Precautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers8 dead, at least 40 hurt after bus transporting farm workers overturns
SOUTH FORT MYERS Precautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers Repair work is expected to be completed overnight and water service will be restored before early morning Wednesday.
NEAR DUNNELLON 8 dead, at least 40 hurt after bus transporting farm workers overturns At least eight people have been killed, and dozens of others have been hurt in a bus crash near Dunnellon after it was hit by a pickup truck.
LEHIGH ACRES Could tiny homes be coming to Lee County? Miniopolis Builders, a company with a vision to revolutionize affordable housing, is facing challenges in bringing their innovative concept to life in Lee County.
ARCADIA Fifteen-year-old beat up during basketball game A pick-up game of basketball at Desoto County High School turned into a physical beating for fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Ward.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte man found guilty for role in January 6 riots John Joseph Richter is now convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding.
Commissioners react to colleague living outside of his district The first Glades Commissioners meeting since Florida Department of Law Enforcement released their investigation findings happened on Tuesday.
NAPLES Former News-Press Food Critic writes powerful memoir, “The Mango Tree” For 15 years, Annabelle Tometich wrote under the famous byline Jean Le Beouf as a food critic for the News-Press. Now, she tells her personal story in her book, “The Mango Tree.”
SAN CARLOS BAY ‘It was incredible’ Couple has close encounter with shark while kayaking on San Carlos Bay Sandrine Fontaine and Arnaud Fontaine come to Southwest Florida twice a year from France, and they try to spend every day kayaking out on the water.
FORT MYERS AI: Friend or Foe for local businesses? Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, has the power to maximize a product. Including local businesses like Vectra Digital.
Protest erupts before Glades Commissioners meeting Early on Tuesday morning, a group of people stood outside of the Glades County Commissioners meeting protesting Commissioner Whidden.
GOLDEN GATE Deputies investigating stabbing at home in Golden Gate Deputies are outside of a house for a stabbing investigation. Collier County deputies said there is one person hurt.
Is there an arsonist on the loose in Lehigh Acres? Fire investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires in Lehigh Acres that have them wondering if there is an arsonist on the loose.
Collier commissioners push plan to allow rental of guesthouses in Urban Estates The 4-1 vote, which includes a review after one year and a Code Enforcement report, involves homesteaded properties in an area of North Naples west of Collier Boulevard.
Gulf Citrus Growers Association shuts down The association’s closure means farmers across the region no longer have a group that can provide them support with local governments in lobbying for citrus-friendly public policies.
FORT MYERS Maintenance work to temporarily shut down section of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve boardwalk The section of the boardwalk trail along Gator Lake at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers will temporarily close on Monday for maintenance.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Precautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers Repair work is expected to be completed overnight and water service will be restored before early morning Wednesday.
NEAR DUNNELLON 8 dead, at least 40 hurt after bus transporting farm workers overturns At least eight people have been killed, and dozens of others have been hurt in a bus crash near Dunnellon after it was hit by a pickup truck.
LEHIGH ACRES Could tiny homes be coming to Lee County? Miniopolis Builders, a company with a vision to revolutionize affordable housing, is facing challenges in bringing their innovative concept to life in Lee County.
ARCADIA Fifteen-year-old beat up during basketball game A pick-up game of basketball at Desoto County High School turned into a physical beating for fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Ward.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte man found guilty for role in January 6 riots John Joseph Richter is now convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding.
Commissioners react to colleague living outside of his district The first Glades Commissioners meeting since Florida Department of Law Enforcement released their investigation findings happened on Tuesday.
NAPLES Former News-Press Food Critic writes powerful memoir, “The Mango Tree” For 15 years, Annabelle Tometich wrote under the famous byline Jean Le Beouf as a food critic for the News-Press. Now, she tells her personal story in her book, “The Mango Tree.”
SAN CARLOS BAY ‘It was incredible’ Couple has close encounter with shark while kayaking on San Carlos Bay Sandrine Fontaine and Arnaud Fontaine come to Southwest Florida twice a year from France, and they try to spend every day kayaking out on the water.
