Bruce Kyle News Today

The capital murder trial for a North Fort Myers man accused of raping and killing a toddler has been postponed until, at least, late spring.

Canfield's attorney, Kathleen Fitzgeorge, on Nov. 28 filed a motion challenging the new death penalty guidelines.

A man who attempted to flee on a boat in Miami, charged in a Cape Coral shooting, pleaded innocent in Lee County.

Court records indicate that on Nov. 30 the state responded to a Nov. 7 demand for additional public records in the case against Mark Sievers.

A New Hampshire man accused of placing cameras inside two Sanibel beach restrooms last year has been convicted after he reached a plea agreement.

On Monday, Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle signed an order adjudging Jared Boone, 35, incompetent to proceed.

A Cape Coral man arrested last year, 10 years after he murderer a couple in Fort Myers, learned Friday he will serve three life sentences.

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal.

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Counsel for a Bonita Springs man sentenced to death in his wife's murder-for-hire will have until the end of November to demand additional records.