Lee County

The “ghost employee” has claimed two men were involved in a kickback scheme involving sheriff’s office funds paid to Marceno’s father. 

“I fuckin’ showed up when I wanted,” Ken Romano said in a recording. “If I went five times in the six months I worked there, it was a lot.”

By Bob Norman Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano didn’t hide his association with Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. The two men were allegedly close friends who shared a taste for gambling, bling, and high-end cars....

Red Tide has remained in Southwest Florida as of Wednesday and reports of fish kills likely caused by red tide.

Red tide has been identified off Southwest Florida’s coastline. Researchers want to know how Hurricane Ian muddled the Gulf of Mexico.

Naples area voters to replace embattled congress member