Wreck closes eastbound lanes of Midpoint Bridge

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Eastbound lanes of the Midpoint Bridge are closed due to a vehicle wreck.

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First Official Day of Hurricane Season Includes Updates in the Tropics

The official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic basin is today, June 1st, although the national Hurricane Center has had their eyes on an area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico since earlier this week.

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Cape Coral prepares for hurricane season with expo

The city of Cape Coral hosted a hurricane preparedness expo Wednesday at Mercola Market.

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Iconic Sanibel Dairy Queen closes after 52 years

The iconic Dairy Queen on Sanibel is closing down after being around to soft serve generations.

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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.

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Flooding in SWFL left behind heavy rain on Wednesday

Flooding in Southwest Florida after heavy rain cascaded across our area into the late evening.

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Businesses to close due to migrant protests

A business is left without workers, and it’s because of the country’s strongest legislation against un- documented migrants.

Cirella’s Italian Bistro permanently closes after 17 years in Bonita

After a nearly 17-year run, Cirella’s Italian Bistro & Sushi Bar permanently closed May 20 in Bonita Springs. “Seventeen years was a good run,” chef-owner Michael Cirella said. Cirella’s specialized in Italian-American comfort food, as well as sushi. The local restaurant was launched by a New York family of restaurateurs in August 2006 in the […]