Cape Coral News
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Cape Coral news from The Florida Press: city hall, Lee County government, schools, courts and public safety, business and development, and storms and weather in and around Cape Coral, newest first.
PoliticsSouthwest Florida
Cape Coral Council Fires City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn Without Cause on Eve of Election That Made Rick Erickson Mayor
5 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Cape Coral Approves Up to $31 Million in Incentives for HCA Florida Hospital on Pine Island Road, Opening Targeted for 2029
5 min
Business & Real EstateSouthwest Florida
Cape Coral approves $500 million Bimini East redevelopment as families fear losing Four Freedoms Park
5 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
FDLE Announces Child Exploitation Arrests in Southwest Florida and the Keys
8 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Rust Tide Turns Southwest Florida Waters Murky Around Sanibel and Pine Island
10 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
FDLE Charges Two Southwest Florida Men in Separate Child Exploitation Investigations
9 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
A Rust-Colored Bloom Is Spreading Around Sanibel and Pine Island, and It Is Not Red Tide
8 min
National News
Florida Deepens Its Federal Immigration Partnership as 287(g) Arrest Totals Pass 10,000
8 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
FDLE Arrests in Southwest Florida Spotlight Child Protection Cases
9 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
FDLE and Florida's Attorney General Report 2,000 Child Predator Arrests Since Early 2025
8 min
More Cape Coral news
Southwest Florida Leads State in Immigration Enforcement as Detentions Triple
Florida Attorney General Marks 2,000th Child Predator Arrest of His Term as FDLE Charges Three More Men
Fort Myers Tops the Nation as Florida Leads U-Haul Migration Again
FEMA Grants Flow to Florida as Hurricane Season Approaches Its Peak
Florida Students Return to Class Under Dangerous Heat Advisories
Southwest Florida Apartment Vacancies Climb to Post-Recession Highs
DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Harold Gene Lucas in 1976 Lee County Killing
Cape Coral Man Convicted of Felony Murder Faces Life After Fatal Teen Robbery
FEMA Approves $97 Million in Federal Funds to Advance Florida's Ongoing Disaster Recovery