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Serena Williams says ‘countdown has begun’ on tennis career
Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end of a career that transcended sports. In an essay released Tuesday by Vogue magazine, and a post […]

A chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland in the last two years
A 44-square-mile chunk of ice, about twice the size of Manhattan, has broken off the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf in northeast Greenland in the last two years, leaving scientists fearful over its rapid disintegration. The territory’s ice sheet is the second biggest in the world behind Antarctica’s, and its annual melt contributes more than a millimeter rise to sea […]

Bill Withers, ‘Lean On Me’ and ‘Lovely Day’ singer, has died at 81
Bill Withers, the singer-songwriter whose soulful hits “Lean On Me,” Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lovely Day” became part of the soundtrack for a generation, has died. He was 81. Withers died Monday in Los Angeles of heart complications, according to his family. “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. […]

Fort Myers councilman says he’d love to see full report on alleged police misconduct
City Councilman Kevin Anderson said a cloud will hang over the Fort Myers police department until the full details of a three-year-old misconduct investigation are revealed. “Now we see the level of corruption that’s being alleged and I feel for those men and women who try to come in here every day and do a […]
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New arrest report reveals more info on Fort Myers High School break-in
New information has been released on the suspect who went through an unlocked door of Fort Myers High School.

What does South Carolina think of Gov. Ron DeSantis?
With DeSantis 2024 signs raised high, southerners in Greenville, South Carolina believe Florida’s governor is presidential material.

Gateway Charter School second graders lead Fort Myers Beach cleanup
Gateway Charter School is hosting a beach clean-up day at Fort Myers Beach. The kids are very excited to help out.

Motorcyclist dead after crash on Estero Boulevard
A collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck occurred on Estero Boulevard. The motorcyclist has been pronounced dead.