Lee County News

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Lee County Domestic Animal Services is seeking information regarding the person or persons responsible for shooting a cat in the area of Winker and McGregor Blvd. The cat was found by a nearby resident on May 31, who took him to a veterinarian for treatment.

A North Fort Myers man is facing an attempted murder charge after deputies say he shot his stepson in the face for being a "moocher."

Meg Geltner is the new executive director of the PACE Center for girls of Lee County.

Lee County commissioners' top pick to be the next county manager, current El Paso city manager Joyce Wilson, will not be coming to Southwest Florida.

Complete coverage: news-press.com/hertz The main entrance to Hertz's corporate headquarters will be on Williams Road, as far away as possible from its neighbor, the Club at Rapallo.

Is the Alico Road four-laning needed in 2015 or 2030? Will it carry 20,000 vehicles per day just east of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, or will that number be closer to 70,000? The answer depends on who you ask.

On Wednesday, retiring Lee Superintendent Joseph Burke will sign off on a number of documents.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Zombies will converge at Bell Tower Shops on Friday, June 21 for the movie premier of World War Z, at Regal Bell Tower Stadium 20. The Zombie Mall Crawl will benefit Pushing DaiZies, Inc., the non-profit arts organization behind ZombiCon Ft.

For the first time in five years, the Lee County Sheriff's Office budget could increase if Sheriff Mike Scott has his way.

FORT MYERS, Fla.- On Sunday, the Fort Myers Police Department arrested 27-year-old Gilberto Sanchez-Mojica for robbery with a firearm, firing a weapon in public and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

A Cape Coral woman attacked by bees over the weekend was greeted with another surprise in her front yard Monday morning.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The Lee County School District will pay new superintendent Dr. Nancy Graham $169,000 for her first year.

The struggle to obtain adequate health care for the people of Florida would have been alleviated somewhat had the state not opposed the Affordable Care Act.

In the likely event that Lee Memorial Health System appeals a state decision blocking its plans for an 80-bed hospital in south Lee County, history shows that it may have a fair -- though, not overwhelming -- shot of winning in the end.

Some mornings, Lara Collier dons rubber boots to walk the farm, snapping pictures of vegetables to share on social media and bundling bunches of leeks, strawberries and watermelon for customers.

A SWAT team responded to a Collier County home after receiving a call about a distraught man early Sunday morning.

William DeShazer/Staff Shannon Pounsberry, second from right, has breakfast with her daughters, Carlie, 8, from left, Caroline, 6, and Carmen, 16, at Sweet Odin's Danish Bakery on Wednesday June 12, 2013.

Charlotte County commissioners will sit down next month to decide how to proceed on a new contract being proposed with the Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County to house the county's homeless animals.

Thousands of people in need could be without a source of food if a pantry in Fort Myers has to close down.

The Fort Myers-Lee County Garden Council was formed in 1957 and now comprises various clubs, societies, and affiliate members in the area.