FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
ESTERO, Fla. – A suspect was shot by deputies Wednesday near Coconut Point in the fifth officer-involved shooting this month in Southwest Florida. Trey Steven Chenault, 26, was involved in the shooting, which happened just before 1 p.m. along Via Coconut Point behind Target and Hertz headquarters., according to U.S. Marshals. Deputies were searching for Chenault, who was wanted for allegedly battering a law enforcement officer in a Nov. 11 incident, LCSO said. Trey Steven Chenault He was living in the wooded area where he was found Wednesday, then became violent once deputies tried to issue him a search warrant, according to Lt. Jeffrey Dektas. Chenault was shot, then hospitalized, Lt. Dektas said. A Lee Health nursing supervisor said he is in critical condition. No officers were injured in the shooting. The identities of the officers involved were not immediately released. Noel Chahal, who lives near Chenault’s last known address, was shocked that she lives what her neighbor was capable of. “That’s nuts,” Chahal said. “I’m glad he’s taken in and whatever. I have little kids on the road.” Chenault has been arrested 13 times since 2008, according to the LCSO’s website. Via Coconut Point was closed for several hours while deputies investigated. Lt. Dektas stressed that no shoppers were in danger and that the shooting was unrelated to the mall. “So it has nothing to do with the mall, nothing to do with the any of the past violence we have seen in the county last weekend at the other malls. This has nothing to do with any of the malls,” he said. It was unclear whether Chenault was armed. This is the latest in a series of recent shootings near Southwest Florida malls. The first was on Nov. 27 at Gulf Coast Town Center in Fort Myers. Two people were injured and a third person, 28-year-old Marcus Hood, was killed. Another person, a woman, was shot the next day in the parking garage at Mercato in Naples. She was treated at a hospital and released. But Lt. Dektas said that the incidents were not related to Wednesday’s shooting, adding that the malls are safe. Uptick in officer-involved shootings Wednesday’s shooting is also the most recent in a rash of officer-involved incidents in the region. Edward Strother Deputy Dean Bardes A passerby was hailed a highway hero by many after he shot and killed 53-year-old Edward Strother, an allegedly armed suspect who attacked veteran deputy, Dean Bardes. That shooting closed down an Estero exit on I-75 for nine hours on Nov. 14 while deputies investigated. The name of the shooter has not yet been released, but LCSO Sheriff Mike Scott expressed his gratitude in a pointed statement. Rones Sagesse “I thank the hero that recognized the imminent threat, rushed to Deputy Bardes’ aid, and ultimately stopped that threat,” Scott said. A 24-year-old man was shot by Lee County deputies on Nov. 16 when they responded to a domestic disturbance call in Pine Manor. Rones Sagesse was arrested the following day after sending authorities on an hour-long manhunt and is facing two felony charges for assault to an officer. Officer Jarred Ciccone Jon Webster Hay Sanibel saw its first officer-involved shooting on Nov. 20 when a suspect shot Officer Jarred Ciccone in a drive-by, according to the Sanibel Police Department. Jon Webster Hay, 49, of Sanibel, was arrested and is facing charges after police said he followed his initial attack by exchanging 14 rounds of gunfire with officers. Ciccone was treated then released from the hospital with an injury to his shoulder. Five days later, an officer with the Naples Police Department shot a man at Cove Inn in Naples Bay. The man was allegedly armed, though it was unclear whether he used his weapon. Police said he was not a suspect in any crime.