FORT MYERS AI: Friend or Foe for local businesses? Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, has the power to maximize a product. Including local businesses like Vectra Digital.
Protest erupts before Glades Commissioners meeting Early on Tuesday morning, a group of people stood outside of the Glades County Commissioners meeting protesting Commissioner Whidden.
GOLDEN GATE Deputies investigating stabbing at home in Golden Gate Deputies are outside of a house for a stabbing investigation. Collier County deputies said there is one person hurt.
Is there an arsonist on the loose in Lehigh Acres? Fire investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires in Lehigh Acres that have them wondering if there is an arsonist on the loose.
Collier commissioners push plan to allow rental of guesthouses in Urban Estates The 4-1 vote, which includes a review after one year and a Code Enforcement report, involves homesteaded properties in an area of North Naples west of Collier Boulevard.
Gulf Citrus Growers Association shuts down The association’s closure means farmers across the region no longer have a group that can provide them support with local governments in lobbying for citrus-friendly public policies.
FORT MYERS Maintenance work to temporarily shut down section of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve boardwalk The section of the boardwalk trail along Gator Lake at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers will temporarily close on Monday for maintenance.
Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is giving an election-year hearing to a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics in the court’s first abortion case in eight years. The justices said Friday they will hear arguments, probably in March, over a Texas law that would leave about 10 abortion clinics open across the state. […]
Hot air balloon makes emergency landing on I-4 median DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) – A hot air balloon with several passengers on board made an emergency landing along an Interstate 4 median in Polk County. Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Steve Gaskins posted on his Twitter account that balloon landed Friday morning in the grassy median due to low fuel and heavy fog. Gaskins said no […]
Postal worker gets probation for stealing medication for son PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – A former postal worker has been sentenced to a year of probation in Panama City federal court after he was caught stealing prescription medications bound for military veterans in order to treat his ailing son. The News Herald of Panama City reports that 59-year-old Michael A. Santiago Jr. was sentenced […]
New York prison escapee admits to charges in daring breakout ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A convicted killer who was serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison pleaded guilty Friday to criminal charges for the breakout. David Sweat, in his second court appearance since his June capture, no longer wore a sling, which he donned at the first appearance […]
Three’s not a crowd: A guide to who’s left in Dems’ debate WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democrats’ debate lineup is down to a tidy trio, now that two of their presidential candidates have quit the race. That should make it easier to keep the debaters straight: the woman, the socialist and … who’s that other guy? Oh yeah, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. The new math gives […]
Kia recalls over 256,000 Souls for steering problem DETROIT (AP) – Kia is recalling more than 256,000 Soul compact SUVs in the U.S. because the steering could fail. The recall covers certain Souls from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Kia says in documents filed with the government that the adhesive that holds steering gear parts together may not be strong enough and […]
Demolition of Bonita Springs landmark ship in progress BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- A well-known landmark that sat for years on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs is being torn down on Friday. A ceremony was held around 10 a.m. to begin the deconstruction of the massive ship. Crews say by the end of the day, it will all be just a pile of rubble. A brand new, senior living […]
Florida man gets 10 years for West Virginia pill trafficking CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for prescription pill trafficking and money laundering. Forty-six-year-old Lester W. Taylor of Daytona Beach, Florida, also was ordered Thursday in federal court in Charleston to pay a $10,000 fine. Prosecutors say that from 2010 to 2014, Taylor sent packages containing […]
Teen gets 17 years in prison for murder committed at age 15 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A judge told a Jacksonville teenager she wasn’t surprised he’d ended up in her courtroom on murder charges, adding that given his childhood he “didn’t stand a chance.” Circuit Judge Tatiana Salvador sentenced 17-year-old Andrew Ryan Parham on Thursday to 17 years in prison for murder committed when he was 15. […]
Man who killed wife, put photo online, claims self-defense MIAMI (AP) – Jurors watched a videotaped confession Friday in the trial of a Florida man who claims he shot his wife in self-defense and posted a photo of her bloody body on Facebook to show family members what he did and why. Derek Medina voluntarily gave the statement to detectives a few hours after […]