Collier moves forward with $20M land purchase for conservation, affordable housingGrounding Spot mental fitness clinic opens at Coconut Point in Estero
Collier moves forward with $20M land purchase for conservation, affordable housing Two weeks after rejecting a $23 million price tag for the Williams Reserve property, Collier County commissioners unanimously agreed to move forward May 28 when the seller accepted its $20.77 million offer.
Grounding Spot mental fitness clinic opens at Coconut Point in Estero Grounding Spot took the space previously used by Our Yoga Place at 8002 Mediterranean Drive, adjacent to Best Buy.
WASHINGTON (AP) Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump’s NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6 President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the former president’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
PUNTA GORDA Duo arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with children Two people have been arrested after allegations of sexual misconduct with children and neglect, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
FORT MYERS Large alligator spotted at a Fort Myers apartment complex A large alligator has been spotted wandering underneath cars in the parking lot of the Renaissance Persevere Way Apartments.
National home builder brings 2 developments in Punta Gorda The 36-unit Seahaven townhomes, located along West Marion Avenue in the Punta Gorda Isles section, consist of units with three levels, all with private elevators.
Real Seafood restaurant closes in North Naples, relocating to Estero After operating for 20 years in North Naples, The Real Seafood Co. restaurant is packing up and moving to Coconut Point in Estero. Its last day in North Naples was May 25.
FORT MYERS Man accused of stealing 10 cell phones from Dollar General in Fort Myers Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a man who allegedly burglarized a Fort Myers business and stole 10 cell phones.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man accused of raping teen being held without bond The Cape Coral man who allegedly told a teenage girl to get into his van and then raped her is being held without bond.
Matlacha Man accused of killing 80-year-old woman at That BBQ Place pleads not guilty The man who allegedly killed an older woman at That BBQ while driving under the influence in Matlacha appeared in court on Tuesday.
the associated press At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park closes for Hurricane Restoration Project Caxambas Park on Marco Island closed on Tuesday for its Hurricane Restoration Project.
FORT MYERS NAACP to hold news conference regarding mental health concerns The NAACP and Project Justice are set to hold a news conference discussing mental health concerns following the December shooting of Christopher Jordan.
LEHIGH ACRES 2 ejected from motorcycle following crash in Lehigh Acres; both in critical condition A crash involving a motorcycle and a car hospitalized two people with critical injuries while temporarily closing a road in Lehigh Acres.
Collier moves forward with $20M land purchase for conservation, affordable housing Two weeks after rejecting a $23 million price tag for the Williams Reserve property, Collier County commissioners unanimously agreed to move forward May 28 when the seller accepted its $20.77 million offer.
Grounding Spot mental fitness clinic opens at Coconut Point in Estero Grounding Spot took the space previously used by Our Yoga Place at 8002 Mediterranean Drive, adjacent to Best Buy.
WASHINGTON (AP) Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump’s NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6 President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the former president’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
PUNTA GORDA Duo arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with children Two people have been arrested after allegations of sexual misconduct with children and neglect, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
FORT MYERS Large alligator spotted at a Fort Myers apartment complex A large alligator has been spotted wandering underneath cars in the parking lot of the Renaissance Persevere Way Apartments.
National home builder brings 2 developments in Punta Gorda The 36-unit Seahaven townhomes, located along West Marion Avenue in the Punta Gorda Isles section, consist of units with three levels, all with private elevators.
Real Seafood restaurant closes in North Naples, relocating to Estero After operating for 20 years in North Naples, The Real Seafood Co. restaurant is packing up and moving to Coconut Point in Estero. Its last day in North Naples was May 25.
FORT MYERS Man accused of stealing 10 cell phones from Dollar General in Fort Myers Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a man who allegedly burglarized a Fort Myers business and stole 10 cell phones.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man accused of raping teen being held without bond The Cape Coral man who allegedly told a teenage girl to get into his van and then raped her is being held without bond.
Matlacha Man accused of killing 80-year-old woman at That BBQ Place pleads not guilty The man who allegedly killed an older woman at That BBQ while driving under the influence in Matlacha appeared in court on Tuesday.
the associated press At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park closes for Hurricane Restoration Project Caxambas Park on Marco Island closed on Tuesday for its Hurricane Restoration Project.
FORT MYERS NAACP to hold news conference regarding mental health concerns The NAACP and Project Justice are set to hold a news conference discussing mental health concerns following the December shooting of Christopher Jordan.
LEHIGH ACRES 2 ejected from motorcycle following crash in Lehigh Acres; both in critical condition A crash involving a motorcycle and a car hospitalized two people with critical injuries while temporarily closing a road in Lehigh Acres.
(CNN) A young mother who died in a house fire is being called a hero because she managed to save her newborn daughter’s life, authorities said Friday. Shelby Carter, 21, apparently strapped her baby into a car seat, broke a second-floor window and dropped the child to the ground below, said Ed Foglesonger, chief of the volunteer fire department in Wyoming, Illinois. “I guess it’s the motherly instinct to take care of their young,” he told CNN. “We’re all wondering why she didn’t go out after the baby.” Firefighters found Carter’s body in a room on the second floor. An autopsy showed she died of smoke inhalation, the Peoria Journal Star reported. “The house was engulfed in flames,” Stark County Sheriff Steve Sloan said in a statement. Carter “was a hero as she put her baby into a car seat and dropped the baby to the ground.” A woman called 911 on Monday morning and said she was inside a burning house and having trouble breathing, Foglesonger said. She didn’t mention a baby, he said. When firefighters arrived, they moved a pile of discarded carpet on the ground so they could climb a ladder to a second-floor window, he said. That caused a car seat to roll toward the house. They looked inside the car seat and found Keana Davis. Firefighters rushed the baby to a nearby hospital. She was released and is now being cared for by relatives, Foglesonger said. Carter and the baby lived in the house with her mother and fiancé, Foglesonger said, but only Carter and the baby were home when the fire broke out in the living room downstairs. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The death was a gut punch for the town of about 1,500 people southwest of Chicago, where everybody seems to know each other. For instance, Foglesonger said Carter’s father works “works with me every day” at a company that makes boilers and water heaters. “Words can not express the way we truly feel,” the fire department said in a Facebook post. Carter celebrated her birthday the day before her death. She graduated from the local high school in 2014, worked as a nail technician and was studying to become a pharmacy technician, her obituary said. “She was making her mark in town,” Mayor Pat Maher said. “She was very upbeat, always smiling.” A GoFundMe page had raised more than $23,000 as of Friday evening to help the family.