Akepe Gerard Ntube, 47, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for Sexual Battery, followed by…
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Food and Music Festival on August 7th at New Beginnings Ministries
New Beginnings Ministries (505 Alabama Rd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974) will be hosting a Food and…
Man wanted for chainsaw thefts
Investigators are looking for a man suspected of two separate chainsaw thefts in Lehigh Acres. According…
One injured in overnight shooting
At least one person was hurt in a shooting on 28th Street SW in Lehigh Acres,…
Visitor Information at Lehigh Regional Medical Center
We encourage loved ones to visit patients and we make every effort to provide a safe…
Publix requiring all employees to wear masks again
Publix Super Markets will require employees to wear face coverings regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status…
Grand opening of the new middle school
The project cost nearly $54 million, and the building will hold nearly 1,300 students this fall.…
Fountain Crest celebrates resident’s 100 year birthday
Lehigh Acres’ Fountain Crest Retirement village threw a party for one of its long-time resident’s 100th…
Community members in Lehigh Acres rally for Cuban freedom in their homeland
The chants for Cuban freedom aren’t stopping. Cuban Americans and many others are still demanding the…
Suspects caught on camera in a vehicle burglary
Two men are being searched for after being caught on a security camera breaking into a…
1 in custody after drive-by shooting
Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a drive-by shooting in Lehigh Acres Tuesday…
CDC urges vaccinated people to wear masks in certain public settings, calls for masks in schools
In an expected reversal, the CDC is now urging even vaccinated people to wear masks in…
Man facing multiple charges of sexual battery involving a child
A Lehigh Acres man is facing multiple charges of sexual assault and lewd and lascivious behavior…
Precautionary Boil Water Notice Advisory Rescinded Lehigh Acres Water System
** UPDATE: The Precautionary Boil Water Notice was issued (Wednesday, July 21st, 2021) due to an 8-inch water…
Varsity Lakes Middle School portables receive much-needed improvements
Lehigh Acres Gazette told you about the concern for conditions of portable classrooms at Varsity Lakes Middle…
Woman convicted for crash that killed Lehigh Acres family
A woman was convicted on three counts of reckless driving for a 2018 crash that killed…
State says data breached in unemployment system, impacts thousands
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity confirmed Friday claimant accounts were breached during potentially fraudulent activity within…
Florida Governmental Utility Authority Issues a Precautionary Boil Water Notification for Lehigh Acres System Customers
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) has issued a Precautionary Boil Water Notice Advisory due to…
Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
James Richard Young, 40, of Lehigh Acres, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for…
Sen. Marco Rubio staff to hold mobile office hours in Lehigh Acres Wednesday
The office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL, will host in-person and virtual Mobile Office Hours…
One arrested in connection to deadly shooting
Lee County deputies have made an arrest in connection to a Lehigh Acres shooting that left…
Residents notice a white car tampering with mailboxes
Residents in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood noticed a white car tampering with mailboxes. “I track my…
Lawsuit to be filed against Florida hopes to restore Florida Pandemic Unemployment Compensation for unemployed
As of this past May, there are over 502,000 people unemployed in the state of Florida,…
Groom arrested after attacking wedding guests, deputies
A Lehigh Acres man spent his wedding night in jail after he got aggressive with wedding…
Missing …..
These two young ladies are runaways and supposed to be out in Lehigh Acres somewhere the…
RIP Mr. Panther
Michael Sites wrote on Facebook. This was a heartbreaking morning for me just had to report…
Public meeting set to share plans for Lehigh Acres Park expansion
Lee County staff will share the plans for the development of a 42-acre property adjacent to…
Guilty as Charged in Road Rage Case
Michael Angelo Campos, 41, of Lehigh Acres, was found guilty as charged for Battery on a…
More taxes, more taxes which includes higher fire taxes
Overall taxable property valuation jumped by double digits in Lehigh Acres last year. Estimated at a…
LA- MSID receives $1 million grant to begin Hendry C.R.E.S.T. project
The Lehigh Acres Municipal Services District Board of Commissioners has approved a Florida Department of Environmental…
Investigators share suspect sketch in Lehigh Acres deadly shooting
Investigators released a composite drawing of a male suspect Wednesday in connection to a deadly shooting…
Lehigh Community Services to receive school backpack
July 9th is the last day to register at Lehigh Community Services to receive backpacks full…
8 pm advisory —- HURRICANE ELSA
The Hurricane Hunters completed their mission into Elsa a little while ago, and observations from the…
School closings and cancellations
Lee County Schools Due to potential high winds from Tropical Storm Elsa and the impact that…
Florida under a state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Elsa
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for parts of Florida ahead of the potential…
DEO CONNECT continues to kicking people off and crashing
CONNECT continues to disappoint Florida’s unemployed. “Tell me about what you’ve been experiencing,” reporter Heather Leigh…
Special Notice Regarding Hurricane Elsa
As Hurricane Elsa approaches Florida, it’s important to remember these key hurricane preparedness tips: Make…
Does anyone know these kids?
Yesterday we were securing the fireworks tent and they came in and stole a bunch of…
Sexual Battery Conviction
Akepe Gerard Ntube, 47, of Lehigh Acres, was found guilty as charged with one count of…