Fort Myers News

The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com held a live chat with readers about the Barron Collier-South Fort Myers game on Friday, Nov.

COLLIER COUNTY : Jamey Mosch, the man who has been missing in the Big Cypress National Preserve has been found.

Regulators shut down Fort Myers-based Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida today. All deposit accounts, excluding certain brokered deposits, have been transferred to Central Bank, based in Stillwater, Minn.

The prosecution has rested, and the defense has done the same - not even bothering to call any witnesses in the double murder case against Juan Mendez.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. An Arcadia man has been charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a May 28 accident that killed another motorist and injured his seven passengers.

There will be no union at the Lee County Sheriff's Office. After the votes were cast, the proposal failed by a clear majority.

Members of the Lee County School Board are debating whether to offer students scheduled to receive alternative education the opportunity to do their assignments online from home.

Authorities say a Fort Myers woman who went missing Tuesday has returned home unharmed.

Video surveillance helped catch three South Fort Myers teens accused of breaking into a condominium complex storage area, spraying a fire extinguisher and burglarizing some cars.

FORT MYERS: Two suspected robbers got more than they bargained for when they tried to take a man's wallet.

FORT MYERS: All residents near Sunset Rd and the Hanson Street intersection will need to boil their water Monday after a main break.

Families that attended Page Field's Aviation Day on Saturday didn't expect to have to explain to their kids why a plane crashed.

FORT MYERS : A bear is on the move in east Fort Myers. It has been popping up in backyards, carports, and even poking his nose inside the doggy door of one woman's house.

A sobriety checkpoint at 7070 College Parkway, Fort Myers resulted in 10 DUI arrests Friday ight and Saturday morning.

LEE COUNTY: Plans are moving forward to build a new five-story, $150-million extension of the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida.

LEE COUNTY: A new Lee County law designed to keep children safe from predators is facing its first court challenge.

Parts of North Fort Myers are without water service due to a break in a 6-inch water main break.

The men ranging in age from 20 to 55 were charged with solicitation of prostitution.

LEE COUNTY: Investigators need your help finding a man suspected of robbing a Fort Myers Publix on November 3. Deputies say Edward Maurice Hammond, 45, walked into the Publix at 7070 College Parkway around 5 p.m., approached the customer service counter and handed an employee a note demanding money.

LEE COUNTY: Jury selection has begun for the Lee County man accused of killing his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Juan Mendez, 30, is charged with two counts of second degree murder.