Lehigh Acres News

Jeff Ross' 21-foot boat draws 20 inches of water but gets more hang time by comparison on its davit... * HB Family Limited Partnership purchased the 7,300-square-foot office building at 4037 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, from RBI Holding LC for $940,000. * 3455 Westview Drive LLC purchased 10,080 square feet of industrial flex space from McArdle ... (more)

Slc. Paprika 'Black Magic' is one of the orchids that Robert Riefer grows at his home in Lehigh Acres.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Cozy inside his Lehigh Acres home, it's hard to imagine veteran Gregory Watts was once homeless.

At approximately 3:30 this afternoon the body of a female was located in the area of 56th Street West and Ida Avenue in Lehigh Acres.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office say it has found the body of a woman who disappeared last week.

A former Lehigh Acres honorary mayor has signed up to become the second person to vie for the title again for 2012-2013. Julie Camp, who owns ABC Framing and Best Ever Events and Party Planning, said she enjoyed being honorary mayor and she found it a good way to raise money for the community.

From flying to meetings to "public relations," the Lee County Sheriff's helicopter is being used for more than just catching criminals.

A Lehigh Acres mother is pleading for your help in finding her missing daughter, 27-year-old Deanna Weadon.

He is accused of punching his live-in girlfriend three times in the face. a- Tanya Barber, 34, of the 3000 block of Woodside Avenue, East Naples, was arrested Saturday by Collier deputies at home.

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Saturday after colliding with an SUV on Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres.

Naples Uptown Holdings LLC purchased a 120,000-square-foot commercial condominium known as Uptown Center from U.S. Bank NA at 2700 Immokalee Road, Naples, for $7,700,000. David Stevens, CCIM, of Investment Properties Corp., negotiated this transaction.

The East County Water Control District in Lehigh Acres reported the theft of 735 fence posts and a video camera from their property on Milwaukee Boulevard, according to Lee County Sheriff's Office reports.

Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies are currently searching for 27-year-old Deanna Weadon of 2802 9th Street SW in Lehigh Acres.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County deputies are asking for the public's assistance in their search for a missing person.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- A Lehigh Acres man was arrested Thursday after picking up a mentally disabled man at a gas station, bringing him back to his trailer and sexually assaulting him.

If you think gas prices are high now, get ready. Analysts predict they're going to get a lot higher by summer.

The East County Water Control District is replacing missing large concrete chips, painting over graffiti, tightening loose guardrails, and even scraping off acidic guano - or bat poop.

A mother's anguish at shooting: Robin Burton, the mother of a man who was fatally shot Wednesday night in Southward Village, reacts to her son's death as community members comfort her.

* Guided by 10-member board of trustees elected by customers. * Service area: Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Marco Island, Sanibel and Captiva Islands, Pine Island, Everglades City, Immokalee, Ave Maria, and parts of Lehigh Acres.

Lehigh Acres resident Liz Eilf has been named president of the Lehigh Regional Medical Center's Auxiliary Board for the term from 2012 to 2014.