Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first timeDeadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
MGN CARY, N.C. (AP) – Get ready for a different kind of Big Ten/ACC Challenge – this time in women’s soccer. One semifinal at the Women’s College Cup on Friday matches Atlantic Coast Conference teams Duke and Florida State. The other pits Rutgers and Penn State of the Big Ten. Rutgers coach Mike O’Neill said Thursday that it “speaks volumes about the level of soccer in the Big Ten” while Penn State coach Erica Walsh said, “I think that we’ve seen this coming, this evolution in the conference. “To us, it’s no surprise that there’s two Big Ten teams,” Walsh said. And if nothing else, there don’t figure to be any semifinal surprises. Duke and Florida State played to a scoreless draw in September while the Scarlet Knights and Nittany Lions split two meetings. “I would expect in Round 3 of the Penn State-Rutgers matchup that it will be a bit of a tactical battle,” Walsh said. “Ultimately, it will come down to the players being able to read what the opponent gives them and being able to execute in those moments.” The four teams here this weekend have varying degrees of experience at this level. Defending champion Florida State (18-2-4) is in the College Cup for the ninth time and fifth straight year, while Penn State (20-3-2) is here for the fifth time and first since 2012 – making this the second College Cup for the seniors. Duke earned its third national semifinal berth and first since 2011 and Rutgers is here for the first time. “Coming in, having that expectation (of playing for national championships) and being held to that standard has always made us as a team come out looking very professional,” Florida State senior Carson Pickett said. The Seminoles, Nittany Lions and Scarlet Knights have each played four straight shutouts in the NCAA Tournament while Duke is the only team here that has given up a goal. The Blue Devils (13-5-5) are the first team since Portland in 2000 to make the College Cup one year after missing the NCAA Tournament. They got here by upsetting second-seeded Florida 2-1 in the round of 16 and top-seeded Stanford in a penalty-kick shootout after playing to a 1-1 draw. After not making it in 2014, coach Robbie Church said “they made a pact and a goal that, ‘Hey, we’re going to be back in the NCAA Tournament, and we’re going to make a long run in the NCAA Tournament. “The bigger the game, the better this team plays,” Church said, calling it “one of my favorite teams in 35 years. They say you’re not supposed to have favorites, but this is one.” The Scarlet Knights (19-3-3) earned a third meeting with their Big Ten rivals. Rutgers won the regular season meeting 1-0 but lost 2-0 in the conference title game on Nov. 8. “I think we have the advantage,” Rutgers captain Erica Skroski said. “To be able to get just another opportunity to prove ourselves, especially on the biggest stage in women’s soccer, is just an awesome opportunity for us.” Rutgers has been getting it done with defense, allowing just eight goals in 25 matches and beating top-seeded Virginia in the tiebreaker after finishing in a scoreless draw. O’Neill said he’d “put it up there” with his team’s best defensive performances because “when you get to this stage, everybody can play, and you’re going to have to bring your best, not only on the defensive side but on the attacking side as well.”