During Memorial Day weekend, a 36-year-old man was arrested without bond for battery on the Boca Grande Causeway.
On Saturday, May 23, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Lee County She…
Charlotte County Fire & EMS, in partnership with Charlotte Technical College, hosted its first-ever Signing Day Ceremony on May 26, recognizing local students pursuing careers in fire and emerge…
Charter boat rescue
Last weekend saw two separate boating incidents in the waters around Gasparilla Island, though no serious injuries were reported and only a handful of minor injuries occurred…
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on the Boca Grande Causeway on Saturday, May 23 for driving under the influence.
Just after 6 p.m., a Charlotte County deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Chevy…
Two over weekend
A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter voyage that was acting as a bareboat charter Thursday near Anna Maria Island. Coast Guard officer…
Man rescued in shark and tarpon filled waters during busy evening
A man-overboard situation in Boca Grande Pass on Friday, May 15 during evening tarpon fishing made national attention. According…
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to 134 calls for assistance in April and May 2026, reported Chief C.W. Blosser during the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, May 20.
The…
Citations dismissed after tourist parking case
A Canadian man visiting Boca Grande this March had his parking ticket thrown out this week in court in Fort Myers. Jon Dimick, of Chester, Nova Scot…
This Saturday, May 23, Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held on the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The s…
Last week, several bystanders on a Gasparilla Island beach rescued a man who was in danger of drowning in the Gulf.
On Friday, May 8, just after noon, a man was pulled from the water near the Gas…
