FL-8 News Reports in Lee, FL

How did Tropical Storm Debby affect Naples, Fort Myers, Southwest Florida area? Tropical Storm Debby impacts Lee County. Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Bonita Beach flood Fort Myers Beach declares local state of emergency after Tropical Storm Debby flood Read More

Hurricane Debby has caused significant flooding in Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties, leading to numerous road closures. Read More

Flood and storm surge watches in effect for Lee County as TS Debby passes Southwest Florida. Tropical storm force winds extend 140 miles from center. Read More

This graphic shows the excessive rainfall forecast for our region today and beyond: More: How do I find my flood zone? Here's how to prepare for Lee County flooding This article originally appeared on ... Read More

A juvenile was killed and six others injured in a Friday night crash in Leesburg involving a car and a private ambulance. Read More

Community members in Immokalee held a peaceful protest on Friday evening to honor the life of a woman killed after a crash on State Road 82. Read More

Authorities arrested a convicted felon who fled from police and caused a crash that injured two of his juvenile relatives. Read More

A Boynton Beach man is behind bars after fleeing from a crash that killed a mother and daughter on Tuesday evening. Read More

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Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com Thanks to $850,000 in funding from the Florida legislature, Madison County will have a new fire station on Dale Leslie Drive, near Lee, close to Interstate ... Read More

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Clean Energy is now providing RNG to heavy-duty trucking and other fleets operating busy routes around Highway 27, I4 and the Florida Turnpike area. Read More

A Southwest Florida city councilman was arrested for DUI after being found asleep in his car with signs of impairment. Police say Erik Brechnitz, a vice chair on the Marco Island City Council, was arrested on Friday for driving under the influence. Read More

A Florida elementary school principal was arrested Friday night after reportedly fleeing from deputies while driving under the influence. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. when a Hillsborough ... Read More

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A man who was armed with a knife was struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade while trying to flee from Florida Highway Patrol troopers Monday morning, authorities said. Read More

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A Fort Myers woman was arrested after deputies said she was driving the wrong way on I-75 while under the influence in Lee County.Susan Bommarito-Malta, 53, was reportedly arrested after Florida ... Read More

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(WPLG) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - An armed man was struck by a pickup truck Monday morning while fleeing from troopers on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed. Read More

A man and a woman were taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run wreck in Northwest Miami-Dade that led officers<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ... Read More

A beloved 97-year-old bartender at a popular Fort Myers Beach bar was assaulted by a drunk customer, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the intoxicated woman punched the ... Read More

Another deputy said Kitchen failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of Gunn Highway and West Linebaugh Avenue. Kitchen wouldn't stop when deputies tried to pull him over, but the law ... Read More

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it responded to a domestic disturbance at 2:30 p.m. in the area of 1000 East Indiantown Road. Upon arrival, a vehicle with a male and female was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed and ... Read More