An East District Community Policing Deputy garnered information from an arrestee that marijuana was being produced…
Month: September 2016
Boca Grande Firefighter Suspended After Use Of Racial Slur
A veteran firefighter was suspended after posting a racial slur to his Facebook page. Lt. Michael D’Angelo, a…
Healthy Harvest Community Farms Getting Ready For The Growing Season
As fall gets underway, Healthy Harvest Community Farms is gearing up for a new growing season…
Ohio State-FGCU Gulf Coast Showcase First-Round Game Time Announced
FGCU women’s basketball will welcome a likely Top-10 opponent to Southwest Florida when the Eagles face…
New Zoning Requests for Lehigh Acres
TIMBER CREEK Request: to Rezone +/- 695 acres from Agricultural (AG-2) to Residential Planned Development (RPD)…
Lehigh Acres Political Forum Scheduled for Oct 13
Thursday night, Oct 13, 2016 at the Lehigh Acres Middle School (104 Arthur Ave.) the community is being invited…
AARP Driver Safety Class Offered in Lehigh Acres
An AARP Driver Safety Class will be held from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the…
Update on Shooting at Corral Plaza
Shanna Kettle, 35 suffered multiple gunshot wounds while he was attending a party at a strip mall…
No Zombicon This Year “It’s Canceled”
ZombiCon will not be held this year period, according to a PR company for Pushing Daizies, the…
Shooting At Lehigh Acres Shopping Center
Lee County Deputies are on the scene of a multiple shooting at the Coral Plaza off…
Fire Candidate Sherman Attacks Other Fire Candidate on Different Fire Race on Facebook
Cia Sherman for Lehigh Acres Fire Commissioner, Seat 4 Not only is he running for a…
Lehigh Acres Armed Robber Makes A Dash With Cash
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying and tracking down an unknown…
National Checkers Day and Dogs In Politics Day
On September 23, 1952, Vice President Candidate, Richard Nixon, gave a speech that was called the…
Man Arrested In Lee School Bus Drivers Death Released From Jail On His Own Recognizance
Dennis Eugene Johnson arrested in August in connection to the death of a Lee County bus driver…
FSW Athletics Unveils Suncoast Credit Union Arena Court Design
Florida SouthWestern State College Athletics unveiled the unique design for the playing floor in Suncoast Credit…
GOP-Led House Panel Finds Former Clinton Aide In Contempt
A Republican-led House committee has voted to hold in contempt of Congress a former State Department…
Lennar To Buy WCI
AP is reporting that Lennar will spend $643 million to acquire Bonita Springs-based luxury homebuilder WCI…
Shoots Fired
LCSO Deputies said they were investigating a shooting on Euclid Avenue Wednesday night. We’ve learned it…
Reward Increased In Search For Federal Agent Imposter
Just over a week after an unknown man posed as a US Marshal at three local…
Trump’s Visit To SWFL
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump came to Southwest Florida on Monday, addressing supporters at Germain Arena. Here are…
Motorcyclist Killed After Crash
Police say a man is now dead after a crashing into an oncoming vehicle. It happened…
One Man Dead Within Large Crime Scene
A man is dead, family members said, amid a large police presence near Golf view Boulevard…
Lehigh Acres Gazette Retracts Reprinted Story from “The Lantern Newspaper”
Written by Robert J Anderson, Publisher Lehigh Acres Gazette Though the article was approved to be…
Trump’s Ft Myers Rally Tickets Hot Item Online
Tickets for Donald Trump’s 3 p.m. rally Monday at Germain Arena are selling for as much…
Buckingham Road Blocked After Fatal Crash
Buckingham Road in Lehigh Acres is blocked in both directions at Sunset Road due to a…
Galaxy Note7 Safety Recall
Samsung Galaxy Note7 Battery Safety Recall and Exchange Program http://www.samsung.com/us/note7recall Samsung has announced a voluntary recall…
Two Injured In Morning Crash
Two people were injured in a morning crash on Lee Boulevard and Edwinstone Boulevard Thursday morning. The…
October Programs at East County Regional Library
Next month’s roster of activities at East County Regional Library offers topics for all ages. The…
Slide the City Sets New Date for Edison Bridge Event
Slide the City has a new date – and its three months away. Spencer Hunn met with…
5 Month Old Layla Deserves Justice
Written by Gina Brashear owner of the Affordable Animal Care Clinic and Updated by Lehigh Acres…
Lee County Sheriffs Office Surprise Lehigh Acres Young Lady on her 17th birthday
Lee County sheriff’s deputies made a Lehigh Acres girl’s 17th birthday particularly special. Jessica Romero, who…
Sexual Battery
On Tuesday September 13th, at approximately 6:23pm, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of…
Narcotics Investigation Yields Large Amounts of Cocaine, Heroin in Lehigh Acres
A month-long investigation leads to the discovery of sizeable amount of drugs inside a Lehigh Acres…
Questions Still Surround Slide the City’s Permits And Refunds
1:20 pm update the Facebook page for Slide the City states the event is now scheduled…
Jacqui Chevalier Hill, 54
Jacqui Chevalier Hill, 54, of Lehigh Acres, FL died on August 22, 2016 at Hope Hospice,…
Lehigh Acres Architectural, Planning & Zoning Review Board Meeting Scheduled
Meeting Agenda- September 22, 2016 at 5:30 pm 1299 Homestead Road New Project Reviews A. …
Donald Trump to Hold Event in Fort Myers
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump will be holding an event in Fort Myers. According to his campaign…
East Lee Teacher Suspended For Sharing Her Personal Views
A JROTC instructor from East Lee County High School has been suspended without pay and could…
LA-MSID Budget Passes With Zero Tax Hike
Written by LA-MSID Staff The Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District board of commissioners adopted its…