Lee County student ran up and hit teacher in head, report showsCollier Planning Commission continues discussion for apartments near Fiddler’s Creek
Lee County student ran up and hit teacher in head, report shows The report says a 13-year-old student ran up and smacked a teacher in the head because multiple classmates offered him money to do so.
Collier Planning Commission continues discussion for apartments near Fiddler’s Creek The developer of fiddler’s creek wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments on a slice of a 600 acre-plus property known as section 29.
Prescription drug shortages lead to higher prices There are currently more than 250 medications on the nation’s drug shortage list, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The organization says 2023 marked the worst year for shortages in about a decade.
Mental health resources to help children Here are some resources to help you navigate the mental health system when it comes to help for children. Park Royal Park Royal does not have in-patient options for youth; however, the facility’s launched a new intensive outpatient program for 14 to 17-year-olds. It typically last several weeks or months, and offers three to five […]
NAPLES Video: FWC releases bobcat after rehab stint at Naples Zoo Wildlife officials released a bobcat back into the wild after recovering from a broken leg at Naples Zoo for eight weeks.
Single-member vs. at-large voting debate intensifies in Lee County Three members of Southwest Florida’s state Legislature delegation hosted a public forum May 1 at Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District, established by the state in 2015.
Unsolved: sawfish deaths rise during Florida Keys mystery More endangered smalltooth sawfish deaths were reported in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s weekly report.
Emails show beginnings, contradictions of South Seas resort amendment South Seas resort ownership group’s engineer proposed a land-use amendment for Lee County’s government at least six months before the first public discussions and at least seven weeks before the county’s official timeline began, emails between the resort’s representatives and county show.
ALVA SR 31: a dangerous road and persistent safety concern State Road 31 proves hazardous once again, with a recent fatal crash highlighting ongoing safety concerns. The road — particularly the stretch at the Lee/Charlotte county line — has seen numerous crashes, including Wednesday’s incident involving a 19-year-old who died after crashing with a car hauler. The Florida Highway Patrol has not released the victim’s […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County deputy subdues convicted felon with Taser at North Fort Myers Walmart Lee County deputies used a Taser on a man after they raced through a North Fort Myers Walmart searching for him.
FORT MYERS 2 posing as Target Corporate employees steal over $6K at Fort Myers Target SWFL Crime Stoppers seeks information on two men who allegedly claimed to be employees of Target Corporate and stole over $6,000 at Target.
Punta Gorda cosiders fate of historic A.C. Freeman House It was built by politician and businessman Augustus C. Freeman whose name the house bears, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested for armed robbery in Cape Coral The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested a man for armed robbery and giving a fake name to law enforcement.
Jacksonville Gov. DeSantis signs bills to provide financial options for Floridians Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will provide financial options to Floridians and another bill that curates the state public school curriculum.
BONITA SPRINGS LCSO seeks information on missing 77-year-old kayaker LCSO seeks information on a missing kayaker after responding to a call about a missing kayak off the coast of Bonita Beach.
Lee County student ran up and hit teacher in head, report shows The report says a 13-year-old student ran up and smacked a teacher in the head because multiple classmates offered him money to do so.
Collier Planning Commission continues discussion for apartments near Fiddler’s Creek The developer of fiddler’s creek wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments on a slice of a 600 acre-plus property known as section 29.
Prescription drug shortages lead to higher prices There are currently more than 250 medications on the nation’s drug shortage list, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The organization says 2023 marked the worst year for shortages in about a decade.
Mental health resources to help children Here are some resources to help you navigate the mental health system when it comes to help for children. Park Royal Park Royal does not have in-patient options for youth; however, the facility’s launched a new intensive outpatient program for 14 to 17-year-olds. It typically last several weeks or months, and offers three to five […]
NAPLES Video: FWC releases bobcat after rehab stint at Naples Zoo Wildlife officials released a bobcat back into the wild after recovering from a broken leg at Naples Zoo for eight weeks.
Single-member vs. at-large voting debate intensifies in Lee County Three members of Southwest Florida’s state Legislature delegation hosted a public forum May 1 at Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District, established by the state in 2015.
Unsolved: sawfish deaths rise during Florida Keys mystery More endangered smalltooth sawfish deaths were reported in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s weekly report.
Emails show beginnings, contradictions of South Seas resort amendment South Seas resort ownership group’s engineer proposed a land-use amendment for Lee County’s government at least six months before the first public discussions and at least seven weeks before the county’s official timeline began, emails between the resort’s representatives and county show.
