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Cape Coral Councilwoman Rachel Kaduk, who was arrested and charged for DUI in Dec. 2025, appeared in front of Judge Nicole Mirra Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Traffic flows along Oasis Blvd. In Cape Coral June 23, 2026.

Members of the Cape Coral Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s continued to investigate and sift through dirt from a vacant lot in Cape Coral Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Specialists dug areas of the lot and sifted through the dirt located on the northeast quadrant of the Kismet Pkwy. E. and NE 1

Aerial views of Ave Maria and surrounding areas captured June 15, 2026.

Performers prepare to participate in an open-mic night at the new indie arts/music venue The Rebel in Fort Myers, Saturday, July 18, 2026.

Construction of Lee Health's new $824 million hospital in Fort Myers continues. The site, located on Jones Walker Blvd. near the intersection with Colonial Blvd., is expected to open around fall 2028. Image captured Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Members of the Fort Myers Police Department were investigating the scene of a fatal shooting in the Village Creek Apartments at 2885 Winkler Ave. Monday, July 27, 2026.

A large police presence is investigating the scene of a shooting in Fort Myers near the intersection of Maravilla Ave. and Sunset Rd., July 29, 2026.

Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News Growth and development is happening rapidly in Southwest Florida and one of the centerpieces of the change is Lee Health's new hospital in Fort Myers.

An open plea hearing was held for Isaac Giovani Sales Friday, July 31, 2026 in front of Judge Nicholas Thompson. Sales was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving following a fatal March 12, 2025, car crash in Fort Myers that killed his 17-year-old passenger, Jaciey Hogan.