Other species sometimes nest on Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Beach, but the loggerhead is responsible for hundreds of nests here.

Lee County Sheriff's Office and Florida law enforcement seized 134 slot machines in another gambling raid this week.

A Lehigh Acres woman accused of organizing a family suicide pact that ended in tragedy appeared in court for the first time ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new report by the Orange County Corrections Department Research Unit showcasing the county facility's “Average Daily Population with ICE Detainers” found that the number of ...

SNOW HILL, Md. - The mother of an inmate who took his own life in Worcester County Jail in 2021 has reached a settlement with the jail’s medical provider outside of court. According to court documents ...

Lee County renamed its civic center Mike Greenwell Regional Park to honor the late commissioner and Red Sox star. Greenwell was a North Fort Myers native who served as a commissioner after his ...

Lee County commissioners are seeking $7 million in BP/Deepwater Horizon recovery funds to help rebuild the Fort Myers Beach pier. The pier, destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022, is estimated to cost at ...

A Fort Myers man will spend a little more than eight months in jail after he admitted embedding a collar into a dog's neck. Jalane Williams, 27, on Oct. 16 pleaded guilty to one count of animal ...

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WTVM) - A Troup County jail inmate died this morning at a local hospital after experiencing a medical episode, authorities said. Jody Wilson, 56, began experiencing an altered mental ...

Similar stories are coming from former inmates of the Dallas County Jail, who say they served too much time behind bars. "I've lost so much that could have been prevented. It could have been stopped ...