Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhoodWarm afternoon with stray showers possible inland
CAPE CORAL Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhood The Cape Coral Police Department is responding to a scene located at Southwest 45th Street and Pelican Boulevard.
The Weather Authority Warm afternoon with stray showers possible inland The Weather Authority is tracking a warmer Wednesday afternoon with a chance for stray showers, primarily inland.
SANIBEL Lee County parents push for clarity on school reopenings post-Milton Parents are demanding answers from the Lee County School District. It’s still not clear when students will return to Sanibel School or Fort Myers Beach Elementary after facing Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after hours long standoff in Cape Coral A man is in custody following an hours-long stand-off with Cape Coral police.
SANIBEL Sanibel school parents seek timeline on school reopening A school board meeting to discuss damage at the barrier islands’ schools took place on Tuesday in Lee County.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island police chief gets no confidence vote from union Marco Island Police Chief Tracy Frazzano has received a vote of no confidence from the police union.
Nonprofit organization tests water quality in Charlotte County One local non-profit is working to keep track of Charlotte County’s water quality.
SANIBEL Building Resilience: How Sanibel businesses recover from hurricanes Operating in Sanibel is difficult enough; however, when mother nature interferes, recovering can become a monumental feat.
FORT MYERS BEACH Getting the help you need from FEMA Jeff Keenan has been out of his condo on Fort Myers Beach since Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS Cold Case Solved: Man sentenced for 2004 murder of Lee County man A family is now able to have closure after a cold case was solved 20 years after it happened.
MATLACHA The Blue Dog Bar and Grill reopens on Matlacha The Blue Dog Bar and Grill on Matlacha has reopened after being damaged by two back-to-back Hurricanes.
SWFL homeowners investing in water filtration systems After hurricanes Helene and Milton, many homeowners are turning to the trend of adding water filtration systems to protect their plumbing and improve their water quality.
GROVE CITY Boat stuck in Grove City backyard after Hurricane Milton One Charlotte County community is still picking up from Hurricane Milton. The Grove City community is just south of McCall Road.
FGCU FGCU basketball player helps treat others during Peru mission trip FGCU power forward Michael Duax went to Peru on a mission trip in the offseason to help give medical care to those in the country.
WINK NEWS Collier County Public Schools mourns death of student According to the letter, a number of resources will be offered to students in the affected school.
CAPE CORAL Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhood The Cape Coral Police Department is responding to a scene located at Southwest 45th Street and Pelican Boulevard.
The Weather Authority Warm afternoon with stray showers possible inland The Weather Authority is tracking a warmer Wednesday afternoon with a chance for stray showers, primarily inland.
SANIBEL Lee County parents push for clarity on school reopenings post-Milton Parents are demanding answers from the Lee County School District. It’s still not clear when students will return to Sanibel School or Fort Myers Beach Elementary after facing Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after hours long standoff in Cape Coral A man is in custody following an hours-long stand-off with Cape Coral police.
SANIBEL Sanibel school parents seek timeline on school reopening A school board meeting to discuss damage at the barrier islands’ schools took place on Tuesday in Lee County.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island police chief gets no confidence vote from union Marco Island Police Chief Tracy Frazzano has received a vote of no confidence from the police union.
Nonprofit organization tests water quality in Charlotte County One local non-profit is working to keep track of Charlotte County’s water quality.
SANIBEL Building Resilience: How Sanibel businesses recover from hurricanes Operating in Sanibel is difficult enough; however, when mother nature interferes, recovering can become a monumental feat.
FORT MYERS BEACH Getting the help you need from FEMA Jeff Keenan has been out of his condo on Fort Myers Beach since Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS Cold Case Solved: Man sentenced for 2004 murder of Lee County man A family is now able to have closure after a cold case was solved 20 years after it happened.
MATLACHA The Blue Dog Bar and Grill reopens on Matlacha The Blue Dog Bar and Grill on Matlacha has reopened after being damaged by two back-to-back Hurricanes.
SWFL homeowners investing in water filtration systems After hurricanes Helene and Milton, many homeowners are turning to the trend of adding water filtration systems to protect their plumbing and improve their water quality.
GROVE CITY Boat stuck in Grove City backyard after Hurricane Milton One Charlotte County community is still picking up from Hurricane Milton. The Grove City community is just south of McCall Road.
FGCU FGCU basketball player helps treat others during Peru mission trip FGCU power forward Michael Duax went to Peru on a mission trip in the offseason to help give medical care to those in the country.
WINK NEWS Collier County Public Schools mourns death of student According to the letter, a number of resources will be offered to students in the affected school.
MGN Online BEIRUT (AP) – Airstrikes in rebel-held areas in and around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday killed at least 15 people, including at least one child and five volunteers with a rescue service, opposition activists said. Ibrahem Alhaj from the Syrian Civil Defense, which conducts search and rescue operations in rebel-held areas, said government jets carried out some 40 airstrikes in rebel-controlled areas in the city of Aleppo that killed 10 people and wounded more than 40. The daytime airstrikes came after at least five pre-dawn air raids on a training center run by the Civil Defense in Atareb, a town west of Aleppo, which killed five first responders. The Civil Defense said in a statement that one of the strikes directly hit the shelter attached to the building where the volunteers took cover. The strikes also hit ambulances and fire trucks, and a rocket was fired at the center from a government-held area, the statement said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the strikes. The monitoring group, which relies on a network of activists inside Syria, said pro-government forces launched two other rockets at Atareb on Tuesday. The Observatory said 11 people were killed in the strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo. Video from the Civil Defense shows volunteers pulling the body of a toddler from under the rubble. A gray cloud of dust fills an entire street, and people cover their mouths as they run away. The Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, has received global praise for its rescue operations in rebel-held areas in Syria. Pro-government media and the Observatory said two people were killed when insurgents shelled government-held areas in Aleppo city. Violence in Syria has escalated as an internationally-backed cease-fire that took effect in late February has broken down in recent days, with the government and rebel groups trading blame. In the past week, nearly 200 people have been killed in Syria, straining the cessation of hostilities agreement, which was brokered by Washington and Moscow. The U.N. envoy for Syria will brief the Security Council after the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. The opposition backed out of the talks last week, saying the government had repeatedly violated the cease-fire. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura met with the Syrian government delegation Tuesday, and this round of talks was due to conclude Wednesday. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told reporters in Vienna he was “deeply concerned about developments on the ground” in Syria, saying de Mistura and others “are working very hard to keep the cessation of hostilities on track.” Meanwhile, Turkey’s foreign minister said the United States will deploy a rocket launcher system in southeastern Turkey across the border from Syria as part of a joint effort to combat the Islamic State group. In an interview with the Haberturk newspaper published Tuesday, Mevlut Cavusoglu said U.S. HIMARS missiles would arrive in May. Turkey has regularly shelled IS targets in northern Syria in response to cross-border rockets which have hit the Turkish town of Kilis. Turkish shells have a range of approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles), while HIMARS missiles can reach targets 90 kilometers away. HIMARS stands for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. “In order to clear the area of Daesh, we have to give the moderate opposition both aerial and ground support,” Cavusoglu said, using an alternative acronym for IS. Clearing the Manbij area would pave the way for the creation of a “safe zone,” he said. Turkey has long advocated for the creation of a buffer zone in Syria but has failed to get its allies on board. Turkey is part of the U.S.-led coalition against IS and hosts 2.7 million Syrian refugees.