ALVA SR 31: a dangerous road and persistent safety concern State Road 31 proves hazardous once again, with a recent fatal crash highlighting ongoing safety concerns. The road — particularly the stretch at the Lee/Charlotte county line — has seen numerous crashes, including Wednesday’s incident involving a 19-year-old who died after crashing with a car hauler. The Florida Highway Patrol has not released the victim’s […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County deputy subdues convicted felon with Taser at North Fort Myers Walmart Lee County deputies used a Taser on a man after they raced through a North Fort Myers Walmart searching for him.
FORT MYERS 2 posing as Target Corporate employees steal over $6K at Fort Myers Target SWFL Crime Stoppers seeks information on two men who allegedly claimed to be employees of Target Corporate and stole over $6,000 at Target.
Punta Gorda cosiders fate of historic A.C. Freeman House It was built by politician and businessman Augustus C. Freeman whose name the house bears, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested for armed robbery in Cape Coral The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested a man for armed robbery and giving a fake name to law enforcement.
Jacksonville Gov. DeSantis signs bills to provide financial options for Floridians Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will provide financial options to Floridians and another bill that curates the state public school curriculum.
BONITA SPRINGS LCSO seeks information on missing 77-year-old kayaker LCSO seeks information on a missing kayaker after responding to a call about a missing kayak off the coast of Bonita Beach.
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A Naples woman’s love for scuba diving and snorkeling has made her a successful business woman and contractor for government safety. Nearly a decade ago, Linda Kennedy was snorkeling in Bermuda when her money and credit cards were stolen from her blanket on the beach. From that point forward, Kennedy started searching for a waterproof bag that would allow her to keep her important documents and money with her at all times, even while in the water. The only problem was she could not find anything that would hold everything she needed and protect it from the water. THE START OF AN IDEA After searching for something to protect her passport, wallet, money, credit cards and phone and finding nothing. Kennedy decided she would design her own waterproof bag. “I said that is it. I came back and worked very hard to develop the product,” Kennedy said referring to her bag known as the LokSak. “We have a hermetic seal, that is the key to the entire process with the bag…[it] means nothing is permitted to get in or out of the seal. No air, water, dust, sand, humidity, nothing. It falls under the category of a bio-hazard bag by government standards.” In fact, Kennedy said the government uses her LokSak to hold bio-hazardous material like anthrax and nuclear chemicals. She said most recently the government used her bags for Ebola purposes. While the average consumer can find the bags at REI, The Container Store and Universal Studios, the bags are also being purchased overseas. “We just sold 12,000, 12×12 bags to Turkey for a bank over there that is putting currency in the [sic] our bags.” FROM ONE CHALLENGE TO THE NEXT After eight years of production on the LokSak, the military approached Kennedy with a new challenge. They wanted her to create a bag that would block RFID (radio-frequency identification). RFID is the use of wireless electromagnetic fields to transmit data. You can find RFID chips in your credit cards, passports and cell phones. In 2007, all U.S. passports started being built with RFID chips in them. The purpose is to be able to track and transmit data. Kennedy had no clue how RFID worked until someone from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service approached her. “He said can you make me something now where the soldiers ID and their passports are safe, and I had no inclination on how to even do that,” she recalled. So, Kennedy went to work to figure out how to block RFID from getting through. She found the material faraday, which was already used to block RFID, but she wanted to design a bag that was also functional. After testing and failing, Kennedy came up with a bag she called the ShieldSak. She explained the key part of the bag was creating a way to stitch the bag that would not allow RFID to get through the tiny holes created by the needle and thread. Kennedy tested the bag’s ability to keep out RFID by using her cell phone. “If you put your phone in here, no one can get into your phone. They can’t hack, track, scan, they can’t do anything,” she said. “You can walk into 99.99% of any place and never have a chance of having your phone read.” Kennedy got the patent for the ShieldSak in July 2014 and has since sold the bag to Homeland Security and other programs overseas. “Homeland Security has another use for these because what they’ll do is they confiscate phones from drug users or someone they’ll pick up, drug cartel. They can take the phone and drop it immediately into the bag, and then the cartel can never erase that phone,” she explained. Kennedy said local law enforcement has similar uses for RFID-blocking devices. WINK News reached out to local law enforcement and found agencies use anything from aluminum foil to other types of faraday bags or cages to block RFID. We just learned that the Collier County Sheriff’s Office finished testing faraday products, including ShieldSak. While they told us that ShieldSak worked as advertised, they are still not sure which product they will end up buying. For more information on the LokSak or ShieldSak, click here.