The state gave the City of Cape Coral the go-ahead to remove the controversial Chiquita Lock. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, issued a permit this week for the removal, and ...

After a years-long fight the city of Cape Coral won the right to a permit to remove the Chiquita boat lock. Now the residents who lost the fight claim the city and its law firm are looking to punish ...

The final days have arrived for the Chiquita Lock as crews prepare to remove it next to Cape Harbour on April 1. This decision follows years of debate over its removal. Some boaters are unhappy about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cape Coral celebrates the removal of the Chiquita Lock with a block party as Mayor John Gunter highlights improved safety for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state administrative law judge has recommended that the state environmental agency reverse its decision and deny Cape Coral a ...

In southwest Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River empties into Pine Island Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, three citizen advocates for clean water are facing crippling retaliatory ...