Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village DriveJake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people
ESTERO Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
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CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
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Pine Manor 2 arrested for firing gun at birthday party in Pine Manor A party ended with two people behind bars.
FORT MYERS Shooting investigation on busy Fort Myers street Police are conducting a shooting investigation that involves a traffic crash near Michigan Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
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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.
NAPLES 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.
CAPE CORAL Fatigue sets in for third day of FEMA hearings Flying several hours to come to a FEMA code compliance hearing in Cape Coral is the reality for John Gasparini from Maryland.
ESTERO Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
BONITA SPRINGS Young SWFL tennis player competing with professionals You may not know her name now, but you might want remember it because 16-year-old Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett is already competing with professionals.
NORTH NAPLES ‘It’s all about connection,’ Statement Peace makes jewelry with sustainability in mind The brand Statement Peace, once started inside founder Jessica Lee’s home, is now in 2,700 stores across the country
Pine Manor 2 arrested for firing gun at birthday party in Pine Manor A party ended with two people behind bars.
FORT MYERS Shooting investigation on busy Fort Myers street Police are conducting a shooting investigation that involves a traffic crash near Michigan Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
FGCU New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis ready to build on department’s success New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis talks about the department’s future amid the age of NIL and the transfer portal.
FORT MYERS More middle-aged women being treated for acne You probably thought you broke up with it after high school, but acne is rearing it’s ugly blackheads in adult women.
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.
NAPLES 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.
CAPE CORAL Fatigue sets in for third day of FEMA hearings Flying several hours to come to a FEMA code compliance hearing in Cape Coral is the reality for John Gasparini from Maryland.
MGN WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Soccer Federation chief executive Dan Flynn said Wednesday he had no direct knowledge of bribery or kickbacks exchanged by FIFA officials but experienced moments of “discomfort” during meetings. Flynn, testifying at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing, cited methods of votes at meetings of CONCACAF, soccer’s regional governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean. Former CONCACAF presidents Jack Warner and Jeffrey Webb were among the 14 men indicted in late May in the U.S. Justice Department’s ongoing corruption investigation of soccer’s world governing body. “The discomfort was kind of in generalities,” Flynn said. “How (Warner) ran the meeting and went through an agenda and had hand votes first, sealed votes, those were the kinds of discomforts that led me to some sort of discomfort.” Flynn joined three other panelists in testifying on the governance and integrity of international soccer. The hearing was convened by the Senate subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, insurance and data security. The Justice Department’s indictment of nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives cites alleged bribes and kickbacks of more than $100 million made regarding media rights deals for matches across the Americas. Meanwhile, the government of Switzerland, the home of FIFA’s global headquarters, has launched a separate probe into suspected money laundering connected to the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The United States was considered among the favorites to host the 2022 tournament, but lost out to Qatar. In early June, FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his intention to resign just four days after being re-elected to his fifth term. “What has been revealed so far is a mafia style crime syndicate in charge of this sport,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the subcommittee’s ranking democrat. “My only hesitation in using that term is it is almost insulting to the Mafia because the Mafia would never have been so blatant, overt and arrogant in its corruption.” When Blumenthal later asked if Flynn or others in the USSF should’ve pushed FIFA or CONCACAF earlier for more transparency, Flynn said doing so may have jeopardized the United States’ sway and any chance to make reforms. “I had no hard evidence, and we wanted to try to continue to participate and influence (FIFA) as one of 209 members,” Flynn said. The other choice, Flynn said, was to opt out entirely of FIFA, which would’ve basically eliminated the United States from all global competitions. While Flynn pledged to push for reforms and pointed to measures adapted by CONCACAF earlier this month, investigative journalist and filmmaker Andrew Jennings suggested FIFA was beyond repair. “FIFA’s going to be dissolved – they don’t want reform,” said Jennings, who has published two separate books examining alleged corruption within the organization during the past decade. He suggested the USSF could lead the way in creating an alternative. “What America do is engage the clean, decent football associations around the world, create a new organization based in another land and invite sponsors and TV networks to go with them. I can’t see Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Visa going with remnants of Blatter’s organized crime family.”