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Hello Fort Myers! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How this week's I-75 ramp closure will affect your Fort Myers commute.
  • Troopers flip speeding car on SR-82 — here's what happened
  • Cape Coral robber's guilty verdict brings mandatory life sentence.

Also on today's calendar: Goodwill Columbus Day Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 87, low: 77.
  • Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FDOT: I-75 on-ramp at Daniels Parkway closing overnight for project (naplesnews.com) — If you use I‑75 at Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers, expect the northbound on‑ramp at exit 131 to be closed overnight from October 11–15 while crews install barrier walls for the new diverging diamond interchange. FDOT is directing drivers to continue west on Daniels, make a U‑turn, and use the loop ramp, with law enforcement helping manage detours during construction.
   

• Driver arrested on DUI, fleeing charges after PIT maneuver and crash in Fort Myers, FHP says (abc-7.com) — An 18-year-old driver was arrested in Fort Myers after troopers say he sped away from a traffic stop on SR-82, prompting a PIT maneuver that flipped his vehicle onto its side. Florida Highway Patrol reports his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit, and he now faces DUI and fleeing charges while being evaluated in the hospital.
   

• Cape Coral arcade robber found guilty, faces mandatory life sentence (winknews.com) — A man has been found guilty in a 2024 armed robbery at a Cape Coral arcade and now faces a mandatory life sentence, underscoring the stakes of violent crime cases in Lee County courts. Prosecutors detailed how he drove the getaway car, led police on a dangerous high‑speed chase, and was ultimately arrested after crashing, while a co‑defendant has already been sentenced.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Haiku, a cat who went missing in Fort Myers, FL, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 33 minutes. Message from Owner: "My door… (Nextdoor Cross Creek Estates)
  • Question for Millennium Physician Group patients.
    How is your experience being with Millennium and needing records made available to Lee Health network doctors? For example, if your primary doctor… (Nextdoor Edgewood)
  • Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Fort Myers. Apply here.
  • Juniper Landscaping posted a job opening for Irrigation Technician - Maintenance (50623) in Fort Myers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Myers here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Cape Coral

  • Cape Coral's Pine Island Road changes could affect your daily drive (winknews.com)

Ok Fort Myers! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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