Bokeelia, Florida

The Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested 19 people on drug charges between Monday, Nov.

A Bokeelia resident is facing serious penalties for one of Florida's largest cases of illegal mangrove alteration in the past 10 years.

Published: Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 9:40 p.m. BURNT STORE As with many things, fishing is a matter of perspective.

After seven dismal years of plummeting turtle nest numbers in Southwest Florida, 2008 was a year to celebrate.

With its plentiful sunny days, pleasant temperatures and stunning natural vistas, Florida is heaven for motorcycle riders.

As a young boy in Cuba, Eric A. Rivero loved to scour the beaches with his homemade metal detector - two pieces of wire.

Lee County Sheriff deputies arrested more than 30 people on drug charges between Sunday, October 12, and Saturday, October 18, 2008.

Pine Island Paint and Framing has been a mainstay on the island for more than 30 years.

Eat your greens, get your oil changed regularly, save your receipts, use native plants... It may seem like yet another drab duty, but there are plenty of fun - sexy, even - reasons to grow Florida plants.

It's fall, at last. And along with the seasonal residents and cooler weather comes another planting season.

I'm going to the Tampa Bay area for a conference on seagrass, where I'll be taken out by fishing guides so I can see the importance seagrasses play as factories for redfish, trout and the like.

Cape Coral police are looking for whoever rang up $45,815 of charges on a man's credit card without his permission.

When economists and scholars finally put together an analysis of who and what contributed to the current mortgage crisis, former Republican Senator Phil Gramm is sure to be assigned a major role.

A Gulf Elementary teacher Thursday said allegations about her mistreatment of two children with disabilities are untrue.

Commissioner Bob Janes, Lee County Board of County Commissioners, District #1, will hold "Greater Pine Island Community Office Hours" on Friday, Sept.

The new fire station going up on Pine Island will be able to withstand winds of more than 155 mph, and that will allow firefighters a safe haven to ride out any storms and prepare for recovery efforts.

The Rev. Clifford Comfort, a man of the cloth for more than 50 years, never lost sight of his identity despite being legally blind the past 15 years.

Ocala-based general contractor J. McLauchlin and Co. will be hiring subcontractors from the Lee County area to complete the Windsor of Cape Coral, a new assisted living facility at 831 Santa Barbara Blvd., ...

Builders Care, the nonprofit arm of the Lee Building Industry Association, is at it again.