Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor BoulevardFamily of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree
FORT MYERS Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person injured Saturday night.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
FORT MYERS Pedestrian injured in crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person injured Saturday night.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
NEW YORK (AP) – The 136 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management source. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) – Matt Wieters, c, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer; re-signed Darren O’Day, rhp, to a $31 million, four-year contract; re-signed Chris Davis, 1b, to a $161 million, seven-year contract; signed Yovani Gallardo, rhp, Texas, to a $22 million, two-year contract, BOSTON (3) – Signed Chris Young, of, to a $13 million, two-year contract; signed David Price, lhp, Toronto, to a $217 million, seven-year contract; signed David Murphy, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($2 million) and released him. CHICAGO (6) – Signed Alex Avila, c, Detroit, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dioner Navarro, c, Toronto, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Albers, rhp, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract; signed Mat Latos, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Jimmy Rollins, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Austin Jackson, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $5 million, one-year contract. CLEVELAND (9) – Signed Rajai Davis, of, Detroit, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract; signed Tom Gorzelanny, lhp, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Joe Thatcher, lhp, Houston, to a minor league contract ($1 million) and released him; signed Ross Detwiler, lhp, Atlanta, to a one-million, one-year contract; signed Mike Napoli, 1b, Texas, to a $7 million, one-year contract; signed Tommy Hunter, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Will Venable, of, Texas, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) and released him; signed Juan Uribe, 3b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Marlon Byrd, of, San Francisco, to a $1 million, one-year contract. DETROIT (8) – Signed Jordan Zimmermann, rhp, Washington, to a $110 million, five-year contract; signed Mike Pelfrey, rhp, Minnesota, to a $16 million, two-year contract; signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, Arizona, to a $507,500, one-year contract; signed Mark Lowe, rhp, Toronto, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Aviles, inf-of, Cleveland, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Upton, of, San Diego, to a $132.75 million, six-year contract; signed Bobby Parnell, rhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) and released him; signed Casey McGehee, 3b, Miami, to a minor league contract ($1.1 million) and released him. HOUSTON (4) – Colby Ramus, of, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer; re-signed Tony Sipp, lhp, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Doug Fister, rhp, Washington, to a $7 million, one-year contract; signed Neal Cotts, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) and released him. KANSAS CITY (8) – Re-signed Chris Young, rhp, to an $11.5 million, two-year contract; signed Joakim Soria, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $25 million, three-year contract; re-signed Alex Gordon, of, to a $72 million, four-year contract; signed Ian Kennedy, rhp, San Diego, to a $70 million, five-year contract; signed Peter Moylan, rhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($750,000) and released him; signed Brian Duensing, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($2 million) and released him; signed Ross Ohlendorf, rhp, Texas, to a minor league contract ($1.85 million) and released him; signed Clint Barmes, ss, San Diego, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) and released him. LOS ANGELES (2) – Signed Cliff Pennington, ss, Toronto, to a $3.75 million, two-year contract; signed Geovany Soto, c, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.8 million, one-year contract. NEW YORK (1) – Signed Chris Denorfia, of, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($1 million) and released him. OAKLAND (2) – Signed Rich Hill, lhp, Boston, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Ryan Madson, rhp, Kansas City, to a $22 million, three-year contract. SEATTLE (5) – Re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Chris Iannetta, c, Los Angeles Angeles, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Nori Aoki, of, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hisashi Iwakuma, rhp, to a $12 million, one-year contract; signed Joel Peralta, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract. TAMPA BAY (2) – Signed Steve Pearce, 1b-of, Baltimore, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; signed Ryan Webb, rhp, Cleveland, to a $1 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (5) – Re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Jeremy Guthrie, rhp, Kansas City, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million) and released him; signed Ian Desmond, inf-of, Washington, to an $8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Drew Stubbs, of, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) and released him; signed Kyle Lohse, rhp, Milwaukee, to a minor league contract ($2 million). TORONTO (5) – Re-signed Marco Estrada, rhp, to a $26 million, two-year contract; signed J.A. Happ, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $36 million, three-year contract; re-signed Maicer Izturis, 2b, to a minor league contract ($900,000) and placed him on the voluntary retired list; signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Cleveland, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Randy Choate, lhp, St. Louis, to a minor league contract ($1 million) and released him. ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (3) – Signed Zack Greinke, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $206.5 million, six-year contract; signed Wesley Wright, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($507,500) and released him; signed Tyler Clippard, rhp, New York Mets, to a $12.25 million, two-year contract. ATLANTA (6) – Re-signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, to a $3 million, two-year contract; signed Bud Norris, rhp, San Diego, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Gordon Beckham, 3b, Chicago White Sox, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, of-inf, New York Mets, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Kyle Kendrick, rhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($2 million) and released him; signed Jeff Francoeur, of, Philadelphia, to a $1 million, one-year contract. CHICAGO (9) – Signed John Lackey, rhp, St. Louis, to a $32 million, two-year contract; signed Ben Zobrist, inf, Kansas City, to a $56 million, four-year contract; re-signed Trevor Cahill, rhp, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Heyward, of, St. Louis, to a $184 million, eight-year contract; signed Munenori Kawasaki, inf, Toronto, to a minor league contract ($900,000) and released him; signed Manny Parra, lhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($520,000) and released him; re-signed Dexter Fowler, of, to a $13 million, one-year contract; Shane Victorino, of, Los Angeles Angeles, to a minor league contract ($1 million) and released him; signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Detroit, to a $507,500, one-year contract. CINCINNATI (1) – Signed Alfredo Simon, rhp, Detroit, to a $2 million, one-year contract. COLORADO (5) – Signed Jason Motte, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Houston, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b, St. Louis, to a $2.6 million, one-year contract; signed Gerardo Parra, of, Batimore, to a $27.5 million, three-year contract; signed Ryan Raburn, of, Cleveland, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. LOS ANGELES (5) – Brett Anderson, lhp, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer; re-signed Chase Utley, 2b, to a $7 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Houston, to a $48 million, three-year contract; signed Joe Blanton, rhp, Pittsburgh. to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Howie Kendrick, 2b, to a $20 million, two-year contract. MIAMI (5) – Re-signed Jeff Mathis, c, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Edwin Jackson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $507,500, one-year contract; signed Wei-Yin Chen, lhp, Baltimore, to an $80 million, five-year contract; re-signed Don Kelly, 3b, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) and released him; signed Craig Breslow, lhp, Boston, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. MILWAUKEE (3) – Signed Chris Capuano, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Blaine Boyer, rhp, Minnesota, to a $950,000, one-year contract; signed Franklin Morales, lhp, Kansas City, to a minor league contract ($2.3 million) and released him. NEW YORK (6) – Signed Asdrubal Cabrera, ss, Tampa Bay, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jerry Blevins, lhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Alejandro De Aza, of, San Francisco, to a $5.75 million, one-year contract; signed Antonio Bastardo, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Yoenis Cespedes, of, to a $75 million, three-year contract. PHILADELPHIA (2) – Signed David Hernandez, rhp, Arizona, to a $3.9 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, Oakland, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million) and released him. PITTSBURGH (6) – Re-signed Sean Rodriguez, inf-of, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, San Francisco, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed John Jaso, 1b-c, Tampa Bay, to a $8 million, two-year contract; signed Eric O’Flaherty, lhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million) and traded him to Atlanta; signed Matt Joyce, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed David Freese, inf, Los Angeles Angels, to a $3 million, one-year contract. ST. LOUIS (3) – Signed Brayan Pena, c, Cincinnati, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Leake, rhp, San Francisco, to an $80 million, five-year contract. SAN DIEGO (7) – Signed Carlos Villanueva, rhp, St. Louis, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Alexei Ramirez, ss, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brandon Morrow, rhp, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, inf-of, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) and released him; signed Casey Janssen, rhp, Washington, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) and released him; signed Matt Thornton, lhp, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO (3) – Signed Jeff Samardzija, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $90 million, five-year contract; signed Johnny Cueto, rhp, Kansas City, to a $130 million, six-year contract; signed Denard Span, of, Washington, to a $31 million, three-year contract. WASHINGTON (7) – Signed Shawn Kelley, rhp, San Diego, to a $15 million, three-year contract; signed Oliver Perez, lhp, Houston, to a $7 million, two-year contract; signed Daniel Murphy, 2b, New York Mets, to a $37.5 million, three-year contract; signed Stephen Drew, 2nd-ss, New York Yankees, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Bronson Arroyo, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($2 million) and released him; signed Matt Belisle, rhp, St. Louis, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Burke Badenhop, rhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($1 million) and released him. ___ JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE RAKUTEN (1) – Signed Jonny Gomes, of, Kansas City, to a $2 million, one-year contract.