Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor BoulevardFamily of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree
FORT MYERS Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person injured Saturday night.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
FORT MYERS Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person injured Saturday night.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
Franklin Templeton Shootout from the Tiburon Golf Club at Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples. FORMAT: Round 1: Scramble Round 2: Modified Alternate Shot Round 3: Better Ball 1. Jason Day/Cameron Tringale 55-64-65—184 (-32) $385,000/each 2. Harris English/Matt Kuchar 57-66-62—185 (-31) $242,500/each T3. Billy Horschel/Ian Poulter 61-65-61—187 (-29) $130,000/each Keegan Bradley/Camilo Villegas 59-67-61—187 (-29) $130,000/each T5. Jerry Kelly/Steve Stricker 60-68-60—188 (-28) $95,000/each Graeme McDowell/Gary Woodland 59-63-66—188 (-28) $95,000/each T7. Justin Leonard/Rory Sabbatini 60-67-63—190 (-26) $83,750/each Charles Howell III/Scott Verplank 61-64-65—190 (-26) $83,750/each 9. Ryan Palmer/Jimmy Walker 59-68-64—191 (-25) $80,000/each 10. Patrick Reed/Brandt Snedeker 61-65-66—192 (-24) $77,500/each 11. Sean O’Hair/Kenny Perry 60-69-65—194 (-22) $75,000/each 12. Retief Goosen/Mike Weir 60-74-67—201 (-15) $72,500/each FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT FINAL-ROUND NOTES • The team of Jason Day and Cameron Tringale survived a final-round charge to claim the 26th 54-hole total of 32-under-par 184, one better than the team of defending champions Matt Kuchar and Harris English. Day and Tringale split $770,000 with the victory. • As a member of the winning team, Cameron Tringale became the 11th event in his first attempt. It also marks the second year in succession the event has had a player win in his first appearance. Harris English did so in 2013. • Cameron Tringale became the second Georgia Tecah product in as many years to be on the winning team at the Franklin Templeton Shootout. Matt Kuchar, another former Tech product, was on the winning team a year ago. • The team of Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker, playing together for the seventh straight year, had the day’s best round in the Better-Ball format, a 12-under-par 60. • The team of Billy Horschel and Ian Poulter rebounded from a three-way tie for last place after the opening round with scores of 65-61 the final two days to finish T3 along with Keegan Bradley and Camilo Villegas, who matched Horschel and Poulter’s 61. • Despite finishing second, the team of Matt Kuchar and Harris English posted some impressive numbers in their two-year run together. The pair was a combined 65-under-par in their six rounds at the Franklin Templeton Shootout. • Matt Kuchar started his day by competing in the Franklin Templeton Shootout 5K. Kuchar finished 19th Kuchar’s wife, Sybi, also competed in the race. annual Franklin Templeton Shootout in wire-to-wire fashion. The duo finished with a player to win the overall in a field of 355 runners and was second in his age group (35-39).