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Cape man charged with aggravated assault after threatening man with pellet gun

A Cape Coral man was arrested after police said he threatened a worker to move his truck with a pellet gun.  Sergio Hernandez, 59, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill stemming from a May 15 incident.  According to Cape Coral Police Department ...

Cape Coral man charged with grand theft, dealing in stolen property

A Cape Coral man has been arrested for stealing from the owners of a home he was hired to clean.  Donald Claybaugh, 59, has been charged with grand theft, as well as six counts of dealing in stolen property.  According to Cape Coral Police Department officials, officers responded to a ...

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CROW warns feeding pelicans and other seabirds can have deadly consequences

As Florida prepares for an expanded 2026 recreational red snapper season, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is reminding anglers that feeding pelicans and other seabirds fish scraps can unintentionally cause serious injury or death. Wildlife rehabilitators at CROW say they ...

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FHP to conduct ‘Operation Dry Streets’ this weekend

The Florida Highway Patrol’s Elite DUI Squad and the Aggressive Driving Unit will be conducting “Operation Dry Streets,” a specialized impaired driving enforcement initiative, from Friday through Sunday, May 22-24, across Southwest Florida. While weather forecasts are predicting rain ...

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Florida Python Challenge is back

The annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back. The event kicks off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and runs until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m. Registered participants in this year’s challenge will get the chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from ...

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Smith II drives in three ss Mussels beat Blue Jays 6-4

DUNEDIN, Fla. - JP Smith II homered and drove in three runs as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays by a final of 6-4 Wednesday Night at TD Ballpark. Trailing 1-0 with one out in the fourth inning, Smith shot an opposite field home run into the Blue Jays (15-25) bullpen ...

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North Fort Myers Art Association: Moving forward

Hello, neighbors, As I write this column for The North Fort Myers Neighbor Living magazine, I’m thinking what you might like to hear about from the North Fort Myers Art Association. First, let me begin by telling you about our meeting on April 24. President Dee Stevenson convened the ...

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