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Battling mosquitoes with a sterile insect program

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Battling mosquitoes with a sterile insect program

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By Sarah Mankowitz Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — Lee County Mosquito Control is one of the only places in the world using a sterile insect technique to control mosquitoes. “We actually mass rear Aedes aegypti in the lab and sterilize them in our X-ray machines and then release sterile males into the field, which go and reproduce with females that are occurring out in the wild. And then that helps lower t…See the Story

Florida deputies rescue python from pool deck, then adopt it

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Florida deputies rescue python from pool deck, then adopt it

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A surprise visitor of serpentine sorts was rescued from a home over the Fourth of July weekend, and soon made its way into the heart of a Florida deputy.Bodycam footage from the incident shows a deputy arriving at a home in Lehigh Acres in southwest Florida, where a large ball python had slithered its way by the pool."Oh wow," says Deputy Roedding as he looks at the snake. "Yeah, it's a python."Roedding can be then seen hold…Read Article

LAFCRD Presents Community Youth Hero Award to Dayton Diaz

The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District recognized 13-year-old Dayton Diaz as a Community Youth Hero today in a ceremony held at Station 101. The recognition stems from Dayton’s actions following the serious injury of his friend, Scott Walsh, while they were riding 4-wheelers and bicycles together in their neighborhood on April 23, 2025. Scott, also 13 years old, was seriously injured after an accident involving his bicycle and a frie…Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

110 years young: Two Lehigh Acres reach incredible milestone

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By Britt Leoni Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — Family and friends gather to celebrate the lives of two Lehigh Acres women who will turn 110 years old this summer. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform. The post 110 years young: Two Lehigh Acres reach incredible milestone appeared f…Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres See the Story

Mom buys Chevy but three weeks later faces 'something out of nightmares'

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A MOM of five has shared her terrifying experience of brake failure in her newly purchased Chevy Suburban. Tiffany Maillet from Lehigh Acres, Florida, recently revealed how the brakes on her car allegedly failed just three weeks after buying it from a Chevy dealership. TikTok / @upholsterygirl239A mom of five shares her harrowing experience after the brakes failed in her newly purchased Chevy Suburban[/caption] GettyAftermarket brakes flagged fo…Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

Where the School Gets Built Matters: The Urgent Case for Lehigh Acres

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One injured in overnight Lehigh Acres crash, LCSO says

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The Lee County Sheriff's Office reports one person was trauma-alerted after a crash, overnight.Deputies said it happened at Bell Boulevard South and Manhattan Street East in Lehigh Acres.Both lanes on Bell Boulevard had shutdown, but are now open as of 7 a.m..We will update this article if we learn more about how the crash happened.Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

Lee Commissioners Award Contract for Sidewalk at Lehigh Elementary

The Lee Board of County Commissioners continued its commitment to the roadways and pedestrian pathways in Lehigh Acres on Tuesday, voting to award a contract to build a concrete sidewalk at Lehigh Elementary School using a federal grant. The $216,096 contract with Fort Myers-based V & H Construction, Inc. is funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s Local Agency Program grant program, Safe Routes to School. Funding for this project was appr…Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

Lehigh Acres neighbors skeptical of roundabout at Gunnery and Buckingham

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A new roundabout is coming to the intersection of Buckingham Road and Gunnery Road in Lehigh Acres, but some people who live nearby are skeptical about whether it will improve traffic flow.The $4.8 million single-lane roundabout aims to create continuous traffic flow and reduce car crashes at the busy intersection."70-80 miles an hour until they hit that curve," Dan Wilsey said, describing how cars typically speed down Buckingham Road.Wilsey was…Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

LeeTran to Pilot Half-priced Fares for Mobility on Demand Rides to and From the New Park & Ride in Lehigh Acres

LeeTran will begin a pilot program of offering half-priced ULTRA Mobility on Demand rides in Lehigh Acres for bus rides to and from its new Lehigh Acres site, 1121 Village Lakes Drive, beginning June 12. This initiative aims to enhance transfer station use, promote convenience for residents and increase connectivity to LeeTran’s fixed-route transit services. The Lehigh Acres Park & Ride transit station had its grand opening in April of 2025 and …Lehigh Acres · Lehigh Acres Read Article

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