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LEHIGH ACRES FIRE STATION #107 is coming
Located across from New Life Assembly Church. According to one of the pictures, this was not…
Car crash at the intersection of Country Club Pkwy and Joel Blvd
Deputies responded to a crash with serious injuries at the intersection of Country Club Parkway and…
Brush fire caused by lawnmower
No one is injured after an overheated lawnmower caused a brushfire in Lehigh Acres on Saturday.…
A 67-year-old woman died in a crash
A 67-year-old woman died in a crash early Saturday morning on Lee Boulevard and Alvin Avenue.…
Man attacked with weed eater following a payment dispute
A Lehigh Acres man is recovering after a confrontation with his lawn worker led to him…
Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Recuse District is subject to a performance review by the State as of Oct 1
Beginning October 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, each independent special fire control district as…
Lehigh Acres man arrested in connection to Tampa homicide
A man was arrested in Lee County on Tuesday suspected to be connected to a deadly…
Crash severs utility pole on 12th Street West
A car crash on 12th Street West in Lehigh Acres broke a utility pole and temporarily…
HUGE questions for county leader Brian Hamman and his new job, can he be transparent
A county leader will now have a bigger role in shaping the future of the Southwest…
Ida Ave N & 4th St W in Lehigh Acres are closed due to a major traffic crash
Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of Ida Ave N…
Improperly discarded cigarette starts fire
An improperly discarded cigarette was deemed to be the culprit of the fire at a Lehigh…
4-year-old child found wandering street alone
A four-year-old child was found wandering the streets near E. 9th Street and Joel Boulevard in…
Former Lee County Commissioner John Manning has died
Former Lee County Commissioner John Manning died in his Massachusetts home on Thursday, according to the…
Man wields machete during an assault at a gas station and steals a bible
A Lehigh Acres man has been arrested after attacking another person’s bicycle with a machete and…
Fatal Crash near Lee Boulevard and Hanna Avenue
A 65-year-old Lehigh Acres man died in a two-vehicle crash near Lee Boulevard and Hanna Avenue.…
Lehigh “Hot Dog Guy” was told to move off county property
A Lehigh Acres man that runs a roadside hot dog stand is now being forced to…
“Big Mama” resigns from Beasley?
Editorial To listeners of a Beasley Media Group Top 40 station in its home market, he’s known as…
Lightning strike on Scott Ave
Brush 101 put a quick stop to this brush fire that a lightning strike started around…
Lehigh Acres man no-show at trial call in a construction theft case, Judge issues arrest warrant
An arrest warrant has been issued for one of two Lehigh Acres men charged with a…
SENTENCED FOR MURDER
Raymundo Estrada was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison for Second Degree Murder…
Marine wanted for desertion is a Lehigh Acres native
The search is heating up for a Camp Pendleton Marine wanted for desertion, as investigators zero…
Fatal Crash in Lehigh Acres
A fatal crash in Lehigh Acres Friday evening involved a motorcycle and a car. According to…
Governor Ron DeSantis appointments Mike Greenwell to replace the late Frank Mann on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners
Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell has been selected to replace the late Frank Mann…
Lehigh Acres Fire Finance Manager has won a seat as a Fire Commissioner
Anita Kressel Lehigh Acres Fire Finance Manager has won a seat as a Fire Commissioner Fort…
The One Hundred and Six Churches that Filed Suit Respond to Bishop Carter’s Misleading Open Letter Sent to the Conference
Bishop Carter released a statement in response to the one hundred and six United Methodist churches…
A fatal crash closed Joel Boulevard
A fatal crash closed Joel Boulevard in Lehigh Acres for hours Tuesday night while the Lee…
Advocacy group calls for DOJ investigation into Lee County Sheriff
The group claims Sheriff Carmine Marceno violated the boy’s civil rights. A nationwide advocacy group is…
LCSO says the suspect tried to ambush them in a Lehigh Acres home
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a man in Lehigh Acres tried to ambush them after…
House fire early Monday morning
Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a house fire early Monday morning. Crews…
Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church letter about the lawsuit
The following was sent to the Clergy and Laity of the Florida Conference: Today, we became…
One Hundred and Six Churches File Suit Against the Florida Annual Conference for Egregiously Breaching their Fiduciary Duties
One hundred and six United Methodist churches filed suit in Bradford County in the State of…
Anonymous tip leads to arrest of Lehigh Acres man
A Lehigh Acres man has been arrested after being in possession of several narcotics and firearms.…
Structure Fire on Lake Drive | (7/13 11:53 pm)
Update: fire damage was contained to an enclosed porch and there were no injuries. Investigator determined…
Lehigh Acres “Cookie” sign meeting
Don’t forget about the sign workshop coming up! On July 19th the Board of Commissioners will…
10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Lloyd Earl Foster, 57, of Lehigh Acres, was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to 10 years in…
Bicyclist with serious injuries after Hit-and-run
A 49-year-old bicyclist was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a car collided with…
LCSO is looking for suspect who stole generator from pickup truck
Authorities need the public’s help identifying a man who stole a generator from the bed of…
Lee County GOP Chair Jonathan Martin and Candidate for State Senate Dist 33 is under investigation for battery
The Lee County Sheriff did the investigation and LCSO detectives interviewed many witnesses’ of Martin’s transgresses…