ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
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PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
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The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
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ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
MGN Online FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A judge said Thursday that he will decide whether the records of a dead man’s mental health problems should be allowed in the manslaughter trial of a Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot him in 2013 while the man was carrying only an air rifle. The attorney for suspended Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Peter Peraza said at a hearing Thursday that obtaining Jermaine McBean’s mental health records is crucial to Peraza’s defense against a manslaughter charge. Peraza, 37, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Defense attorney Eric Schwartzreich said several witnesses to the July 2013 shooting said McBean, 33, seemed to be acting strangely and a neighbor had heard him shouting and stomping around in his apartment in the days before he was killed. McBean’s family has said he was diagnosed as bipolar in 2010, and court records show he suffered a breakdown that required hospitalization just before he was shot. “There’s more hospitalizations and things that went on here,” Schwartzreich said. “I want to have those medical records.” Circuit Judge Michael Usan said he would examine McBean’s medical records in private before deciding whether they can be admitted as evidence. Usan said McBean’s family is entitled to privacy, just as Peraza has a right to mount a vigorous defense. Another hearing is set for Feb. 11. McBean family attorney David Schoen called the records request “a desperate effort to distract attention from the facts of the case and dehumanize the victim.” McBean’s family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit contending that Peraza fired unnecessarily and that McBean likely did not hear police commands that he drop the authentic-looking air rifle because he was listening to music through earbuds. Schwartzreich says Peraza was acting to protect the deputies and the public from a potential gunman. Evidence previously released has shown that McBean – who worked in information technology and had two college degrees – had suffered multiple mental breakdowns. He was killed on July 31, 2013. A few days earlier, on July 25, he apparently suffered a mental episode at work that led to his hospitalization for several days. Co-workers described him as acting “manic, irrational and incoherent,” according to court documents filed by Schwartzreich. On July 29, McBean told his bosses he was ready to come back to work, according to the documents. On the day he was shot, he told a human resources director he was “still not feeling 100 percent” and would return to work the following week. Instead, he went to a pawn shop and bought the air rifle, carrying it openly down a busy street and leading several witnesses to call 911. Some witnesses said McBean looked “crazy” or possibly under the influence of some drug, court documents show. A toxicology report also found no evidence he had recently taken any of the medications prescribed for his disorder. “What I remember most was he was walking like he was a zombie,” one witness told investigators. “He looked like he wasn’t a normal human being like you and I. … He wasn’t walking like a normal human being.”