A man driving a scooter was critically injured in a crash with an SUV on Daniels…
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12-year-old arrested for school threat
A 12-year-old student of Varsity Lakes Middle School was arrested Thursday Morning after allegedly posting a…
Firefighters rescue kitten stuck in a van
Firefighters at Station 105 helped rescue a kitten stuck inside the undercarriage of a vehicle. It…
Death Investigation
Lee County Sheriff is conducting a death investigation at 1703 Dale Ave. N in Lehigh Acres.…
Upcoming Mobile Pantries in Lehigh Acres
Upcoming Mobile Pantries in Lehigh Acres Harry Chapin Food Bank Saturday, April 16 Harns Marsh Middle…
Rock, Blues, & Brews Festival
Rock, Blues, & Brews Festival Veterans Park, 55 Homestead Road South, Lehigh Acres, United States May…
Country Fest
Country Fest is a Country Music Festival fundraiser hosted by Lehigh Community Services at Majestic Golf…
Lehigh Acres shooting suspect to be tried as an adult
The man who allegedly fired at a Lee County deputy and shot a Lehigh Acres teenager…
Body of kayaker found in Estero River identified as Lehigh teen
A missing kayaker has been identified after he was found dead Tuesday afternoon in Estero, according…
SENTENCING IN NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOOTING CASE
Trace Thomas McDowell, 24, of Lehigh Acres, was adjudicated guilty of one count of Manslaughter with…
Lee commissioners back more Lehigh Acres duplexes amid neighborhood objection
Written by Bill Smith Commissioners voted 4-0, with Commissioner Frank Mann absent, to allow a land-use…
Car catches on fire
According to Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, a vehicle was engulfed in flames on…
Lehigh Acres man accused of recording girls as young as 4
A Lehigh Acres man accused of recording girls as young as 4 in-store fitting rooms is facing multiple counts…
Father and son were arrested on animal cruelty charges
A father and son were arrested on animal cruelty charges in Lehigh Acres on Wednesday night.…
Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022 Likely To Be Active
Florida residents might want to stock up on water, batteries, canned food and plywood to board…
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER
Neville George Anthony Bethune, 50, of Lehigh Acres, was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to life in…
Danorris Balkcom of Lehigh Acres was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison
Danorris Isacc Balkcom, 37, of Lehigh Acres, was adjudicated guilty and sentenced today to 5 years…
Lee Commissioners enact burn ban for all of Lee County
The Lee Board of County Commissioners today enacted a burn ban for unincorporated Lee County and…
Protecting bald eagles during Park expansion
On Monday, Lee County commissioners will vote on a plan to limit disruptions to nearby bald…
Five brush fires caused by lightning strikes
Lehigh Acres Fire Control Rescue District responded to five brushfires caused by lightning strikes in the…
A Boat engine starts a fire
Fire officials believe that a man working on a boat engine was the cause of the…
Hogs Run Wild
People living in the Green Brier area in Lehigh Acres said hogs are taking over their…
Weather Prompts Florida Airports to Delay, Ground Flights
A ground stop was issued for all incoming flights at six Florida airports Saturday as severe…
Man wanted for trailer theft
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of stealing a trailer near Gunnery Road in Lehigh…
Man arrested for pointing AK-47 at woman after he shot pellet gun at her child
A Lehigh Acres man is arrested for pointing an AK-47 at a mother after she confronted…
One injured after car flips into a canal
One person was taken to the hospital after a car rolled over into a canal Thursday…
Remember the 2007 crash, signs of a new housing bubble are brewing
U.S. home prices have soared to new heights and they keep on climbing, and some researchers…
Great American Cleanup – Lehigh Acres
Celebrate Pelican’s SnoBalls: Lehigh Acres, Florida 6th anniversary this Saturday at our Great American Cleanup! All…
Publix’s free drug program is ending
A notice being handed out to customers in some Central Florida stores this week said, “While…
ATVs putting the Lehigh Acres area at risk of brush fires
This time of the year, a brush fire can start just about anywhere in Lehigh Acres.…
Campfire sparks 1/4 acre brush fire
No one wants to lose a jet ski – or worse, their home – over an…
Manhunt over – Teen who shot at LCSO deputy turns himself in
The manhunt has ended. 17-year-old Eusebio Montoya is now in custody after Lee County Sheriff’s deputies…
Manhunt continues …….
SHOOTER STILL ON THE RUN AS MANHUNT PURSUESLCSO continues manhunt for gunman after Eusebio Montoya shot…
Manhunt underway after suspect fires at deputy in Lehigh Acres, hitting teen several times
A full-on manhunt unfolded in Lehigh Acres on Friday after a suspect shot at a Lee County…
CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING CONVICTION
A Lee County jury convicted Jesus Francisco Santana Perez of two counts of Human Trafficking; three…
Pollution Notice
Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice…
School board member dissatisfied with the expansion of Premier Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
A school in Lee County has a renovation project with an $18 million price tag. The…
Developers address parent concerns as renovations work to combine two schools in Lehigh Acres
On Tuesday, the campus for Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (VPAA) in Lehigh Acres was…