Estero News

Kenny Conidaris, 15, looks for the ball during a soccer match. The Lani Kai hotel will host a blood drive and bone marrow search on Saturday, July 18, to find a match for Conidaris' bone marrow condition.

LEE COUNTY: A half-dozen cars in one Estero neighborhood were broken into and the sheriff's office is now looking for the suspect.

ESTERO: Wild hogs are tearing up an Estero neighborhood. Neighbors say they're sloppy, hairy, and snort loudly.

ESTERO, BONITA SPRINGS, & EAST NAPLES, Fla. - The Fourth of July is Saturday, but many people are kicking off the holiday tonight.

Estero Fire Control and Rescue District Assistant fire Chief Mark Wahlig said the delay stems from the complex number-crunching being performed by Tri-Data - the company the districts hired to perform a consolidation study at the cost of $40,000 each, with each district also setting aside an additional $5,000 in contingency funds.

To report a crime or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 477-1000 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 332-5555 or 1-800-780-TIPS. Lee Sheriff Arrests Elmer Lopez Garcia, 19, 22586 London Lane, Bonita Springs, was charged Monday with loitering or prowling.

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

Southwest Florida business people and community leaders listened today at an Estero luncheon as two men were honored for their strides toward putting more green back where it's been missing - in people's pockets.

While parades, barbecues and fireworks have become standard on the Fourth of July, the Estero Historical Society has a more traditional way of commemorating Independence Day.

After one of the driest dry seasons on record, south Lee County's fire districts are facing challenges old and new as the rainy season begins in earnest.

A new addition to the Estero Recreation Center's front lobby is causing a local buzz in south Lee County.

Monique Loraine Robertson, 25, 20281 Estero Gardens Circle, Estero, was charged Friday with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs/first offense.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is reporting a traffic crash with injuries and road blockage at Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and Corkscrew Road in Estero.

Between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, June 27 and Saturday, July 25, Beef O'Brady's at Grande Oaks Shoppes will donate 10 percent of food sales to Autism Speaks.

The key link in Bonita Springs traffic is Bonita Beach Road between Old 41 Road and Lime Street, Mayor Ben Nelson told Lee County commissioners Tuesday.

A tip to Lee County Sheriff's Office detectives resulted in two teens being charged with crimes that occurred in Estero.

FORT MYERS: Another complaint was uncovered against the same towing company we first told you about a few days ago.

Originally published 11:14 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Updated 11:14 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Estero High School Student Government Students hosted the 2009 Florida Association of Student Councilsa State Convention, April 24 to 26 in Estero.

A bell that once rang out and called Estero children to school in the first quarter of the 20th century has been stolen.

How do you prevent flooding in a watershed? Don't build your house there. That was the lesson Charles Dauray, member of the South Florida Water Management District governing board, offered to his constituents in south Lee County on Thursday, when the nine-person panel heard the latest from a contentious study into the area's flooding.