Woman rescued from Peace River by good Samaritans days after MiltonRestaurant in Cape Coral helps another in Punta Gorda recover from Milton
Woman rescued from Peace River by good Samaritans days after Milton A woman is lucky to be alive after being found two miles off the coast in the Peace River and brought to shore by vigilant good samaritans.
PUNTA GORDA Restaurant in Cape Coral helps another in Punta Gorda recover from Milton Bartenders at the Celtic Ray in Punta Gorda have struggled since Hurricane Milton severely damaged the pub.
Warrior Homes of Collier awards scholarships to local veterans Four Collier County students with military ties are getting a boost toward their education.
Caught on video: Man arrested after leading police on chase in stolen truck Florida troopers say 36-year-old David Alfonso stole the vehicle in Collier County and then led them on a chase through Lee County to Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin.
Record early voting in SWFL may be linked to recent hurricanes On Monday, thousands of people got in line at their polling places as early voting started for most places in southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS BEACH Milton leaves Fort Myers Beach residents buried in sand and seeking help Hurricane Milton pushed sand onto the streets of Fort Myers Beach, leaving many residents asking for help.
LEHIGH ACRES East Lee County principal uses lemonade to create gameday tradition East Lee County High School principal Tony Allen uses his lemonade recipe to create a new gameday tradition.
NAPLES Naples man defends home from flood waters One Naples man did not mess around when it came to Hurricane Milton prep. Guy Lollino got five feet of water in his home on Vanderbilt Beach during Hurricane Ian. This time he decided to stack a ton of sandbags and fill the cracks with sprayable Styrofoam.
Detecting pancreatic cancer early with AI A pancreatic cancer diagnosis is one of the most dreaded because it carries a very high mortality rate.
Lee County restores solid waste services The process of removing garbage and debris from the streets of Lee County has begun.
Algae bloom research turns into useful storm tool Many of us watched helplessly and waited as hurricanes Helene and Milton sent storm surges onto our roads, into our homes and businesses, altering what we know as home forever. At the same time, one Florida Gulf Coast University student saw the storms as a scientific opportunity.
Amendment 2: Right to fish and hunt Tens of thousands of Floridians, and thousands more visitors that come to our state, enjoy fishing and hunting. We live in a state surrounded by water and wildlife and people have taken advantage of that.
Amendment 1: Establishing partisan school board elections Some school board meetings have become political, with raised voices and the need for security
FORT MYERS Local salon withstands impacts from 3 major hurricanes One hurricane can be devastating; however, three storms will force you to find better ways to prepare for impacts.
Azaleas on the Corner sells plants, paintings, wine in downtown Fort Myers The mother-daughter team of Marie Dyer and Corinne Wimberly already had a business plan in place to start their own shop. They just didn’t have a place to put it.
Woman rescued from Peace River by good Samaritans days after Milton A woman is lucky to be alive after being found two miles off the coast in the Peace River and brought to shore by vigilant good samaritans.
PUNTA GORDA Restaurant in Cape Coral helps another in Punta Gorda recover from Milton Bartenders at the Celtic Ray in Punta Gorda have struggled since Hurricane Milton severely damaged the pub.
Warrior Homes of Collier awards scholarships to local veterans Four Collier County students with military ties are getting a boost toward their education.
Caught on video: Man arrested after leading police on chase in stolen truck Florida troopers say 36-year-old David Alfonso stole the vehicle in Collier County and then led them on a chase through Lee County to Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin.
Record early voting in SWFL may be linked to recent hurricanes On Monday, thousands of people got in line at their polling places as early voting started for most places in southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS BEACH Milton leaves Fort Myers Beach residents buried in sand and seeking help Hurricane Milton pushed sand onto the streets of Fort Myers Beach, leaving many residents asking for help.
LEHIGH ACRES East Lee County principal uses lemonade to create gameday tradition East Lee County High School principal Tony Allen uses his lemonade recipe to create a new gameday tradition.
NAPLES Naples man defends home from flood waters One Naples man did not mess around when it came to Hurricane Milton prep. Guy Lollino got five feet of water in his home on Vanderbilt Beach during Hurricane Ian. This time he decided to stack a ton of sandbags and fill the cracks with sprayable Styrofoam.
