LCSO investigating Wells Fargo bank robbery

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- Lee County deputies are on the scene of a bank robbery at the Wells Fargo bank located at 12802 Bonita Beach Rd. The robbery happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Crime scene tape surrounds the bank as authorities continue investigating.    

Woman injured in shooting, search for suspect continues

NAPLES, Fla.- A woman was shot in the leg as she was walking her dog at the Summer Wind Apartments off Pine Ridge Road on Wednesday, Collier County officials said. An active search for a suspect lasted more than three hours, authorities are now looking to speak with any witnesses. “For me, it’s more of a why,” said resident Wilfredo […]

Deputies investigate reports of suspicious man in Golden Gate

GOLDEN GATE, Fla.- Detectives are investigating two separate incidents in which teenage girls say they were approached by a man in a red car on Tuesday. Collier County deputies say both incidents happened near Golden Gate middle and high school. One incident happened when a 13-year-old girl was walking north on Tropicana Boulevard near 32nd […]

Penn State wants Paterno lawyers to return interview notes

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The fate of some 120 sets of notes from interviews conducted in the months after a child-abuse scandal rocked Penn State was in the hands of a Pennsylvania judge after a court hearing Wednesday. The notes are from interviews that a legal team led by former FBI director Louis Freeh conducted […]

Serena Williams beats Venus at US Open to extend Slam bid

NEW YORK (AP) – For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle. And when Serena took control down the stretch to emerge with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory in a well-played U.S. Open quarterfinal, allowing her to continue pursuing the first calendar-year Grand Slam in more […]

Bondi wants quicker processing of untested Florida rape kits

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Attorney General Pam Bondi says thousands of untested rape kits are sitting in the evidence rooms of law enforcement agencies across Florida, though the exact number is anybody’s guess. During a news conference Wednesday at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Bondi called for more funding in the next state budget […]

Florida man accused of shooting daughter’s boyfriend

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a 51-year-old man is accused of shooting his daughter’s boyfriend eight times with a high-powered pellet gun. Douglas Barbee was arrested Tuesday and remains in the Volusia County Jail on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and marijuana possession. Volusia County Sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Gant says […]

Golisano Children’s Hospital celebrates “topping off”

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida is now one step closer to completion, as crews finished construction on the tallest point of the hospital. A ceremony to celebrate the milestone took place Wednesday morning as hospital administration, doctors, nurses, along with community leaders and fundraisers gathered to celebrate the occasion. […]

State seeking death for woman accused of killing dad, child

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) – Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a 25-year-old woman accused of killing her father and 6-year-old daughter. Polk County Sheriff’s detectives say Cheyanne Jessie stabbed the child and shot her father, Mark Weekly, on July 18. Arrest reports say she left their bodies in the house until July 22, when […]

Bottoms up, Craft Beer Fest is here

FORT MYERS, Fla. – For the 3rd year in a row, Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers is hosting their much anticipated Craft Beer and Music Festival. The fun gets underway Saturday, as the parking lot is transformed into a beer lovers dream. More than 50 breweries from across Florida and the region will be […]