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Cape Coral police arrested a man after video allegedly showed him repeatedly ramming a rental car carrying five people during a road-rage incident in the Fort Myers area. The recording gives investigators unusually direct evidence of how the vehicles moved during the confrontation. Road-rage cases can escalate from traffic violations into felony charges when a vehicle is intentionally used to strike another car. A car can be treated as a deadly weapon depending on the circumstances and the risk created for occupants.

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• Fort Myers Road Rage Video Leads to Arrest — ABC7 Southwest Florida — 2026-08-26
  https://www.abc-7.com/article/video-road-rage-arrest-florida-man-fort-myers/73515278

A former Lee County teacher can no longer teach in Florida after the state revoked the educator’s certificate following an investigation into comments made about Charlie Kirk’s death. The action is an employment-licensing consequence separate from any criminal process. Florida educator certificates are state credentials, so revocation can prevent a person from simply moving to another public school district in the state. The disciplinary process can consider professional-conduct standards even when speech occurs outside a classroom.

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• Former Lee County Teacher Loses Florida Educator Certificate — ABC7 Southwest Florida — 2026-08-26
  https://www.abc-7.com/article/florida-teacher-certificate-charlie-kirk-death/73525190

Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers is presenting “My Way,” a musical tribute built around the songs associated with Frank Sinatra. The limited engagement combines live performance with a catalog that spans swing, standards and the later hits that made Sinatra a multigenerational name. A tribute musical is different from a biography because the songs carry much of the story. Audiences hear familiar material arranged for stage performers rather than a single impersonator trying to reproduce one concert.

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• Frank Sinatra Tribute Runs at Players Circle Theater — ABC7 Southwest Florida — 2026-08-26
  https://www.abc-7.com/article/backstage-pass-my-way-a-frank-sinatra-tribute-musical/73521407

Lee County Public Libraries are promoting several upcoming programs from the downtown Fort Myers system, including White Cane Day activities and the annual Reading Festival. The events show how the library system is expanding beyond book lending into community programming. White Cane Day focuses on blindness awareness, mobility and independence, making accessibility resources part of the library calendar. The Reading Festival, meanwhile, is built around authors, families and literacy activities.

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• Lee County Library Highlights White Cane Day and Reading Festival — ABC7 Southwest Florida — 2026-08-26
  https://www.abc-7.com/article/lee-county-public-libraries-fort-myers-events/73522018

Cape Coral’s mayoral race is now a two-person contest between Lisa Cohen-Adkinson and Rick Erickson after the primary narrowed the field. Two City Council seats are also moving forward to November runoffs. Cape Coral voters can participate in city races regardless of party because municipal contests are nonpartisan. The general election will decide who takes office rather than simply selecting a party nominee.

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• Cape Coral Mayoral Race Narrows to Cohen-Adkinson and Erickson — Gulf Coast News — 2026-08-26
  https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/cape-coral-mayor-race-primary-results/73469458

Cape Coral is entering the cleanup phase after the primary election, with campaigns responsible for removing hundreds of political signs from roadsides and private properties. Local rules set deadlines so campaign advertising does not become long-term roadside clutter. Signs on private property generally depend on permission from the property owner, while signs placed in public rights of way can be subject to different restrictions. Campaigns that miss deadlines may face removal by the city or code-enforcement consequences.

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• Cape Coral Campaign Signs Face Post-Primary Removal Deadlines — Gulf Coast News — 2026-08-26
  https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/cape-coral-campaign-sign-removal-after-primary/73498975

Cape Coral residents are raising flooding concerns about a proposed affordable-housing development, arguing that additional construction could worsen drainage in a neighborhood that already struggles with standing water. Development does not automatically create flooding, but replacing open ground with roofs, pavement and parking changes how quickly rain reaches canals and storm drains. Engineers use retention areas, swales and drainage calculations to keep post-development runoff within permitted limits.

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• Cape Coral Residents Fear Flooding From Affordable Housing Plan — Gulf Coast News — 2026-08-26
  https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/affordable-housing-development-proposal-flood-cape/73514829

Cape Coral police have helped with two recent alligator calls as gators continue turning up in neighborhoods near the end of Florida’s mating season. The encounters are a familiar Southwest Florida wildlife issue but become more urgent when an animal is close to homes, pets or traffic. Alligators move between canals, ponds and wet areas, especially during warm weather. Cape Coral’s extensive canal system means an animal can appear far from where a resident last saw it without actually being lost.

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• Cape Coral Police Help Remove Roaming Alligators — Gulf Coast News — 2026-08-26
  https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/cape-coral-police-trap-roaming-gators/73522341

Cape Coral police arrested a driver after officers say he exceeded ninety miles per hour in a forty-mile-per-hour zone The August twenty-first stop falls under Florida’s tougher approach to extreme speeding where the conduct can move beyond a routine traffic citation Speeding at more than twice the posted limit dramatically reduces reaction time and increases crash energy On urban Cape Coral roads that creates risk for turning vehicles pedestrians and drivers entering from side streets who reasonably expect traffic to be near.

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• Cape Coral Police Arrest Driver Accused of 90 in a 40 Zone — Gulf Coast News — 2026-08-26
  https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/cape-coral-arrest-super-speeder-florida-speeding/73519171

Town Manager Will McKannay says Fort Myers Beach’s investigation involving two suspended employees is focused on financial management, grants and projects handled by Community Development and Community Services. The town is bringing in outside help for the review. Officials have emphasized that the inquiry is about management and controls, not an announced allegation that money was stolen. That distinction matters because accounting errors, unauthorized commitments and criminal theft are very different findings.

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• Fort Myers Beach Finance Investigation Focuses on Suspended Employees — Beach Talk Radio News — 2026-08-26
  https://beachtalkradionews.com/