CAPE CORAL

A widespread fuel contamination could damage cars as Tropical Storm Idalia rolls towards the state, Florida officials said on Sunday.

Out of the top 10 cities for first-time homebuyers in the country, five are found right here in the Sunshine State.

A Florida state representative has filed an amendment that would allow the Florida State Guard to assist other states.

Eight people were arrested and face charges of involvement in an illegal venomous snake trafficking ring in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A Cape Coral police officer jumped into action after a driver and her car ended up in a nearby canal, according to the police department.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officiated while six recent hires of the city’s police department accepted $5,000 bonus checks from the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the disbursement of $2 million from the growing Florida Disaster Fund to several groups representing law enforcement and first responders.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday joined a roundtable with other state officials at Mercola Market, a health food store in Cape Coral.

As many people were hunkered down in their homes to brave Hurricane Ian, Amanda Mahr was busy giving birth to her first son via C-section in a Cape Coral hospital.

As many people were hunkered down in their homes to brave Hurricane Ian, Amanda Mahr was busy giving birth to her first son via C-section in a Cape Coral hospital.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at a restaurant in Lee County.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday the activation of the state’s first Disaster Recovery Center in Fort Myers, with more expected to open in the coming weeks, for Floridians impacted by the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said rescue teams deployed in Ian’s aftermath had already performed more than 1,900 rescues across Florida as of Monday, less than a week after the storm made landfall in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to sign an executive order to tackle prescription drug prices in Florida.

Sheriff's deputies in Florida have arrested a 10-year-old fifth grade student accused of threatening to shoot up a school.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of a program Monday that will assist Floridians in over 50 professions buy their first homes.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign an executive order directing the state departments of education and health to give parents the final say if their children should wear masks in schools.

A man threw a cup at another car in a road rage incident, hit a girl sitting in the passenger seat and later tried to pull her out through a window, according to the Cape Coral Police Department.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A Florida couple came up with a great way to meet their new neighbors after moving into their home during the coronavirus pandemic. They offered free beer. We will be in our driveway with drinks, ready to meet any neighbors who would like to stop by. But once the “Free Beer” sign was placed outside, the neighbors started venturing over. We had a few people do a double take, free beer is a pretty easy way to get people to show up,” said Thomas Evans.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A video of three men playing cards at a folding table while waiting for a traffic light to change at a Florida intersection is going viral. The TikTok video was posted earlier this week with the caption “Florida back at it with the long lights.”The video has more than a million likes and thousands commented on the card game. The video doesn’t specify what Florida city they were in, but thousands took the opportunity to rant about their most hated local intersections in the comments.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – There’s a water crisis in Southwest Florida that is wreaking havoc on wildlife. Thousands of fish and several manatees have washed up dead because of red tide. On Tuesday, three manatees washed ashore, and WINK News reports that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission claims this year there are higher than normal manatee deaths from red tide. “I hate to say it, but it’s like a natural disaster if you ask me,” said Englewood resident Jane Tellor to WINK News. It’s so bad that Lee County commissioners declared a local state of emergency and need funding to remove the massive amounts of dead fish.