Lee County, FL

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Two people were taken to the hospital after a boating accident near Bonita Beach in Lee County Sunday afternoon. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), officers responded to the accident around 3:30 p.m. after reports of an accident between a 16-foot vessel and a personal watercraft.

The eastbound and westbound lanes of Bayshore Road are closed at I-75 due to a traffic crash.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — After administering more than 50,000 COVID-19 shots, the Lee County site at the old Sears location in the Edison Mall has moved to Lee County Florida Department of Health offices. Lee County closed the doors to its vaccination site at Edison Mall on June 18, but...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — After administering more than 50,000 COVID-19 shots, the Lee County site at the old Sears location in the Edison Mall has moved to Lee County Florida Department of Health offices. Lee County closed the doors to its vaccination site at Edison Mall on June 18, but...

Sunday's graduation ceremony was extra special for Hodges University grads. The school celebrated the Class of 2021, and the Class of 2020, which missed out on an in-person ceremony last year due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. More than 700 graduates join the workforce from both cohorts.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The School District of Lee County has partnered with Florida’s Summer BreakSpot program to help keep children fed while school is out for the summer. The program allows the school district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department to provide free meals to children 18 and younger at no cost during summer break.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Investigators are looking into a suspicious suitcase at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Monday afternoon. According to Vicki Moreland with the Lee County Port Authority, K-9s and an explosive device team are investigating after a suspicious suitcase was found just before 3 p.m. Officials said the...

Herff Jones, a graduation apparel and yearbook company is notifying customers of a data breach, warning parents and customers their personal information could be exposed. The company became aware of suspicious activity involving customers’ payment information and launched an investigation. They determined certain customer personal information, like name, address, phone...

As we close out the first federal celebration of Juneteenth, Southwest Florida weighs in on the day's meaning and legacy.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – One year ago, a Lee County couple made their dreams a reality be opening the doors to a cafe that’s changing our community for the better. On June 18, 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, Andrew Townsend and Amber Redfern opened the first cat cafe in Southwest Florida called Cattyshack Cafe.