ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
MGN MEXICO CITY (AP) – International human rights groups on Wednesday questioned the Mexican government’s official account of the disappearance of 43 college students last fall in the southern state of Guerrero. Hours after parents of the missing young men rejected the attorney general’s declaration that investigators were sure the students were dead, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International supported the families’ demand that the investigation remain open. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam reassured Mexicans that the case had not been closed. He said a news conference he gave Tuesday was intended only to update the country on evidence he considers sufficient to conclude the students were killed and their bodies incinerated beyond recognition. That evidence included a number of forensic reports and purported confessions from suspected drug gang members believed to have killed the students after local police handed them over to the group. But relatives and rights advocates remained skeptical, saying there are still unanswered questions. “Given the high indices of violence and corruption in Mexico, unfortunately Murillo Karam’s account is not implausible,” Human Rights Watch’s Americas director, Jose Miguel Vivanco, told MVS Radio. “However, it is difficult to trust what he said … because you know that in Mexico confessions are obtained through coercion, torture, irregularities, pressures.” DNA testing has been able to identify the remains of only one student who disappeared Sept. 26 in the city of Iguala, and an Austrian laboratory assisting in the case says it appears other human remains discovered in the area cannot be conclusively identified. Vivanco said the government appears eager to “end media attention surrounding the investigation” by taking the one positive identification and suspects’ testimonies and extrapolating to conclude the other students met the same fate. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the students were killed and heaped onto a garbage-dump pyre that burned for hours at a temperature sufficient to turn the bodies to ash. The remains were then bagged up and tossed into a river. Investigators later found sacks there containing human remains and traces of the dump. Amnesty International said in a statement that declaring the 43 dead was premature. “The theory about what may have happened … is based above all on testimony from implicated persons,” the group said. That echoed complaints made Tuesday night by parents, who vowed to keep demanding the students be found alive. “A criminal’s word cannot be worth more than ours,” said Carmen Cruz, mother of missing 19-year-old Jorge Cruz. “We don’t believe anything” the government says, she added. “We are not going to allow this case to be closed.” Lawyer Vidulfo Rosales, who is representing the families, presented a 10-point argument explaining why they believe the investigation must continue, including a lack of conclusive forensic results. He also noted that a number of key suspects remain at large and their testimony could shed new light on the case. Rosales said the families will file a formal complaint on Feb. 3 before the Committee on Enforced Disappearances at the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Mexican government “will have to respond for these events,” he said. Asked about the parents’ reaction, Murillo Karam, the attorney general, said that if he had any doubts about the investigation, “I would have to release those who confessed to killing the students.” The case has shocked Mexicans and provoked protests around the country, including a large demonstration in the capital on Monday’s four-month anniversary of the disappearances. Authorities have detained 99 people, including the former mayor of Iguala and his wife.