Archive for February, 2012

Jeepers, leapers, it’s Feb. 29

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The PGA Tour's Florida swing kicks off with a very strong field at this week's Honda Classic in... Janice and Bill Martin of Lehigh Acres celebrate his 20th leap day birthday today.

Lehigh students stuck in sand after school bus goes off road

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- The Lee County School District wants to know what happened to cause a bus driver to get a bus full of kids stuck in the sand.

Lehigh homeowner returns to find home cleaned out

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

An Ohio man returned to a duplex he owns in Lehigh Acres on Monday to find it cleaned out of everything from the couch to the shower curtain.

County approves resurfacing project in Lehigh Acres

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

County commissioners approved a resurfacing project in Lehigh Acres Tuesday that will give 105 gravel, pothole-ridden roads a makeover.

Lee County told to punt on impact fees

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Proposed impact fee increases for fire rescue for retail and office buildings: Bonita Springs: 9 percent each Estero: 20 percent each Fort Myers Beach: 17 percent retail,18 percent office Iona-McGregor: 17 percent retail, 16 percent office Lehigh Acres: 48 percent each North Fort Myers: 14 percent retail, 13 percent office Sanibel: 6 percent each ... (more)

Plans in place to keep students safe

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

The same day one student was killed and four others were injured in an Ohio high school shooting, a 12-year-old boy brought a gun and ammo to school in Lehigh Acres.

NBC2 Investigates: SWFL storage wars

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Nearly every day, hundreds of Floridians wager big money hoping to get lucky in the competitive world of storage auctions.

Student brings gun and other weapons to school

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- A student at Sunshine Elementary School was arrested on Wednesday for being in possession of a firearm at school.

Firefighters battle brush fire in Lehigh Acres neighborhood

Monday, February 27th, 2012

The fire was discovered when neighborhood kids walked by. They ran to a nearby home to call 9-1-1. [Smoke] was all in the air," says Jalissa Broomfield, who was with her siblings when they first saw the fire.

Man accused of dumping more than 11,500 pounds of garbage in Lehigh Acres

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

A year ago, Dwayne Donnell was ready to hang it up, to end one of Lee County's most successful... Cleanup at illegal dumping site in Lehigh Acres: Deputies say 11,560 pounds of garbage were illegally dumped into a location on Lombardy Court, in the Greenbriar area of Lehigh Acres.