A Philadelphia man was given three life sentences after being convicted of three counts of robbery with a firearm, which included a slot machine arcade in Cape Coral. Jwyanza Quadaar Chito, 38, was sentenced Thursday after a jury returned a guilty verdict following a three-day trial in Lee ...
The School District of Lee County could lose more than $4 million in funding due to “duplicate” students. The issue was addressed during the School District of Lee County board meeting Tuesday. The workshop presentation highlighted duplicated students due to Family Empowerment ...
Pine Island and Matlacha residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals, on Saturday, Nov.15. The collection, hosted by Lee County Solid Waste in partnership ...
All Lee County Parks & Recreation community pools will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, due to expected cold weather. When air temperatures are expected to drop below 60 degrees, pools close and covers are installed for safety and maintenance. The locations that will be closed temporarily ...
After a record-breaking event in 2024, the Animal Refuge Center has announced that the 31st Annual Starlight Auction will be held Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa. The Starlight Auction is ARC’s signature event and main fundraiser for Southwest Florida’s ...
A Maryland man has been found guilty of killing two people in a Lehigh Acres home during a burglary. Roberto Perez Rivera, 38, was found guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder with a firearm by a Lee County jury following a trial that started on Nov. 3, according to the State ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2023 Decoy California Sauvignon Blanc Uno November - 2025 This is not the first vintage we have sampled from Decoy, which is a secondary label of Duckhorn Vineyards, But, like two previous vintages of their ...
National Newspaper Week wrapped up Saturday with, no doubt, a typical end-of-week collective sigh by those of us working a beat. Our numbers have dwindled — an 80% decline from 800,000-plus newsroom jobs in 1990 to around 86,000 in mid-2025, according to ReportEarth — but still, papers ...