Lee County News

Law enforcement agencies throughout Southwest Florida are coming together to help fallen Officer Andrew Widman's family.

Three teenagers were arrested Thursday night after police say they used a stun gun to rob another teenager of $18 and his Nike Air Force Ones.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office will target at least one of the following three locations for traffic enforcement today: 1. Alico Road @ Treeline Avenue, Fort Myers 2. Business U.S. 41, ...

FORT MYERS : The man who police say shot and killed officer Andrew Widman early Friday morning was identified as Abel Arango, a man with a history of arrests.

LEE COUNTY: Police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the attempted armed robbery of a Sweetbay pharmacy in Punta Gorda that occurred Thursday morning.

A former missionary turned police officer was shot and killed along with a suspect after police responded to a disturbance call early Friday.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit takes down four marijuana grow houses in Lehigh Acres during a day long operation on Thursday.

LEE COUNTY : A grand jury indicted three people involved in two separate murders, one from May 2008, the other from October 2007.

A sting of robberies is being blamed on the same gunman. A manhunt is underway in Lee County.

CAPE CORAL: Cape police have filed charges against a 39-year-old man in connection with the theft of 150 brass vases from grave sites at the Coral Ridge Cemetery in Cape Coral.

The refusal of some Lee County Republican candidates to take part in the endorsement process may mean no party backing in contested primary races.

A potential merger between three south Lee County fire districts moved a step forward Monday, as the Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District agreed to help fund a study of the concept.

Fort Myers police arrested a teenager and charged him with throwing a mortar-type firework into a moving vehicle, severely burning two toddlers on the Fourth of July.

News-press.com is continuing to update this developing story. Lee County Sheriff's Office public information officer Larry King said deputies have captured one of possibly four suspects whom attempted to ...

The last vote has been cast that paves the way for a study to consolidate three south Lee County fire districts.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. - A North Fort Myers woman wins a million dollar lawsuit against Wal-Mart. A jury awarded 57-year-old Gail Wright the money after agreeing Wal-Mart negligence caused Wright to fall.

LEE COUNTY : Shots were fired and two people were arrested when a woman chased down her stolen car.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office will target at least one of the following three locations for traffic enforcement today: 1. Rosemary Drive, Bonita Springs 2. Three Oaks Parkway, Fort Myers ...

Cape Coral police arrested a Fort Myers man Sunday suspected of committing a string of robberies in the Cape.

TALLAHASSEE - State Rep. Paige Kreegel should be off the hook for allegations he violated electioneering rules of the House by providing damning information to the employer of a political opponent, according to ...