Man arrested after road rage incident in Collier CountyBiden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and in September
Man arrested after road rage incident in Collier County A Naples man has been arrested after deputies say he struck another vehicle on the road and fled the scene.
WASHINGTON (AP) Biden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and in September President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
FORT MYERS Dump truck knocks down power wires over Deleon Street, causing hours-long closure A dump truck knocked down power wires on Deleon Street, forcing a road closure and causing temporary outages in the surrounding area in Fort Myers.
GOLDEN GATE Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend in the buttocks in Golden Gate Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend several times in his behind.
clearwater Gov. DeSantis cancels news conference in Clearwater due to weather Due to severe weather in Northern Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to cancel a news conference in Clearwater.
Tableside American-Romanian restaurant launches in North Naples Tableside Restaurant opened in the 2,225-square-foot space that most recently was Alpine Restaurant for more than 10 years and, initially, was Bajio Mexican Grill in the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt on the corner of Airport-Pulling and Vanderbilt Beach roads.
WINK NEWS Man accused of causing bus crash that killed 8 held without bond; 6 victims identified The man accused of causing a bus crash that killed eight people and injured 40 others in Marion County is being held without bond.
Charlotte tourism revenue to help fund Waterfest To help launch the event in prior years, the county gave in-kind funding of $50,000, thinking that eventually it would be self-sustaining.
WINK NEWS Tractor-trailer overturned on I-75N, traffic moved off-shoulder A tractor-trailer has overturned on I-75 North near mile marker 135, closing all lanes of traffic in Lee County.
PRAGUE (AP) Slovakian prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event.
MARCO ISLAND Scheduled bridge work on Marco Island to reduce lanes An evaluation on a bridge will impact Marco Island’s traffic beginning Thursday, closing down one lane.
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin.
lehigh acres Vehicle crash involving deputy car in Lehigh Acres A vehicle crash involving a Lee County deputy and another car has occurred in Lehigh Acres.
the weather authority Hot and breezy with scattered rain and storms this afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking a warm and humid Wednesday morning with isolated storms expected for the afternoon.
Man arrested after road rage incident in Collier County A Naples man has been arrested after deputies say he struck another vehicle on the road and fled the scene.
WASHINGTON (AP) Biden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and in September President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
FORT MYERS Dump truck knocks down power wires over Deleon Street, causing hours-long closure A dump truck knocked down power wires on Deleon Street, forcing a road closure and causing temporary outages in the surrounding area in Fort Myers.
GOLDEN GATE Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend in the buttocks in Golden Gate Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend several times in his behind.
clearwater Gov. DeSantis cancels news conference in Clearwater due to weather Due to severe weather in Northern Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to cancel a news conference in Clearwater.
Tableside American-Romanian restaurant launches in North Naples Tableside Restaurant opened in the 2,225-square-foot space that most recently was Alpine Restaurant for more than 10 years and, initially, was Bajio Mexican Grill in the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt on the corner of Airport-Pulling and Vanderbilt Beach roads.
WINK NEWS Man accused of causing bus crash that killed 8 held without bond; 6 victims identified The man accused of causing a bus crash that killed eight people and injured 40 others in Marion County is being held without bond.
Charlotte tourism revenue to help fund Waterfest To help launch the event in prior years, the county gave in-kind funding of $50,000, thinking that eventually it would be self-sustaining.
WINK NEWS Tractor-trailer overturned on I-75N, traffic moved off-shoulder A tractor-trailer has overturned on I-75 North near mile marker 135, closing all lanes of traffic in Lee County.
PRAGUE (AP) Slovakian prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event.
MARCO ISLAND Scheduled bridge work on Marco Island to reduce lanes An evaluation on a bridge will impact Marco Island’s traffic beginning Thursday, closing down one lane.
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin.
lehigh acres Vehicle crash involving deputy car in Lehigh Acres A vehicle crash involving a Lee County deputy and another car has occurred in Lehigh Acres.
the weather authority Hot and breezy with scattered rain and storms this afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking a warm and humid Wednesday morning with isolated storms expected for the afternoon.
MGN DALLAS (AP) – Intensifying their rivalry, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of charting a tax increase on middle class families and undercutting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Sanders’ campaign shot back Tuesday that her approach to health care was all about her financial donors. Clinton said at a Dallas rally that Democrats shouldn’t follow a plan by “one of my opponents” that would replace the current health care system with a Medicare for all system, turning it over to the states. “We should be working to build on it. Yes, does it need to be improved? Absolutely,” Clinton told nearly 2,000 supporters at Mountain View College. “One thing we should not do is follow a proposal that has been made by one of my opponents.” She warned that it would empower Republican governors like Greg Abbott of Texas, drawing boos from the audience. The Democratic front-runner said Sanders’ approach would “eliminate” major pieces of the health care system, including private insurance, Medicaid, the Tricare system for veterans and other coverage. But Sanders has said his plan would incorporate Medicare into a broader system intended to cover all Americans and wouldn’t mean the government would stop paying for seniors’ health care. Under Sanders’ proposal, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program would be absorbed by the new “single-payer” system and be run by the states under federal rules. Private insurance companies would be sidelined to selling supplemental coverage and his plan specifies that Medicare beneficiaries would be covered during the transition. Sanders’ campaign said in response that his single-payer health system would save taxpayers money in the long run because it would eliminate wasteful health spending. And in a sign of growing tensions between the two campaigns, Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said Clinton backed a health care network that “props up private insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies which have given so much money to her campaigns.” Clinton also sought to draw a dividing line on taxes, saying she was the only Democrat on stage during last presidential debate committed to not raising taxes on average workers. Her campaign pointed to a bill proposed by Sanders in the Senate in 2013 to create a single-payer health care system that would have increased income taxes and payroll taxes to pay for it. In an interview with Katie Couric, Sanders questioned Clinton’s invoking of the Sept. 11 attacks during the debate to address concerns she is too close to Wall Street. He said it was “a little bit silly and a little bit absurd” and has “nothing to do with the question of the impact of Wall Street campaign contributions on her view on Wall Street.” After struggling during the summer, Clinton’s campaign has built a large lead over Sanders in national polls and has an edge in Iowa, the home of the first presidential caucus. A third Democratic candidate, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, has been forced to shift staff from his Baltimore headquarters to Iowa and other early states as he struggles to raise money. Clinton, in another sign of her clout, won the endorsement Tuesday of the 2 million-member Service Employees International Union, giving her the backing of a labor power that supported President Barack Obama in 2008. The union represents nurses, health care workers and other caregivers and is among the most ethnically diverse unions in the country. Clinton now has several large union endorsements accounting for about 10 million workers, an organizational force that will help her against Sanders. “Hillary Clinton has proven she will fight, deliver and win for working families,” said SEIU president Mary Kay Henry in a statement. With the SEIU endorsement, Republicans said Clinton had “one of the most far-left unions in the country and has further separated herself from mainstream America,” said Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short.