Southwest Florida Reading Festival brings bestselling authorsFort Myers Florist offers lower prices on roses for Valentine’s Day
FORT MYERS Southwest Florida Reading Festival brings bestselling authors Romance is in the air this Valentine’s Day as we look forward to the Southwest Florida Reading Festival taking place in March.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Florist offers lower prices on roses for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is the busiest day of the year for florists in Southwest Florida, and one florist is offering lower prices on roses.
Tim Aten Knows: Landert Bread rolling out local retail store Landert Bread’s European rolls, bread, cakes and pastries will be available to more Naples area residents starting this month. A wholesale operation for more than 12 years, Naples-based Landert is launching a retail store in Collier County.
the weather authority Isolated rain can impact your Valentine’s Day evening plans The Weather Authority is tracking isolated rain that may impact your Friday or Valentine’s Day outdoor plans.
Ponte Vedra Beach Gov. DeSantis holds news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte woman accused of running over man after vandalizing his car with condiments A Port Charlotte woman is accused of vandalizing her ex-boyfriend’s car by throwing eggs and condiments and then running him over with her car.
FORT MYERS Dog rescue in Fort Myers holds fundraiser as founder fights cancer A beloved dog rescue service in Fort Myers is facing uncertainty as its founder, Carey Kendzior, battles cancer.
Woman arrested for stealing $3,400 in goods from Target in Collier County More than 150 items worth thousands of dollars were reportedly stolen from a Target in Collier County. Deputies arrested Kimberly McDonnell, 36, on charges of grand theft.
Egg prices leading to some locals raising their own chickens High egg prices have some people considering raising their own chickens, but it’s not as simple as it sounds.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Library to reopen following Hurricane Ian The Fort Myers Beach Library plans to reopen its doors to the public on March 16.
FORT MYERS Save This Life pet microchips closes down For many, protecting your pet is as important as keeping your kids safe.
Rosie, dog lost during I-75 crash, back home with family New information has been released about Rosie, the dog that went missing in a car crash last weekend and was found Wednesday.
Gatorama owner loses finger at feeding show The owner of Gatorama in Palmdale was bitten by one of his gators during a feeding show over the weekend and lost a finger.
WWII Veteran hits 100th birthday milestone Hundreds of people came to celebrate WWII veteran Vernon Nelson’s 100th birthday.
FORT MYERS Southwest Florida Reading Festival brings bestselling authors Romance is in the air this Valentine’s Day as we look forward to the Southwest Florida Reading Festival taking place in March.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Florist offers lower prices on roses for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is the busiest day of the year for florists in Southwest Florida, and one florist is offering lower prices on roses.
Tim Aten Knows: Landert Bread rolling out local retail store Landert Bread’s European rolls, bread, cakes and pastries will be available to more Naples area residents starting this month. A wholesale operation for more than 12 years, Naples-based Landert is launching a retail store in Collier County.
the weather authority Isolated rain can impact your Valentine’s Day evening plans The Weather Authority is tracking isolated rain that may impact your Friday or Valentine’s Day outdoor plans.
Ponte Vedra Beach Gov. DeSantis holds news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte woman accused of running over man after vandalizing his car with condiments A Port Charlotte woman is accused of vandalizing her ex-boyfriend’s car by throwing eggs and condiments and then running him over with her car.
FORT MYERS Dog rescue in Fort Myers holds fundraiser as founder fights cancer A beloved dog rescue service in Fort Myers is facing uncertainty as its founder, Carey Kendzior, battles cancer.
Woman arrested for stealing $3,400 in goods from Target in Collier County More than 150 items worth thousands of dollars were reportedly stolen from a Target in Collier County. Deputies arrested Kimberly McDonnell, 36, on charges of grand theft.
Egg prices leading to some locals raising their own chickens High egg prices have some people considering raising their own chickens, but it’s not as simple as it sounds.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Library to reopen following Hurricane Ian The Fort Myers Beach Library plans to reopen its doors to the public on March 16.
FORT MYERS Save This Life pet microchips closes down For many, protecting your pet is as important as keeping your kids safe.
Rosie, dog lost during I-75 crash, back home with family New information has been released about Rosie, the dog that went missing in a car crash last weekend and was found Wednesday.
Gatorama owner loses finger at feeding show The owner of Gatorama in Palmdale was bitten by one of his gators during a feeding show over the weekend and lost a finger.
WWII Veteran hits 100th birthday milestone Hundreds of people came to celebrate WWII veteran Vernon Nelson’s 100th birthday.
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The head of the local police union is calling for Fort Myers Police Chief Doug Baker to resign. Union President Matt Sellers says Chief Baker lied during an internal investigation into the botched detainment of NFL player Nate Allen. “There’s some significant problems with statements the police chief made.” Sellers says if that was any other officer, they would have been suspended or fired. Allen was detained in February, accused of exposing himself to an underage girl. Allen was cleared a few days later, and officers found he never committed the crime in the first place. Union President Matt Sellers says he wants Chief Baker to step down or have the city take action. In a newly released report, the chief said he learned there was a possible mistake with the Allen investigation around 8:30 p.m. Officers had picked up Allen on a misdemeanor, meaning Allen should be released immediately. The internal investigation shows officers misread a statute, detaining Allen on what they thought was a felony charge. Since the victim was 16, the crime would have been a misdemeanor, an offense you can’t arrest on. Baker says he called the captain of the detective unit, Duke Perry, nearly 10 minutes later, and had a 32 second conversation. Baker says he told Perry that if this was “a misdemeanor, he needs to be released immediately.” But Perry claims, that conversation never happened. Investigators pulled phone records for the two, and Perry’s records show only a missed call from the chief at 8:40 p.m. Perry says he didn’t call the chief back until 9:37 p.m., and the chief only explained to him “that an NFL player had been arrested and he needs to find out the details.” The chief says several minutes later, Perry said it had “all been taken care of.” Allen wasn’t released until 10:25 p.m. When investigators confronted Baker about the discrepancy, he said “I can’t explain it.” We took the union’s concerns to Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson. He says he has not read the full report. “If we find out there are other misgivings in this investigation, we will deal with this accordingly,” said Henderson. The union says they filed a complaint. The city manager is the only one who can fire the police chief. Neither the city manager nor the chief would comment on the union’s complaint. Meanwhile, Councilman Tom Leonardo said he didn’t think this was the City Council’s business. After the internal investigation was completed, four officers were reprimanded in the case and two were suspended. Chief Doug Baker handed the internal investigation over to FDLE and the State Attorney Office.