A truck caught fire after fireworks reignited late at night Saturday, July 1. Lehigh Acres Fire…
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Crash on Gunnery and Leonard Road
A crash in Lehigh Acres impacted the southbound lanes of Gunnery Road Friday evening. The southbound…
Victory Town Center to present 4th of July Firework Show
Victory Town Center has announced its highly anticipated 4th of July Firework Show – a spectacular…
The leader of a large-scale family drug business gets 11 years and 3 months in prison
A Lehigh Acres man has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for…
Lightning sparks multiple fires
Lehigh Acres Fire Control District is responding to three small fires caused by lightning strikes in…
Officials issue blue-green algae alert for Able Canal
A blue-green algae alert has been issued in Lee County. According to the Florida Department of…
Lehigh Acres Firefighters put out an early morning house fire
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District (LAFCRD) successfully put out a house fire early…
Two children were struck by a car
Two children were hit by a car in Lehigh Acres on Tuesday while riding an electric-type…
Man arrested after street racing with a toddler in car
It all started with the revving of an engine. On this particular Saturday night, a Silver…
STOLEN BOAT & TRAILER
Sometime between June 11 and June 13, 2023, a 19′ Four Winns boat and trailer were…
Fire displaces family of 5
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a structure fire at a home…
Lee County School Board audit findings
In the recent Florida Auditor’s report again local advocates have been successful in having the auditor…
Dead goat found dumped inside garbage bag sparks LCSO investigation
Neighbors in Lehigh Acres are worried after finding what they think is the illegal dumping of…
Lee County Mosquito Control District’s mission …….
The Lee County Mosquito Control District’s mission is to protect public health by controlling mosquito populations…
2 dead 2 hospitalized after shooting on 11th Terrace
Two people are dead and two are in the hospital after a shooting at a home…
Lehigh Acres man faces $1M bond, accused of kidnapping and assaulting woman in N Fort Myers
What a North Fort Myers woman thought would be a ride home after an evening at…
Three women on the run after committing grand theft in a CVS in Lehigh Acres
Crime Stoppers are looking for three suspects who entered a CVS located on Lee Blvd, Lehigh…
Lee County lifts burn ban
Lee County’s burn ban that has been in effect since March 10 has been lifted. Recent…
House fire displaces 5 and kills pet squirrel
A fire displaced five people and killed a pet squirrel in a Lehigh Acres home. This…
Body found in a canal
A body was found floating in a Lehigh Acres canal on Wednesday afternoon. The body was…
LCEC June Power Cost Adjustment decrease
A Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) decrease of approximately 9.8 percent (average bill of 1,000 kWh) will…
Deputies investigate stabbing
A stabbing on a normally quiet street is leaving neighbors on edge. The Lee County Sheriff’s…
A car catches fire after crashing into 2 other vehicles and home
Fire bursts from a car after slamming into a home in Lehigh Acres Monday afternoon. A…
Lehigh Acres man found guilty of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl & possession of pill presses
A Lehigh Acres man was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and possession of pill…
Lehigh resident petitions for a stoplight
A Lehigh resident has started a petition for a stop light on the intersection of Alabama Road and…
Riverdale High student killed in motorcycle crash day after graduation
Family and friends are remembering a young life gone too soon. Lehigh Acres Gazette has confirmed…
18-year-old motorcyclist killed in high-speed crash on SR-82
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Sunday night crash with a car on SR-82 in…
Lee County Schools’ new code of conduct means school officials can look through student’s phone without a warrant
The new code of conduct means school officials can look through student’s phone without a warrant…
Car versus tree/power pole
Car versus tree/power pole. This is in front of Winn-Dixie at Bell and Leland Heights. If…
Disaster in the Lee County School District: 34 incidents of sexual assault at Lehigh Middle School
Per an inside source, Lee County School District has known about the sexual assaults for two…
Varsity Lakes Middle School
Why were employees told the district ordered students to eat breakfast in their classrooms? Why didn’t…
There are large construction projects coming at Rt. 82 and Colonial
There are large construction projects coming at Rt. 82 and Colonial. West of the Wawa /…
Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a brush fire on Jaguar Boulevard and Naples Avenue on Thursday.
Firefighters contained the 2-acre fire. Crews are on scene and beginning to contain the fire. pic.twitter.com/AXX2F70iKV…
Lehigh Acres man busted for street racing
On Saturday night, a Lehigh Acres man was arrested after deputies say he was caught street…
An 8-year-old was hit by a car at a bus stop
An 8-year-old child was hit by an SUV this morning at a Lehigh Acres bus stop.…
Shot fired into a car during a love triangle dispute
A bullet pierced through a man’s car on Monday after his life was threatened during a love…
Man shot in the arm
A man was shot in the arm Monday morning on Pine Lane in Lehigh Acres. Deputies…
Brush fire breaks out near Lehigh Acres schools
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a brush fire near Harns Marsh…