ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
Gonzaga players celebrate after the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against South Carolina, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. Gonzaga won 77-73. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Gonzaga watched big man Przemek Karnowski fall to the floor in a heap and holding his eye as he headed to the locker room. The Zags saw a 14-point lead evaporate in a South Carolina flurry and traded punches with the Gamecocks over the tense closing minutes. Gonzaga absorbed the blows, counterpunched and now has another game to play, this one for the national championship. The Zags face North Carolina on Monday night. Led by the poise of point guard Nigel Williams-Goss and freshman center Zach Collins, Gonzaga turned its first trip to the Final Four into one big Zag party after beating South Carolina 77-73 on Saturday. “We said all year that we’re a tight group,” Williams-Goss said. “We said we’re brothers and we stick together and it shows. Coach always says we can’t just talk the talk, we had to walk the walk. And when things got tough we banded together and pulled through.” The big knock on Gonzaga in the past was its inability to handle adversity. The Zags were remarkably consistent, making 19 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament, yet could never get past that Final Four roadblock. Gonzaga broke through that with a hard-fought win over West Virginia in the Sweet 16 and a blowout over Xavier in the Elite Eight. Their Final Four jinx over, the Zags headed back to Arizona, where they burst onto the national consciousness with an Elite Eight run in 1999. Waiting for them were fiery Frank Martin and the big-game Gamecocks — and they took them head on for a tense 40 minutes. “I was just really, really proud of our guys, our late-game execution,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “I think that’s been a topic of speculation, because we haven’t really had many close games. But we practiced it a lot. And I mean, the guys executed it perfectly, especially down the last four minutes.” Gonzaga looked as if it was going to run away from South Carolina, as it had in the previous round against Xavier. Instead, the Zags (37-1) had another “rock fight,” as Few called the West Virginia game, against the just-as-physical South Carolina. Williams-Goss was the catalyst early, pulling up for jumpers, hitting 3s, setting up teammates for easy baskets. He kept it going as Gonzaga pushed a nine-point halftime lead to 14 midway through the second half. The West Coast Conference player of the year, Williams-Goss finished with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, with six assists and five rebounds. “I think the respect thing has to go out the window,” he said. “You have 37 wins in a college season, I mean that’s just unbelievable.” Karnowski went down late in the first half after being swiped across the right eye by South Carolina’s Chris Silva. He told trainers he couldn’t clear his vision in his right eye and headed to the locker room, his status unknown to the Zags. Collins picked up the slack while Karnowski was out and again down the stretch after South Carolina keyed on Williams-Goss, scoring inside, swatting away shots on defense. The athletic 7-footer hit a 3-pointer to stop South Carolina’s big run and finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots. “I just had to use my length, my hands and stuff to get blocks and help our team to win,” Collins said. Another criticism of Gonzaga in the past was its defense. The Zags could always score, but stopping teams on the big stage of the NCAA Tournament had always been a sore spot, ending their season before they could get to the final weekend. Gonzaga was not very good defensively in the first half in the eyes of their coach, despite holding South Carolina to 13-of-35 shooting. The Zags were sharp early in the second half, only to watch the Gamecocks rev up their comeback machine. South Carolina made 9 of 13 shots during a four-minute stretch, reeling off 16 straight points to take a 67-65 lead. The Zags tightened back up when they needed to, closing out South Carolina behind a defense that was No. 1 in adjusted efficiency during the regular season.. Gonzaga also closed in around South Carolina star Sindarius Thornwell, frustrating the NCAA Tournament’s leading scorer all game. The Zags started with Jordan Mathews on Thornwell and switched to Johnathan Williams, who used his four-inch height advantage to deny Thornwell the ball and contest his shots. Thornwell, who was averaging 26 points per game, missed practice Thursday due to an illness and missed eight of his 12 shots on Saturday, finishing with 15 points — 11 under his scoring average in the tournament. “Sometimes our defense, it has kind of a cumulative effect on you,” Few said. So did all those years of trying to get here.