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.
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.
MGN FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – The New England Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl banner will be unveiled at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night. The fans will have their first chance to shower quarterback Tom Brady with adulation since a federal judge vacated the four-game suspension he was handed in the NFL’s botched “Deflategate” investigation. Oh, yeah, they’ll play an actual football game, too. Seven months after claiming the franchise’s fourth NFL title, the Patriots return to the field for the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the league’s annual kickoff game. Even for a team that’s made its reputation on avoiding distractions, the competition will provide a welcome relief from a summer of talk about deflated footballs and the ideal gas law. “It’s time for me to do my job,” Brady said this week when he spoke to reporters for the first time since the news conference for his third Super Bowl MVP award. “Anything that’s happened over the last seven months really wasn’t my job. This is what my job is, is to go out there and try to be a great leader for our team, to try to go out and execute the plays that are called and execute them at a high level. That’s where my focus is.” The victory for Brady and the players’ union left Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with mixed emotions. “I still have a ton of respect for Tom. I think he is the best in the business. If you want to be the best you have to beat the best,” he said. “Yeah, of course one part of you doesn’t want him out there because he is the best in the world, but a bigger part of you as a competitor wants him out there because he is the best.” Here are some other things to look for in Thursday night’s game: BANNER NIGHT: The Super Bowl banner has already been raised, but it remains covered. The three previous championship banners have been moved, and the Patriots removed the one dedicated to their 16-0 regular season in 2007. Team president Jonathan Kraft said during the broadcast of the Patriots’ exhibition finale that the team would have postponed the ceremony if Brady was suspended for the game. Kraft said the team planned for an alternate banner that would note some of Brady’s accomplishments, such as four NFL titles and three Super Bowl MVPs. “Rest assured, Super Bowl XLIX’s banner was not being raised if Tom Brady was not on the field,” Kraft said. “He needed to be here the first game that that banner existed in the stadium.” COMMISSIONER OMISSION: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the focus of Patriots fans’ anger during the “Deflategate” investigation, will skip the opener. “He believes that the focus should be on the game on the field and the festivities celebrating the Patriots’ Super Bowl championship,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. “Goodell has attended the other kickoff games, but does not have a function there that requires him to attend.” IN A RUSH: The Steelers promoted longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler to defensive coordinator in January and tasked him with restoring some bite to a pass rush that has been largely benign the last four years. The results during the preseason were uneven at best, though Butler remains confident – even though the Steelers are just 2-7 against Brady during his career and have never beaten him on the road, losing the three games in Foxboro by an average of 20.3 points, including a 55-31 mauling in 2013. “You don’t have to cover people if you get to the quarterback,” Butler said. “Can we get to Brady before he throws the ball? We’ll see. We can’t let him throw where he wants to.” SUPER SUBS?: Pittsburgh will open the season without three vital pieces of an offense that ranked second in the league a year ago. All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell is suspended for the first two games, and wide receiver Martavis Bryant is out four weeks for running afoul of league policy. Center Maurkice Pouncey is sidelined until November at the earliest with a left ankle injury. In their stead are the likes of DeAngelo Williams, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Cody Wallace, fill-ins that will need to play more like starters if the Steelers are going to survive the league’s toughest schedule.