Kendall Brandt

SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two years after a fire destroyed much of Villas Church, the congregation is rebuilding its sanctuary, with plans to celebrate its reopening this fall.

City documents from last year referred to the facility as a data center, but Bonita Springs Mayor Mike Gibson said that description is inaccurate.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Investigators charged Rolbert Joachin with the murder of Julia Curvo after investigators said DNA evidence and a Crime Stoppers tip connected him to her death, which was caused by strangulation.

Law enforcement agencies across the Gulf Coast have arrested more than 450 drivers for excessive speeding in the first year of Florida's "Super Speeder Law."

Rolbert Joachin, accused in two Fort Myers murder cases, has been assigned criminal defense attorney Lee Hollander after the public defender's office and a representative regional counsel cited conflicts of interest.

Bonita Springs city officials have confirmed that the ship spotted by people off the coast of Barefoot Beach is part of a project to create a new internet network between the United States and South America.

The hearing was an emotional moment for Curvo 's family, as her grandmother, Sandra Stephens, faced the man accused of killing her granddaughter.

The Gulf Coast housing market is showing signs of stabilization, with a new report from Florida Gulf Coast University revealing a 19% drop in homes on the market in coastal counties in May compared to the same time last year.

Deputies said 62-year-old Cecilia Ross pulled up in a Nissan SUV, pointed a gun at the salesman, and threatened to kill him if he returned to her house.

The Lee County Supervisor of Elections team visited American House in Bonita Springs, one of 50 assisted living facilities they have visited since January, to educate older voters on how to register and vote.