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Deputies arrest a Fort Myers man after catching him pleasuring himself in a 7-11 bathroom.

No one was injured during the shootings. Both K-9 Unit vehicles were occupied by Sheriff's Office canines at the time of the shootings, but neither dog was injured, the report said.

A Fort Myers man was hospitalized Thursday after Lee County sheriff's deputies reported he accidentally shot himself in the foot.

Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 11:10 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 11:10 p.m. LAKELAND Just call Jahquez Tucker the I-75 baby.

LEE COUNTY : The second day of testimony in the trail of Fred Cooper, accused of killing Steven and Michelle Andrews in December 2005, began with testimony from the Medical Examiner.

The fire at a South Fort Myers decimated a warehouse on Fifth Street was ruled accidental, but investigators are now looking into whether several guns were stolen from a safe inside shortly before the fire.

Lee commissioners want more information before agreeing to join Fort Myers' plan to create a citizen committee to study violent crime in and out of city limits.

By Naples Daily News staff report Originally published 2:24 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2008 Updated 2:24 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2008 US 41 just south of Gladiolus Drive - A pedestrian is in critical ...

Investigators with the state fire marshal's office in Fort Myers have confirmed a trailer fire that happened Thursday in Fort Myers was, in fact, arson.

FORT MYERS: Interviews take place Friday to fill the Fort Myers Police Chief position.

The Gateway murder trial continues today, Friday, Oct. 10, in Fort Myers. Fred Cooper is on trial in the case: 9:47 a.m. Cooper's defense attorney, Ken Garber, asked Ramsey about whether the conversation he had ...

Originally posted on: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 by Anne Imanuel Last updated on: 10/8/2008 11:23:59 PM LEE COUNTY: An accident involving a 28-foot boat turned heads Wednesday evening.

A 20-year-old Cape Coral woman was arrested at a North Fort Myers grocery store for selling crack to customers while her infant child was in the backseat.

Originally posted by ABC7 News on: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Last updated on: 10/8/2008 11:49:36 AM FORT MYERS: Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden is taking his bus tour through Southwest ...

One day after his Republican counterpart left Florida, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is set to visit the state's Gulf coast.

FORT MYERS: A fire that heavily damaged a storage building behind Page Field airport started in an electrical panel, according to investigators.

Lee County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in a liquor store robbery on Palm Beach Boulevard on Tuesday night.

Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 9:18 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 9:47 p.m. Sen.

The cause of a fire at storage unit in south Fort Myers late Sunday night was determined to be accidental and electrical in nature, according to the South Trail Fire Department.

FORT MYERS: The phone lines lit up at the Lee County Sheriff's Office this morning after Sheriff Mike Scott's comments at the Sarah Palin rally Monday.In urging voters to choose John McCain in the November ...