July 23, 2015

BONITA SPRINGS, FL- A mother is fearful the woman who targeted her child at a Bonita Springs Recreation Center is the same woman who tried to abduct a toddler in Collier County. The descriptions are almost exact: Bonita Springs Rec Center and Library Woman in her 30s Hispanic Dark hair to her shoulders Slender build […]

BONITA SPRINGS – Escaping lightning strikes unscathed doesn’t always happen. Bonita Springs’ Parks and Recreation is asking for $28,500 to install more of those lightning detectors to warn people when lightning is in the area. The new detectors would service three parks. Parks and Rec. reps want to install detectors in parks that get a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans approved legislation Thursday cracking down on “sanctuary cities” that shield residents from federal immigration authorities. Angry Democrats accused Republicans of aligning themselves with Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant views, and the White House threatened a veto. “The Donald Trump wing of the Republican Party is clearly ascendant here today,” Rep. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to have it his way with New York’s fast-food industry – and restaurant owners aren’t loving it. Franchise owners say they’re considering a lawsuit against Cuomo’s plan to raise the minimum wage in their eateries to $15 an hour, arguing that it is not fair or legal […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Insurers participating in Florida’s new Medicaid managed care program say they’ve lost $542 million through 2014 and want the state to raise their rates. But after losing major federal funding for hospitals, Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t want to use any more state money for the Medicaid program. Scott and the […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit against the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The issue involves when a deputy’s day should start. The lawsuit says federal law mandates they should be getting paid when they first start putting on their protective equipment at home because there’s no place to do […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – One in four families have children affected by serious mental illness. Thanks to a special program called H.U.G.S., or Health Under Guided Systems, thousands of families are now getting the help they need. “I’m worried for my son,” said Alva Olmos. Since the age of seven, Olmos’ son Gualberto Carbajal has […]

NAPLES, Fla. – On Saturdays, kids can ride free at the Pure Florida “Dolphin Watch Sightseeing Cruise” when accompanied by a paying adult. The “Kids Ride Free” program is year-round aboard the M/V Double Sunshine. The offer is good every Saturday at 10 am. Adult tickets are $35 and kids 12 and under are free […]