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Ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election, the League of Women Voters of Lee County, Inc. offers the nonpartisan voter education tool VOTE411.org. "This “one-stop shop” for election information provides Lee County voters with information on where candidates stand on issues and tools to help ...

The Department of War has released the names of two active-duty soldiers who were killed while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii was killed in action on July 18, 2026, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed in ...

Right now, cities and special taxing districts are looking at what they have gained — or lost — in overall property valuation and are putting their budgets for next year together. Next month TRIM notices will go out, governing bodies will set and approve their budgets for Fiscal Year 2027 ...

The purple “Prince” of his colony has returned to Cape Coral. A piece of plastic no larger than a few centimeters nearly ended the life of one young purple martin. Weeks later, that same bird soared back into the skies over Cape Coral, rejoining the gourd colony it calls home. The ...

Property values throughout Florida have tended downward the past couple years, which would usually be bad news for any municipality or other taxing district. However, in the North Fort Myers and Bayshore fire taxing districts, while property values have been declining, the volume of new homes ...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Naples), two of the leading contenders to be the next governor of Florida, recently spoke with the Breeze Newspapers ahead of the upcoming Aug. 18 Republican primary. Donalds, whose congressional district covers most of Lee ...