SWFL taxis challenge Uber, launch new smartphone app LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A new smartphone app is now available for Southwest Floridians that is in direct competition with Uber. “We’ve always tried to stay on the cutting edge of technology, and this is something that we can newly offer to our customers that is just that,” said Michael Griffin, owner of Southwest Florida […]
Naples family terrorized by swatting calls NORTH NAPLES, Fla.- A local family has found themselves the target of a dangerous game that is wasting law enforcement resources. The family on Westwood Drive says their teen made a mistake online, making someone mad and whoever is behind the keyboard has been targeting their son ever since. Thursday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received […]
Human Skull discovery on Sanibel a mystery SANIBEL, Fla. – A man working to relocate gopher tortoises stumbled upon a human skull instead. A developer plans to build on a lot on Wulfert Road and needed to relocate the highly protected gopher tortoises before disrupting the property. That’s when one of the guys hired for the job found a human skull. “I […]
Florida Gov. wants answers from groups getting state money TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is asking for answers from those who received money in the state’s more than $78 billion budget. The head of Scott’s budget office is sending out more than 300 letters to groups and local governments that received money for projects in this year’s budget. Those letters ask […]
Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice. The team responsible for the New Horizons flyby of Pluto last week released new pictures Friday of the previously unexplored world on the edge of the solar system. “If you’re seeing a cardiologist, you may want […]
Carroll to pay fine, admit violations in ethics case TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The drama over Florida’s former lieutenant governor, who was forced to resign more than two years ago, may be finally over. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday unanimously approved a settlement with Jennifer Carroll where the one-time rising star in state Republican politics agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and […]
Man gets 45 years for running friend over with car JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A northeast Florida man who ran over and killed an acquaintance after a bar fight has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. A Duval County judge sentenced 34-year-old Adam Lloyd Shepard on Wednesday. A jury found him guilty last month of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving […]
FDA OKs breakthrough cholesterol drug for high-risk patients WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades. The drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. offers an important new option for millions of patients at high risk of heart disease. But the drug’s sky-high […]