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ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
GNU Image / MGN PARIS (AP) – Europe’s rail system is at the heart of its open borders, a way for passengers to travel on some of the world’s fastest and most sophisticated mass transit with no need for passports or even ID. The man who plotted to attack a high speed train last week paid in cash, allowing him to avoid identifying himself, and boarded in Brussels, the EU capital, and carried a small arsenal of weapons in his bag. The thwarted attack raises pressure to increase security in the 26 countries that allow travel without border checks. The EU has ruled out tightening controls at the frontiers, leaving individual governments – and the train companies themselves – to resolve an international security challenge they say isn’t limited to mass transit, even if the railways are an acknowledged target. The attack Aug. 21 on the Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris happened at the height of the summer travel season, when the cars were packed with tourists, including the three American friends – two in the military – who tackled and ultimately subdued the gunman. The attacker, identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, selected the train, refusing a ticket for an earlier connection. He had been flagged for links to radical Islamists by Spain, and German officials tracked him flying from Berlin to Istanbul in May. Trains in Europe have been targeted for terrorist attack before, notably in London and Madrid. And Europe is not alone in its vulnerability. Train networks in Japan and the United States operate similarly. The Eurostar connecting Britain to Brussels and Paris requires a passport and luggage checks, and China has X-ray checks on subways. But the latest incident has left authorities puzzling over how to boost security without causing transport gridlock, imposing exorbitant costs security services, or unpicking the painstakingly drawn up agreement that allows passport-free travel. “It is better to concentrate on concrete measures that we can put into place easily and that will actually improve security,” said Nathalie Goulet, a French senator who led a commission investigating jihadi networks. “I have a hope for logical measures, not in extravagant things.” France hosts emergency talks in Paris on Saturday, with representatives from other high-speed international rail nations – Belgium, Britain, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, as well as the European Union’s top transport and interior affairs officials. “The Thalys is a train that covers four countries. This has to be dealt with on a European level,” Guillaume Pepy, the CEO of France’s SNCF rail network, told the BFM television network this week. Without open borders, rail services could not compete with low-cost air travel. Indeed any security measure that might stop people easily hopping on an international train downtown could be the system’s undoing. “It is important not to act rashly or overreact,” said Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the European railways umbrella organization, CER. “The level of threat from terrorism is different in each EU country, so flexible measures are needed to adapt to changing security threats.” The European Union believes there’s no need to change the agreement, known as Schengen, which ensures free movement of goods, services and business. National police and rail companies are free to screen and check passenger bags as much as they want and even to check people’s ID, which citizens are obliged to carry in Europe. What they can’t do is scan that ID to a database – be it customs or criminal – because this would constitute a border check. Come Saturday, the EU will press for the increased use of closed circuit cameras in trains and stations, and more metal detectors at entrances. The European Commission will raise the idea of using full-body scanners for people who try to board at the last minute. Another idea is the more concerted use of passenger information, which some companies already collect, the way that traveler data is collected for security purposes in air transport. Plain-clothes “rail marshals” are another possibility. Staff working on trains could be trained to handle weapons, for example. The idea is to create psychological comfort, by reassuring travelers and leaving potential criminals wondering whether armed personnel are aboard. But rail operators fear that more screening will bring significant delays and encourage people to use more road transport. They are also uncomfortable with arming staff. What is clear is that there is no time to introduce new EU rules on rail security or changes to international agreements. Europe’s trains can travel at more than 200 miles per hour; political change moves more slowly. Saturday’s talks could lead to a code of conduct, according to EU officials, which might increase pressure on the rail industry to improve standards. The results of the meeting will be debated by Europe’s rail security working group on Sept. 11, and forwarded for EU transport ministers to discuss when they meet on October 7-8. Any decision won’t come cheap, with the burden of ensuring the safety of thousands of people each day likely to fall on national police and railways. “We have 5 million customers a day, and I also count on them,” Pepy said. “Each of them is a pair of ears, a pair of eyes.”