at around 2:30 p.m. A sedan driven by a 68-year-old man from Alva, with a 71-year-old woman from the same town as his passenger, was northbound on River Hall Parkway and was stopped at a red traffic signal. The Alva man’s traffic signal turned green and he drove his car into the intersection when the dump truck entered on a red traffic signal.

A Mississippi man is under arrest after attempting to run from Collier County Sheriff’s deputies in Immokalee on Tuesday. Deputies say they attempted to stop 21-year-old Thomas Brown after running a stop sign at Eustis Avenue and South 5th Street around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. According to deputies, Brown sped away from them when they turned on their lights and sirens.

The Reserve at Coconut Point apartment complex just sold, as the per-unit pricing of apartments in Southwest Florida continues to creep toward $400,000 per unit. The 180-unit complex sold for $71.7 million, which amounts to $398,333 per unit. At 163,800 square feet of rentable area—an average of 910 square feet per unit—that’s $437 per square foot with units renting for an average of about $2,200 per month.

A 46-year-old Fort Myers man, Antonio Becerril Soria, received a 20-year sentence for sex crimes against a child.

An unidentified man stole a $1200 set of golf clubs from Golf World on North Tamiami Trail.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old man who is wanted for a murder in Mississippi was arrested by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Tuesday, May 17. Thomas Brown, was arrested during a traffic stop in Immokalee Tuesday afternoon, according to CCSO. Brown was stopped by deputies after running a stop sign at Eustis Avenue and South 5th Street at approximately 4 p.m.

Lakeland hosting Venice and Davenport hosting Discovery were the only games in town on Thursday — Lake Wales is traveling to Fort Myers — when the spring football schedules were originally released, but now there is a full slate of games because of weather concerns on Friday. The Dreadnaughts have often been shorthanded...

There is no denying that our community is in the throes of a housing crisis with the greatest impact falling on those who are working so hard to fuel our economy and keep this area attractive to guests, seasonal residents and those of us who are fortunate enough to live here year-round.  This housing crisis impacts every person and every family who simply cannot afford to live in the county where they work.   ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two suspects were caught on surveillance behind a plaza on the 15000 block of McGregor Boulevard using bolt cutters to remove a boat trailer lock. In the video, the two people can be seen removing the trailer lock, hooking the boat trailer to their silver GMC crew cab pickup truck and driving off with the triple axel boat trailer.

Wednesday, the Town of Fort Myers confirmed that it issued 68 warnings for violating the sea turtle ordinance. Fox 4 spoke with a business that received a warning.

Design elements for a new bridge over the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers to Cape Coral may include wider lanes, enhanced safety measures and a multi-use pedestrian and bicycle crossing but at a price already steep and likely to go higher. Here's the latest. Cape Coral Bridge past design life ...

ESTERO, Fla. — A run in with a toxic toad left one Estero woman worrying for her dog’s life. Christine Squires has lived on Rookery Drive in Estero for more than two years. She’s had her golden retriever Barkley for a little more than a year. “He...