Cool and breezy for your Thursday afternoonStudents react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University
the weather authority Cool and breezy for your Thursday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking cold morning conditions before temperatures warm up to the low 70s this Thursday.
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
the weather authority Cool and breezy for your Thursday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking cold morning conditions before temperatures warm up to the low 70s this Thursday.
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams were announced on Thursday morning by Collegiate Baseball newspaper and FGCU first-baseman Nick Rivera has been selected to the third team. This is the first All-American selection of Rivera’s career. He was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American following his debut campaign in 2013. “This is a tremendous recognition for Nick,” head coach Dave Tollett said. “He had a great year for us and just continues to get better every year. He worked extremely hard for this and deserves every recognition he is going to receive.” At the plate, Nick Rivera (Cape Coral, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) had a career-season that sat near the top of the Atlantic Sun in nearly every offensive category and ranks near the top of FGCU program history. He hit a career-best .347 with a Division I program record 70 RBI and just four shy of the FGCU single-season RBI record of 74 set by Jason Louwsma in 2006. Rivera became the 11th player in program history to hit 10 home runs in a single season and collected 20 doubles for the second-straight year, which give him 42 for his career that rank ninth in program history, and a triple while scoring 34 runs and slugging .608. The junior also walked 40 times to produce an on-base percentage of .458. Rivera would be named A-Sun Player of the Week on two separate occasions in addition to being chosen as an All-Conference First Team member. He would also build a career-best hitting streak of 16 games and accumulated a streak of 26 consecutive games reaching base at one point. He becomes the fourth postseason All-American choice in FGCU joining the list of three-time MLB All-Star Chris Sale and teammates Mike Murray (West Palm Beach, Fla./Forrest Hill HS) and Jake Noll (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte) who each received the recognition a year ago. The Eagles closed the 2015 season with a 30-26-1 record and were one of three teams left playing in the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament before falling to top-seeded North Florida. Six individuals would be selected to postseason All-Conference teams FIRST TEAM Pitchers RHP Taylor Clarke, Coll. of Charleston RHP Carson Fulmer, Vanderbilt LHP Matt Hall, Missouri St. RHP Mike Shawaryn, Marlyand RHP Alex Lange, LSU LHP Matthew Crownover, Clemson Reliever David Berg, UCLA Reliever Tyler Jay, Illinois Position Players C Chris Robinson, Morehead St. 1B Will Craig, Wake Forest 2B Melvin Rodriguez, Jackson St. 3B David Thompson, Miami SS Alex Bregman, LSU OF Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas OF Donnie Dewees, North Florida OF Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville UT Corbin Olmstead, North Florida SECOND TEAM Pitchers RHP Thomas Eshelman, Cal. St. Fullerton RHP Kevin Hill, South Alabama LHP Alex Young, TCU RHP Preston Morrison, TCU RHP Kevin Duchene, Illinois RHP Andrew Moore, Oregon St. RHP Jon Harris, Missouri St. RHP James Kaprielian, UCLA RHP Dillon Tate, U.C. Santa Barbara RHP Zach Rodgers, Central Florida RHP Ryan McCormick, St. John’s LHP Luke Gillingham, Navy RHP James McMahon, Southern Mississippi LHP Michael Freeman, Oklahoma St. Reliever Riley Ferrell, TCU Reliever Brandon Koch, Dallas Baptist Position Players C Chris Okey, Clemson C Kade Scivicque, LSU 1B Conor Clancey, Wofford 1B David Kerian, Illinois 1B Kyle Martin, South Carolina 2B Jesse Baker, Texas-San Antonio 3B Matt Beaty, Belmont SS Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt OF Kyle Lewis, Mercer OF Ian Happ, Cincinnati OF Michael Morman, Richmond UT Anthony Sequeira, Oral Roberts THIRD TEAM Pitchers RHP Justin Sinibaldi, Nicholls St. RHP David Hill, San Diego RHP Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville LHP Jared Lyons, Liberty LHP James Reeves, The Citadel RHP Grayson Long, Texas A&M RHP Carson Cross, Connecticut RHP Blake Hickman, Iowa LHP Jacob Hendren, Illinois St. Reliever Zack Burdi, Louisville Reliever Bryan Young, Missouri St. Reliever Logan Cozart, Ohio Reliever Tyler Peitzmeier, Cal. St. Fullerton Position Players C Nick Dini, Wagner C Matt Thaiss, Virginia C Matt Winn, VMI 1B Chris Chinea, LSU 1B Tucker Tubbs, Memphis 1B Austin Byler, Nevada 1B Nick Rivera, FGCU 2B Scott Kingery, Arizona 2B Ryan Howell, Nevada 2B Stefan Trosclair, Louisiana-Lafayette 2B Nate Mondou, Wake Forest 3B Zach George, Arkansas St. 3B Carl Wise, Coll. of Charleston 3B Ricky Santiago, FAU 3B Jake Burger, Missouri St. SS Kevin Kramer, UCLA SS Kevin Newman, Arizona SS Blake Trahan, Louisiana-Lafayette OF Jeff Boehm, Illinois-Chicago OF Brett Siddall, Canisius OF Sam Koenig, Wisc.-Milwaukee OF Brendon Sanger, FAU UT Cole Hallum, Campbell