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Evan Dean

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Evan Dean

    Fort Myers mayor denies sexual misconduct claims: ‘Allegations are false’ (opens the original)

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    A police report obtained by Gulf Coast News reveals new details about sexual misconduct allegations against Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson. Two men brought the allegations to light at Monday's city council meeting. The mayor was escorted out of chambers by police as tensions in the room boiled over. Twenty-three-year-old Kagan Vann is one of the men making the allegations. He used time at the public comment podium to talk directly to Anderson. "You propositioned me for sex. You — on top of that

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Evan Dean

    Fort Myers police chief refuses to answer questions about voided speeding ticket case (opens the original)

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    Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields refused to answer questions Monday about bodycam footage that appears to show him asking an officer to void a city employee’s school zone speeding ticket. Gulf Coast News tried asking him about the situation – which is now under investigation – ahead of Monday’s city council meeting. “I just got to get to the meeting — the meeting starts now," the chief said when questioned. “I don't appreciate the ambush tactic, though." Gulf Coast News had repeatedly asked

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Evan Dean

    Two men accuse Fort Myers mayor of sexual misconduct (opens the original)

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    Two men have accused Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson of sexual misconduct. The men made the allegations during the public comment period of Monday’s city council meeting. “You propositioned me for sex,” 23-year-old Kagan Vann said directly to the mayor from the public comment podium. “You – on top of that – when I kept saying no, were being pushy and forceful.” Vann said it happened in November of 2024. He even accused the mayor of drugging him while they were having a drink downtown. “When the

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Evan Dean

    First offshore fish farm in the Gulf near Florida gets federal approval (opens the original)

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    In 2018, a massive red tide bloom brought piles of algae to the Gulf Coast, killing marine life and chasing away tourists. A NOAA study found the event caused $2.7 billion in losses. "Absolutely devastating. I mean it shut down the community for months," said Matt DePaolis, the environmental policy director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, or SCCF. DePaolis worries that future red tide blooms could be made worse by offshore fish farms. The EPA just gave final approval to a pilot

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Evan Dean

    Step into the water – and a hidden world – at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve (opens the original)

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    At the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Lee County, a wet walk is a journey into the water – and into a hidden world. "You think about it, we've got a preserve that, half of it is in the city limits of Fort Myers,” Steve Parker said. “That's pretty remarkable." Parker is with the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, the non-profit that leads the walks. It’s a chance for people to trade in screens – to tap into their senses. “(You) can get mental clarity,” first-time wet walker Mike Ba

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