01/25/2021
01/25/2021
Local News for Fort Myers, Florida
01/25/2021
01/24/2021
Fort Myers police seeking Ford Expedition following fatal hit-and-run on Fowler at Carrell
The vehicle being sought in a fatal crash, police said, was a 2003 to 2006 Ford Expedition that has heavy front end damage on its right side. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
Harriett and M15, a variety of views at the North Fort Myers nest
Scenes at the North Fort Myers nest of Harriet and M15 in the past year and to 2021’s double-hatching Saturday. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
Small plane out of Fort Myers crashes on way to Keys; no injuries
Emergency workers and campers rescued four people after their plane crashed near the Everglades on Friday. Campers helped rescue the four who were in a single-engine Piper Saratoga that crashed near Cape Sable, the southernmost point of the Florida mainland. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
Rare double-eaglet hatch celebrated Saturday for North Fort Myers eagles Harriet and M15
Early Sunday morning the adult eagles were feeding and tending to the fuzzy and demanding just-hatched chicks. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
Letters to editor for Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021
Readers write about getting COVID-19 vaccinations and trying to get them, in letters to the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
SW Florida women come together virtually for Women’s March of Fort Myers
Saturday, women from across Southwest Florida virtually came together to celebrate during the Women’s March of Fort Myers. These people were celebrating not only a new President but the first-ever female Vice President. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/24/2021
Fort Myers Police need your help finding the driver in a fatal hit and run
Fort Myers Police say that an SUV was involved in a fatal hit and run crash. They say the SUV hit and killed a pedestrian near the intersection of Fowler street and Carrell Road in Fort Myers. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/23/2021
2nd egg appears to have hatched at North Fort Myers eagle nest, eaglet appears
Southwest Florida’s favorite bald eagle couple are about to become parents once again! Egg 2 has hatched. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/23/2021
Bill Fussell, last Democrat elected to Lee commission, remembered for love of Fort Myers
Bill Fussell died Jan. 16 after a long battle with cancer. He was 79. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/23/2021
Governor DeSantis visits Publix in Fort Myers
Governor DeSantis visited the Publix at Summerlin Road and Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/23/2021
Letters to editor for Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021
Readers write about various topics in letters to the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021
It’s a pip! Famous eagles Harriet and M15 have a cracked egg – chick should appear soon
With a teeny crack last night, the countdown for the newest member of North Fort Myers’ famous eagle family began. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021
State Attorney’s Office will seek death penalty in Fort Myers murder case
State Attorney Amira Fox announced Friday that the State Attorney’s Office has filed a Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty against a Lehigh Acres man who was indicted for murder in December. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021
Two of five suspects in custody after North Fort Myers road rage incident
After one suspect turned himself in Thursday, detectives arrested a second suspect believed to be involved in a road rage assault on Jan. 9 on Pondella Road in North Fort Myers. Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021
State to seek death penalty in case of man who killed girlfriend’s family member
The state attorney’s office has announced its intent to seek the death penalty in the case of a man accused of killing a family member of the mother of his children. Ja’Quan Bernard Robinson, 25, is accused of killing the great-aunt of his children’s mother at a home on Utana Avenue in Fort Myers on READ MORE.
01/22/2021
Fort Myers’ Paris Thompson accepts Miss Volleyball award
Thompson finished strong in her senior season, notching 413 kills, 228 digs and 42 aces in 75 sets in leading her team to a 19-3 record and a state final four appearance Read the rest of the article on news-press.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021
1 arrested for DUI, 1 injured in 5-car crash in south Fort Myers
Florida Highway Patrol responded to a multi-car crash in the Cypress Lake area of south Fort Myers Thursday evening. According to FHP, state troopers were on Cypress Lake Drive at the intersection with Reflections, Parkway, where five vehicles were involved in a crash. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.01/22/2021
Fort Myers police searching for stolen pickup
The Fort Myers Police Department is looking for a pickup stolen from Subaru of Fort Myers. The pickup, a 2016 Silver 4-door Ford F250, was stolen from the car dealership on Jan. Read the rest of the article on winknews.com READ MORE.
01/22/2021