May14
North Fort Myers mother arrested after 5-year-old with autism was left alone for hours
Neighbors found a 5-year-old child with autism outside alone, and deputies later arrested his mother.
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May14
Death-row inmate Mark Sievers is back in court over new motions in his wife’s murder case
Mark Sievers, convicted of arranging his wife’s murder, returned to court for hearings tied to new motions in the case.
May14
Lehigh Acres hit-and-run arrest puts a fatal bicyclist case back in focus
Troopers say they arrested the driver accused of killing a bicyclist in an April hit-and-run in Lehigh Acres.
May5
Deputies caught the North Fort Myers homicide suspect after a van escape into the woods
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a homicide suspect fled in a work van and was caught by K9 units in a wooded area nearby.
May5
10 arrests hit an alleged brothel network hidden inside Lee County businesses
Authorities say a two-year investigation uncovered brothels operating out of homes and storefronts across Lee County.
May5
The Fort Myers mallet killing case is back in court and spilling into a national immigration fight
The man accused of killing a Fort Myers woman with a mallet is due back in court as the case draws wider political attention.
May4
Judge clears jury pool after hallway blowup in Cape Coral teen murder trial
A judge released the jury pool after a hallway commotion between families disrupted a murder trial tied to the 2024 killing of a Cape Coral teen.