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Rain chances remain low into Memorial Day

Rain chances remain limited this holiday weekend.

FORT MYERS BEACH

Yucatan Bar and Grill, Pink Shell Resort’s pool are back in Fort Myers Beach

Eight months after Ian blew through Southwest Florida, the Pink Shell Resort is welcoming guests back to its Octopool on Fort Myers Beach.

FORT MYERS

A holiday that saves you money: disaster preparedness week

This year there will be two disaster preparedness sales tax holidays instead of one to help save you cash.

FORT MYERS BEACH

8 months after Hurricane Ian, who picks up the insurance bill?

With hurricane season days away, the president of Day Adjusting and Consulting shares insights on insurance claims.

CAPE CORAL

Cape Coral clock to be replaced after original sold on Facebook Marketplace

Cape Coral is looking to replace the city’s iconic clock after the old one was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace by the wife of someone who offered to repair it.

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PORT CHARLOTTE

North Port man accused of saving copy of explicit video from customer’s phone

A phone repair technician was arrested after Charlotte County deputies say he illegally accessed a customer’s private files on her device and sent himself a copy of an explicit video she had stored on it. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Cody Austin Terry, of North Port, was arrested after a woman took […]

Six men from Haiti who were scheduled to be at the Special Olympics in Orlando are missing, says the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

ORLANDO (CBS)

6 members of Haitian Special Olympics team missing in Florida

Six men from Haiti who were scheduled to attend the Special Olympic USA Games in Orlando are missing, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The men, identified as: Antione Joseph Mithon, 32; Nicholson Fontilus, 20; Peter Mianovich Berlus, 19; Anderson Petit-Frere, 18; Steevenson Jacquet, 24; and Oriol Jean, 18, were last seen in Kissimmee, […]

After the state threatened to impose a $27.5 million fine, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the Special Olympics USA Games will not have a COVID-19 vaccination requirement next week in Orlando.

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami)

Special Olympics drops vaccine rule after Florida threatens $27M fine

After the state threatened to impose a $27.5 million fine, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the Special Olympics USA Games will not have a COVID-19 vaccination requirement next week in Orlando. The Florida Department of Health sent a notice Thursday to Special Olympics International threatening to assess the fine for 5,500 violations of a […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Collier County deputies join statewide law enforcement relay run for Special Olympics

Team Florida is going for the gold on Friday morning, as the Collier County Sheriff’s Office kicks off its leg of the 39th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which sees runners of all levels make a 4.8-mile run with the torch for the Florida Special Olympics. Law enforcement officers from over 300 Florida agencies participate […]