Congressman Byron Donalds, whose district includes Cape Coral, most of Lee County and Collier County, won the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday with 47.79% of the vote in an 11-way field. Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins was the runner-up with 25% of the vote. Donalds will face former ...

District 6 Lee County School Board Member Jada Langford Fleming was re-elected handily to a second term, fending off a primary challenge from India Palencia for the at-large seat. Langford Fleming received more than 66.3% of the vote, compared to 33.7% for Palencia, with 93% of polls ...

A man convicted of multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer for shooting at Sanibel police officers and a sheriff's deputy in 2016 was sentenced to life in prison. On Jan. 13, Lee County Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced Jon Webster Hay, 57, to three ...