Estero News

The push for a traffic light at an Estero intersection is gathering support after a 17-year-old was hit and killed last week.

A 17-year-old girl killed last week while crossing a stretch of U.S. 41 in Estero has become the face of a movement pushing for a fully-functioning traffic light and crosswalk at the intersection where she was hit.

Greg Kahn/Staff Construction crews continue to work on widening U.S. 41 next to the Estero River in Estero on Tuesday, Feb.

A 30-second walk from The Franklin Shops two doors down, The Nest is a slim slipper of a space with... The 6th Annual Bonita Springs Community Prayer Breakfast will be held from 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, Feb.

A 30-second walk from The Franklin Shops two doors down, The Nest is a slim slipper of a space with... This week's wild file subject reminds us of the old saying, "A camel is a horse designed by a... The Estero Council of Community Leaders is planning to meet with transportation officials about three additional traffic priorities it has identified: ... (more)

The funeral for Danielle Chapman, the 17-year-old Estero High School student killed last week while crossing U.S. 41, will be held Tuesday afternoon.

John Sheehan of Fort Myers watches his dog Doozer sing at the Estero Community Center Dog Park in Estero on Sunday.

Scott McIntyre/Staff Cindy Erickson, left, and Mary Fontaine browse through a program in part of a gallery of paintings by Myra Roberts from a series called Project Tolerance: Faces of Anne Frank at the Holocaust Museum in Naples.

Capitalizing on the national notoriety of being named America's Best Builder by BUILDER magazine and a record-breaking 2011 that has continued its momentum into 2012, Neal Communities has begun its home building business expansion into Lee and Collier counties.

Toll Brothers has broken ground for a new community of single-family homes on Imperial Parkway in Bonita Springs, to be called Bonita Lakes.

Kim Paylor and Angela Morales, sommelier at Angelina's Ristorante, chat during a Breakfast Scramble at Panera Bread, Coconut Point mall, Estero.

Connie Mack campaign kickoff: U.S. Rep. Connie Mack kicks off his run for Senate against Senator Bill Nelson at Coconut Pint Mall in Estero.

If you know anything about these fugitives, you can earn up to $1,000 by calling Crime Stoppers at 780-TIPS. All information below courtesy of Crime Stoppers.

Undisturbed watershed perfect for outdoor exploration, sightseeing or just a place to get away and enjoy the peace and quiet Florida Master Naturalist and CREW tour guide David Cooper talks to more than a dozen hikers at a memorial for Joel Kuperberg, founder of the CREW Land and Water Trust.

Art in the Park: The monthly juried art far showcasing Naples Art Association members; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb.

Criminals targeted cars, homes and businesses in south Lee County more in 2011, with a nearly 25 percent jump in the number of larcenies and burglaries reported in the Sheriff's Office's Delta District.

On most nights, a stretch of U.S. 41 was all that separated Danielle "Dani" Chapman and her fiancA©, Dylan Sanders.

Artists Generously Donate to $20,000 Festival Shopping Spree Chance Giveaway Fundraiser Taking Place During the 6th Annual Coconut Point Art Festival - February 11 & 12 ESTERO, FL -- -- 02/02/12 -- Howard Alan Events and Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Southwest Florida are working together during the upcoming 6th Annual Coconut Point Art Festival, ... (more)

Gordon Douglas Gaskill III, 38, of the 4900 block of Mederia Lane, was arrested Wednesday by Fort Myers police at the intersection of State Road 82 and Ortiz Avenue.

The 20th annual Ghost Walk event at the Koreshan Site is a delightful guided trip back to the year 1897, by way of nine mini-plays. They tell the story of this self-sustaining utopian community known as the Koreshan Unity, whose members followed the dogma of a charismatic and eccentric leader.