Cape Coral News

The slate for Cape Coral's city council elections became official Friday. Fifteen candidates submitted the paperwork and fees for mayor or one of the three council seats up for grabs in the fall.

Police told Roderick Washington he had the right to remain silent when arrested in the 2006 double-slaying of 18-year-old Alexis Sosa and his nephew Jeffrey Sosa, 16, and, as is his right, he will maintain his silence through two felony murder trials.

After a series of combative meetings in the past two weeks on the utilities expansion project, the Cape Coral City Council will consider using a metal detector during a public hearing on the UEP next week.

He called it a "traumatic sight." Tom Tomich, Cape Coral's fire operations chief, and his firefighters broke into a Cape Coral home Tuesday night and found three people and a dog unconscious, apparently overcome by high levels of carbon monoxide.

Two meetings. Two angry exits. Nearly half the crowd of about 500 who came to Tuesday's informational meeting at Mariner High School about a possible water utility expansion stormed out before hearing much of anything.

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Cape Coral, FL : Cape Coral is vying for $7 million in federal grant money to build two new fire stations.

In a Lee County courtroom Tuesday afternoon, 19 year old Roderick Washington was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in 2006 murders of Jeffrey and Alexis Sosa.

Turn in dog, get a big reward How big of a reward would you give for a lost dog? How about one big enough to last all year long.

Cape Coral is seeking a $7.2 million federal grant to build two fire stations to provide better coverage.

Construction on the new Cape Coral police headquarters should finish today - on time and under budget.

The City of Cape Coral's "Lean Government System" has received the Strategic Leadership and Governance Award from the International City/County Management Association.

A Cape Coral man says his home is broken into in broad daylight while he's inside! The man told us he wrestled the suspect before the guy got away.

In Lee County, it has hit a scuba diver, a swimmer, construction workers, golfers, countless houses, a local Christian television station, the San Carlos park arches and a promising football player on the Mariner High School practice field.

FORT MYERS: On the Fourth of July there will be a number of fireworks shows going on in Southwest Florida.

On Wednesday, more than 100-new Florida laws are now in effect. One of the laws was inspired by a Cape Coral boy.

Brent Michael Fleming's troubles began early Monday morning after police persuaded him to pay his $36 cab fare.

FORT MYERS : A Cape Coral man was sentenced in federal court to 22 years in prison for his role in a $30 million mortgage fraud scheme.

UPDATE: Police have determined the death is not suspicious. CAPE CORAL: Police are on the scene of a death investigation in Cape Coral.

A Cape Coral woman was fatally injured today after a garbage truck sideswiped two vehicles and then rolled on top of her SUV, officials said late Monday.