Opening day draws fans nationwide for Boston Red Sox game

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FORT MYERS, Fla. Fans from far and wide traveled for Thursday’s Boston Red Sox spring training opener against the Northeastern University Huskies.

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COLLIER COUNTY

Deadly crash near Naples Manor Saturday evening

A deadly crash happened in Collier County Saturday evening. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Tamiami Trail East off Barefoot Williams Road just outside of Naples Manor. It’s unclear how many people died in the crash. After the crash, there was a complete roadblock in the westbound lanes on Tamiami Trl. East. […]

CAPE CORAL

Firefighter jumps in Cape Coral canal, breaks car window, saving drowning victim in submerged car

A firefighter breaks a car window and pulls a driver out of a car after crashing into a canal in Cape Coral Saturday morning. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, Battalion 3, Engine 5, Rescue 5, and Engine 4 all went to NE 9th Avenue and NE 12 Street in response to a car […]

NAPLES

Second annual GLSEN Youth Pride Conference in Naples

Saturday is the second annual Youth Pride Conference, created by and for LGBTQ youth as a chance to explore LGBTQ-related issues they experience daily. The conference was met with pushback in 2022 when it debuted. And in 2023, they saw the same resistance. Despite this, those attending are excited to get together for the conference. […]

Partly cloudy skies with a few inland showers for your Saturday

High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies.

NORTH FORT MYERS

North Fort Myers brush fire sparked by tree on power lines

A brush fire torched Ian-toppled trees in North Fort Myers on Friday afternoon, making it tough for fire crews to battle the flames.

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LEE COUNTY

Home opener for the Boston Red Sox Spring Training

It was a day of firsts at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers on Sunday afternoon. It was the first home game for the Boston Red Sox, the first normal Spring Training season in years without COVID-19 restrictions, but also the first visit to JetBlue Park for Paul Gonsalves and his family. “I’ve been a lifelong […]

SOUTH FORT MYERS

Red Sox play first exhibition game of 2023 Spring Training

On Friday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will officially return to the field for their first exhibition game of 2023 Spring Training at JetBlue Park in south Fort Myers.

FORT MYERS

Boston Red Sox hire new GM of Fenway South complex

The Boston Red Sox hired a new general manager to oversee the year-round presence of the Fenway South sports complex, which for six weeks each year serves as the team’s spring training home off Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers. Shawn Smith, most recently a business consultant to the team, spent nine years working for late […]

FORT MYERS

SWFL baseball fans live out MLB dreams at Red Sox Fantasy Camp

Ever wonder what it would be like to play for a Major League baseball team? Boston Red Sox fans flocked to Southwest Florida in January to live out that dream at the team’s annual fantasy camp. More than 250 campers from all over—all across the US and even from Canada—joined in throughout three camps […]

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Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office works to build connections in the community

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was building a connection between the men and women sworn to protect the community, all while having a good time. That was the purpose of the first Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Expo event Friday afternoon at the Port Charlotte Town Center Mall. Families came out and got to meet deputies […]