Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yesThree dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
Scottie Scheffler facing felony charges; local attorney reacts The attorney we spoke with told us that, at a minimum, we’d spend the night in jail before having our first appearance and getting bail.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball falls to No. 4 Florida in NCAA Tournament The FGCU softball team couldn’t keep up with the No. 4 Florida Gators as the Eagles drop their first Regional game 6-0 to the Gators.
Summer Safety: Swim safety tips to know before the summer The pool is warming up to be the hot spot for kids and families this summer. It’s now also the number one leading cause of drowning deaths for children ages 1-4 in the state.
FORT MYERS BEACH ‘The Whale’ restaurant to break ground on new building The Whale is a place that has shown great strength and determination.
COLLIER COUNTY Endangered Florida panther deaths surpass 2023 total in 5 months It’s taken wildlife officials just over five and a half months to report finding more dead endangered Florida panthers than in all of 2023.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
Scottie Scheffler facing felony charges; local attorney reacts The attorney we spoke with told us that, at a minimum, we’d spend the night in jail before having our first appearance and getting bail.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball falls to No. 4 Florida in NCAA Tournament The FGCU softball team couldn’t keep up with the No. 4 Florida Gators as the Eagles drop their first Regional game 6-0 to the Gators.
Summer Safety: Swim safety tips to know before the summer The pool is warming up to be the hot spot for kids and families this summer. It’s now also the number one leading cause of drowning deaths for children ages 1-4 in the state.
FORT MYERS BEACH ‘The Whale’ restaurant to break ground on new building The Whale is a place that has shown great strength and determination.
COLLIER COUNTY Endangered Florida panther deaths surpass 2023 total in 5 months It’s taken wildlife officials just over five and a half months to report finding more dead endangered Florida panthers than in all of 2023.
Diesel leak at truck stop prompts environmental scare NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla.- Environmental crews spent much of Tuesday night cleaning up a diesel spill in North Fort Myers truck stop. It happened at the Loves Truckstop on the 1700 block of Park 78 Drive. Bayshore fire officials say the spill started after a truck trying to back into a parking space between two other […]
GOP wins Kentucky governor’s race in top state election FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republicans continued their slow takeover of Kentucky politics on Tuesday by electing only the second GOP governor in four decades. Matt Bevin defeated Democrat Jack Conway with 52 percent of the vote. Independent Drew Curtis was a distant third with just more than 3 percent. Republicans have dominated federal elections in […]
East Naples man says he fought off home invasion suspects, stabbed in process EAST NAPLES, Fla.- A man says he fought two masked, armed suspects who broke into his home on Tuesday. It happened off Davis Boulevard in East Naples at a Green Field Village apartment. Detectives say a family was inside when the two home invasion suspects broke in through the lanai. The victim told Collier County deputies […]
Child found alone, wandering Fort Myers streets FORT MYERS, Fla.- A Fort Myers woman was in the right place at the right time to rescue a child from a dangerous situation. Tasmia Green found a 4-year-old boy wandering the streets all alone on Tuesday, in the sweltering heat. It was close to 90 degrees outside when he was spotted at Central Avenue and Morado […]
Cape Coral, Fort Myers Election Results With all precincts reporting, below are the unofficial election results for November 3, 2015. CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL District 2 John Carioscia: 50.59% Kirk Lagrasta: 43.94% District 3 Chris Cammarota: 42.36% Marilyn Stout: 52.58% District 7 Timothy Barrier: 43.7% Jessica Cosden: 50.25% CAPE CORAL REFERENDUMS No. 1 – Charter Review Commission Yes: 67.7% No: 29.2% […]
Clemson, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama top first playoff rankings NEW YORK (AP) — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season. Notre Dame was fifth and Baylor was sixth. Clemson, LSU and Ohio State are among 11 unbeaten teams in FBS, nearly quadruple the number there was last season […]
Jeter sneaks engagement into essay about his dog NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter has introduced his dog Kane to the world in a post on his website, The Players’ Tribune — oh, he also slipped into the essay he’s engaged. A slick trick play by the 14-time All-Star shortstop. Notoriously private throughout a 20-year career that ended […]
Game of the Week: Dunbar at Fort Myers Fort Myers (7-2, 3-0) hosts Dunbar (7-1, 4-0) in our Friday Night Highlights Game of the Week
Lawmakers agree on $5 billion cut to defense bill WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans and Democrats announced agreement Tuesday on a revised version of the massive defense policy bill to align it with the new budget agreement the president has signed into law. President Barack Obama had vetoed the $612 billion defense authorization bill over a larger dispute over government spending. But that dispute was […]
Clinton wants to make gun control a ‘voting issue’ CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Tuesday to make stricter gun control into a campaign that can compete with the powerful National Rifle Association’s drive to preserve gun rights, and to put the issue on the minds of voters when they cast ballots on Election Day. “We’re going to make this a voting […]