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GOLDEN GATE ESTATES

Brush fire breaks out in Golden Gate Estates on Sunday

A brush fire, smaller than five acres, broke out in Collier County on Sunday. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, crews are working on the brush fire in the Golden Gate Estates. Residents that live between 40th Avenue SE and 32nd Avenue SE were notified of the fire, but there have not been evacuation […]

FORT MYERS

Vintage baseball at Terry Park on Sunday

Sunday, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates is paying homage to old-school baseball at Terry Park with a vintage baseball game. Terry Park is where baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Roberto Clemente, and Ty Cobb spent part of their careers. The first vintage baseball game ended late Sunday morning. But the fans are excited because […]

COLLIER COUNTY

28-year-old Immokalee man hit by tractor/trailer Saturday night dies

A 28-year-old Immokalee man died in a Collier County crash Saturday around 10 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 54-year-old Port St. Lucie man driving a tractor/trailer was heading south on State Road 29, nearing Farm Worker Way. The 28-year-old man was walking in the travel lane of State Road 29 heading south. Then, […]

North Fort Myers

Officer-involved shooting investigation in North Fort Myers Sunday

Lee County deputies were called out to a structure fire in North Fort Myers on Sunday. According to LCSO, there is an officer-involved shooting investigation on Travis Avenue in North Fort Myers. Deputies were responding to a structure fire and the state fire marshal was called to the scene. While no deputies were injured, one […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Deadly crash involving 74-year-old woman near Naples Manor Saturday

A 74-year-old woman lost her life in a deadly crash in Collier County Saturday afternoon. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Tamiami Trail East off Barefoot Williams Road just outside of Naples Manor. The 74-year-old woman from Lady Lake, Florida was driving in the left turn lane going south on US-41 nearing […]

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ORLANDO

Workers dismantle Florida ride where teen fell to death

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost a year after a Missouri teen fell to his death, a 400-foot (122 meter) amusement ride was being dismantled this week in central Florida’s tourism corridor. A gigantic crane hovered Wednesday beside the towering ride in Orlando’s International Drive tourism district where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell in March 2022. A fence […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Teen hospitalized after Radio Road hit-and-run in Collier County

A teen was seriously injured in a Friday morning hit-and-run crash on Radio Road in Collier County. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a 17-year-old bicyclist from Naples was traveling east in the pedestrian crosswalk area located near the Mobil gas station at 5680 Radio Road when a vehicle struck him. He was transported […]

PUNTA GORDA (AP)

Michigan man dies in Punta Gorda while delivering free bikes

A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Southwest Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Steven Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda on Nov. 23, a few weeks after a profile in the Detroit Free Press […]

NORTH PORT

Vehicle crashes into two kids riding bikes in North Port

Two children riding bikes in North Port were hit by a car Thursday afternoon. According to the North Port Police Department, the driver who crashed into the children has been identified. The pediatric trauma scene is being overseen by the North Port Police Department and North Port Fire Rescue. NPPD has not released the location […]

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Firefighter jumps in Cape Coral canal, breaks car window, saving drowning victim in submerged car

A firefighter breaks a car window and pulls a driver out of a car after crashing into a canal in Cape Coral Saturday morning. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, Battalion 3, Engine 5, Rescue 5, and Engine 4 all went to NE 9th Avenue and NE 12 Street in response to a car […]

Second annual GLSEN Youth Pride Conference in Naples

Saturday is the second annual Youth Pride Conference, created by and for LGBTQ youth as a chance to explore LGBTQ-related issues they experience daily. The conference was met with pushback in 2022 when it debuted. And in 2023, they saw the same resistance. Despite this, those attending are excited to get together for the conference. […]

Partly cloudy skies with a few inland showers for your Saturday

High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies.

North Fort Myers brush fire sparked by tree on power lines

A brush fire torched Ian-toppled trees in North Fort Myers on Friday afternoon, making it tough for fire crews to battle the flames.

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