Lee County News

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Families are hitting the open roads this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day.

Marks & Brands is a new public art project that is expected to be installed this fall in the courtyard of the new Lee County Public Library and along First Street.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Writing results of the 2013 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test were released today by the Florida Department of Education along with third grade FCAT Reading and Math scores.

Deputies say Art Hohensee held his ex-wife and daughter hostage, shooting at them and possibly setting fires before taking his own life Wednesday.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Former U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack and U.S. Rep Connie Mack released the following statement this afternoon: "We are saddened to announce that we have reached the difficult decision to end our marriage.

We found out there are more than 150 bridges in Cape Coral alone, and more than 120 throughout the county.

If you know anything about these fugitives, you can earn up to $1,000 by calling Crime Stoppers at 780-TIPS. All information below courtesy of Crime Stoppers.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 38-year-old Cape Coral woman at Edison State College in Fort Myers.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County deputies are investigating a brutal attack outside of a mobile home in the Tice area.

Today, outgoing Lee County School Board Superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke is giving his last speech before retirement.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Autopsy results have confirmed 74-year-old Arthur Hohensee as the deceased at 11190 Lakeland Circle incident.

A former Amherst police officer was found dead in his Florida home after a hostage situation came to an end Wednesday night.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - You've probably seen those "For Sale by Owner" signs on cars all throughout southwest Florida.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Sierra Armour rode her motorcycle down Cypress Lake Drive in Fort Myers strapped with a camera.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The investigation into the fire that destroyed some Lee County School buses on May 12th is complete.

Shaun Adam Pegler, 29, of Cape Coral and a Lee County resident for the past 10 years, formerly of Woodbridge, VA, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit will target at least one of the following three locations for enforcement Thursday, May 23t:- Milwaukee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres Locations are selected based upon high incidents of crashes, traffic surveys and citizen complaints.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Firefighters are done battling a house fire on the 1100 block of Lakeland Circle, where a man allegedly shot at his wife and daughter before barricading himself in the home.

Lee County Sheriff's Office is responding to an active scene on Lakeland Circle in the Gateway area.

Police have released the name of a woman found dead in a Fort Myers home - but they say the cause of her death is still under investigation.