Review: NYPD body camera program should record more stops

NEW YORK (AP) – A body camera pilot program at the nation’s largest police department raised a wide range of questions about how to best monitor police and community interactions, according to a report released Thursday. Inspector General Philip Eure’s review of the New York Police Department’s program, which includes 54 officers in six high-crime […]

Collier County I-75 widening project in the home stretch

NAPLES, Fla.- Drivers in Collier County can be expecting a bit more construction as the I-75 expansion project is on its final stretch. Governor Rick Scott held a press conference in Naples on Thursday to discuss the project. “We’re spending the money doing the right projects. This project is an important project–expanding six lanes all the way […]

Naples running back commits to Tennessee

Four days before his senior season of football starts at Naples High School, Carlin Fils-Aime announced where he plans to play in college. On Thursday morning the highly recruited running back announced on Twitter that he will play for the University of Tennessee. In a text message to WINK Sports, Naples football coach Bill Kramer […]

Python over 18 feet long caught in Everglades National Park

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) – National Park Service officials say they captured a Burmese python over 18 feet long along a popular wildlife-watching trail in Everglades National Park. The 18-foot-3-inch python was caught July 9 along the tram road at Shark Valley in the park. The paved loop is used by cyclists and trams […]

8 states probe slain man’s possible serial killer ties

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say police in at least eight states are investigating unsolved cases that may be linked to an Oregon man who was recently killed by an escort in West Virginia. Police say the prostitute was attacked by 45-year-old Neal Falls on July 18 and she grabbed his gun and fatally shot […]

Congress passes 3-month highway, transit aid patch

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress sent President Barack Obama a three-month bill to keep highway and transit money flowing to states on Thursday, one day before the deadline for a cutoff of funds. Earlier in the day, the Senate passed a sweeping, long-term transportation bill, setting up discussions with the House this fall on what the […]

Bud Light semi-truck crashes in Cape Coral

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A semi-truck ended up in someone’s yard after crashing into a guardrail. The crash happened on Southeast 39th Street and Santa Barbara Boulevard. The driver was treated for minor injuries and was not transported to the hospital. “Some guy came to my door and said ‘what are you doing? Don’t you know there’s […]

Hercules recalling 90,000 SUV tires

DETROIT (AP) – An Ohio company is recalling about 90,000 SUV tires because the tread can separate, causing a loss of air and increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 15- and 16-inch Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. All Trac A/T tires made from June of 2008 to May of 2010. The […]

Feds release updated strategy against AIDS in America

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials have updated their strategic plan for fighting AIDS, setting new goals for reducing infections and deaths. The new document “seizes on the rapid shifts in science as we’ve learned more about this disease,” said President Barack Obama, in a statement. The plan unveiled Thursday updates one issued five […]

Investigators looking for man who took iPad from little boy

TAMARAC, Fla. (AP) – Broward Sheriff’s investigators are searching for a man they say snatched an iPad from a 4-year-old boy as he watched cartoons while waiting for his mother at a beauty salon. The store’s surveillance video shows the man, who may be a teenager, pacing outside the front windows of Grace Salon in […]