Lee County News

FORT MYERS : The owner of a Fort Myers car dealership has been arrested and charged with defrauding his customers.

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LEE COUNTY: The retrial of alleged Cash Feenz gang member Roderick Washington begins Wednesday morning in Fort Myers.

Estero Fire Control and Rescue District Assistant fire Chief Mark Wahlig said the delay stems from the complex number-crunching being performed by Tri-Data - the company the districts hired to perform a consolidation study at the cost of $40,000 each, with each district also setting aside an additional $5,000 in contingency funds.

LEE COUNTY: The 19th annual Fourth of July Parade and Celebration will be held on Saturday in San Carlos Park.

LEE COUNTY : July 4th is synonymous with fireworks, but this year, you might see fewer sparkles in the sky because fireworks aren't selling as well this year.

LEE COUNTY: Details on crimes reported to the Lee County Sheriff's Office over the past 24 hours.

FORT MYERS: Michael Jackson's untimely death has brought a lot of attention to prescription drug use and abuse.

LEHIGH ACRES: Four men were arrested and two marijuana grow houses were dismantled by Lee County deputies Wednesday.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating Shawn Channell, 34, of Lehigh Acres.

In Lee County, it has hit a scuba diver, a swimmer, construction workers, golfers, countless houses, a local Christian television station, the San Carlos park arches and a promising football player on the Mariner High School practice field.

An elderly woman is hospitalized after her home caught fire early this morning. Crestview fire officials received the call for a fire at a home on the 800 block of McDonald Street around 4:30 this morning.

LEHIGH ACRES: Two pit bulls that attacked and killed two other dogs in a Lehigh neighborhood are being euthanized.

LEE COUNTY: With so many people out of work, more door-to-door solicitors are making the rounds.

FORT MYERS: Many people have cranked their air conditioning units up to full blast, only to feel more hot air.

LEHIGH ACRES: At only 14-years-old, a Lehigh Acres student is facing a felony charge after deputies say he brought marijuana to summer camp.

FORT MYERS: The Lee County Health Department has partnered with the CDC to locate the three boys who still have yet to be found after seen kissing a rabid bat more than 10 days ago.

LEE COUNTY: Lee County deputies arrested five people in connection to a prostitution ring on Friday.

LEE COUNTY: Four People were arrested when a disorderly crowd confronted deputies during a medical call on Saturday.

Responding to complaints that several residences in the Tice area were being used as prostitution houses, dozens of Lee County deputies swarmed five residences and made five arrests.