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Coast Guard searching for missing boaters

The U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach is searching this morning for two men whose boat was found 70 miles off the coast of Fort Myers on Saturday after they left on a fishing trip. U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach units are continuing to participate with two other Coast Guard units and the ...

Coast Guard searching for missing boaters

The U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach was continuing to search for two men whose boat was found 70 miles off the coast of Fort Myers on Saturday after they went on a deep water fishing trip. U.S. Coast Guard Fort Myers Beach units were participating with other Coast Guard units and the U.S. ...

Blackburn named Lee's Teacher of the Year

An educator of 25 years was surprised at school this week when she was named Teacher of the Year for the School District of Lee County. “This recognition is truly meaningful. It affirms the importance of the work and reflects the collaboration, trust, and dedication of the educators and ...

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Family thanks all involved in boater rescue effort

The search for missing Fort Myers boater Randall Spivey and his nephew Brandon Billmaier was called off by the U.S. Coast Guard after sunset on Monday, three days after the search started. The two had been missing since Friday when they left Fort Myers to go on a deep-water fishing trip. The ...

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Lehigh man gets 60-year prison sentence after child porn conviction

A Lehigh Acres man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after his 40-count conviction of child pornography possession. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 60-year prison sentence for Phuc Minh Tran, 38, after he was convicted on 40 ...

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Lee County seeks community photos for 2026 Southwest Florida Ag Expo exhibit

Lee County Parks & Recreation invites community members to share their favorite memories from past fairs and Southwest Florida Ag Expos as part of a special photo exhibit celebrating this year’s theme, “Roots ‘n’ Rides: A Celebration of Tradition.” With friends and families ...

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Dolphin Tales: Florida wood stork

Along the route of my back bay boat tour in Matlacha, there is a pair of wood storks that arrive every year to breed along Shoreview Drive. They are one of Florida’s most iconic wading birds and the only stork that breeds in the U.S. They make nests high in the trees of mixed hardwood ...

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Always: Embracing local journalism

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 ...

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