Detecting pancreatic cancer early with AI A pancreatic cancer diagnosis is one of the most dreaded because it carries a very high mortality rate.
Lee County restores solid waste services The process of removing garbage and debris from the streets of Lee County has begun.
Algae bloom research turns into useful storm tool Many of us watched helplessly and waited as hurricanes Helene and Milton sent storm surges onto our roads, into our homes and businesses, altering what we know as home forever. At the same time, one Florida Gulf Coast University student saw the storms as a scientific opportunity.
Amendment 2: Right to fish and hunt Tens of thousands of Floridians, and thousands more visitors that come to our state, enjoy fishing and hunting. We live in a state surrounded by water and wildlife and people have taken advantage of that.
Amendment 1: Establishing partisan school board elections Some school board meetings have become political, with raised voices and the need for security
FORT MYERS Local salon withstands impacts from 3 major hurricanes One hurricane can be devastating; however, three storms will force you to find better ways to prepare for impacts.
Azaleas on the Corner sells plants, paintings, wine in downtown Fort Myers The mother-daughter team of Marie Dyer and Corinne Wimberly already had a business plan in place to start their own shop. They just didn’t have a place to put it.
MGN Online CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A burglary from last summer was just recently solved. On August 8, 2014, Cape Coral Police responded to a burglary in the 4400 block of SW 8th Place. Police met with victims who stated that between 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., someone broke a window on the home and entered their residence. Items were disturbed in the home, but they weren’t able to see that anything had been taken. One of the victims stated she was arriving home at around 7:50 p.m. from shopping. As she neared her home, she saw her ex-boyfriend, Travis Schultz riding in the area on his moped. The victim honked her horn and waved at Schultz, who then followed her to her house. The victim stated she was only stopping at her house briefly, but she invited Schultz inside. She spoke with Schultz briefly while she changed shoes, and then they both exited the house. During this time, Schultz was only in the living room. The victim remembered that when Schultz pulled up on his moped, he took off his helmet, and was wearing a blue bandana underneath. The victim added that he took the bandana off while they were talking. The victim said that Schultz had been in the area to deliver narcotics, which he was known to do on his moped. The victim also said they have not been together for approximately nine months, and he had not been in her apartment since their split. Schultz told the victim he was heading home and seemed to follow her out of the neighborhood on his moped, however, she lost sight of him as she drove north on Skyline Boulevard. This stood out as odd to her as she never saw him pass by northbound on Skyline Boulevard. The victim also said that Schultz knew she had kept cash in the jewelry boxes that were disturbed. The victim provided a sworn written statement and wished to press charges. Authorities found a large amount of glass on the laundry room floor which seemed to indicate that entry was made via the laundry room window via the rear lanai. A large grill was positioned on the rear lanai, just below the laundry room window, and several latent prints were found on the top of the grill. Police found a blue bandana, wrapped around one of the victim’s ashtrays, lying on top of a milk crate. It appeared that the suspect used the ashtray to smash the window and wrapped the bandana around the ashtray. The victim said the bandana matched the one Schultz had removed from his head when he arrived earlier in the evening. In the victim’s bedroom, Officer Gray found several droplets of blood on the floor at the foot of the bed. A bloody finger print was found on the lid of a black jewelry box that the victim thought had been moved. Cape Coral Police Department Forensic Technician C. Potts responded to the scene and took digital photographs, collected blood samples, and lifted latent prints. Potts also collected the black jewelry box, the piece of paper, and the bandana for further forensic processing. Based on the investigation in its entirety, a DNA sample was needed from Travis Schultz to compare to the blood sample collected from the burglary. On November 20, 2014 officials applied for, and were granted, a search warrant to collect the DNA from Travis Schultz. On November 21, 2014, police met with Schultz at the Lee County Core Facility where he was currently housed on unrelated charges. The DNA was obtained and later sent to FDLE pending results. On January 6, 2015, a report was received from FDLE which detailed the that the DNA profile obtained from the bedroom floor (blood) matched the DNA profile from Schultz. The probability of it being anyone else was 1 in 740 quadrillion. Tuesday, Schultz was located at a restaurant on Santa Barbara Boulevard by detectives and placed under arrest for the charges of burglary and criminal mischief.