Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhoodWarm afternoon with stray showers possible inland
CAPE CORAL Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhood The Cape Coral Police Department is responding to a scene located at Southwest 45th Street and Pelican Boulevard.
The Weather Authority Warm afternoon with stray showers possible inland The Weather Authority is tracking a warmer Wednesday afternoon with a chance for stray showers, primarily inland.
SANIBEL Lee County parents push for clarity on school reopenings post-Milton Parents are demanding answers from the Lee County School District. It’s still not clear when students will return to Sanibel School or Fort Myers Beach Elementary after facing Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after hours long standoff in Cape Coral A man is in custody following an hours-long stand-off with Cape Coral police.
SANIBEL Sanibel school parents seek timeline on school reopening A school board meeting to discuss damage at the barrier islands’ schools took place on Tuesday in Lee County.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island police chief gets no confidence vote from union Marco Island Police Chief Tracy Frazzano has received a vote of no confidence from the police union.
Nonprofit organization tests water quality in Charlotte County One local non-profit is working to keep track of Charlotte County’s water quality.
SANIBEL Building Resilience: How Sanibel businesses recover from hurricanes Operating in Sanibel is difficult enough; however, when mother nature interferes, recovering can become a monumental feat.
FORT MYERS BEACH Getting the help you need from FEMA Jeff Keenan has been out of his condo on Fort Myers Beach since Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS Cold Case Solved: Man sentenced for 2004 murder of Lee County man A family is now able to have closure after a cold case was solved 20 years after it happened.
MATLACHA The Blue Dog Bar and Grill reopens on Matlacha The Blue Dog Bar and Grill on Matlacha has reopened after being damaged by two back-to-back Hurricanes.
SWFL homeowners investing in water filtration systems After hurricanes Helene and Milton, many homeowners are turning to the trend of adding water filtration systems to protect their plumbing and improve their water quality.
GROVE CITY Boat stuck in Grove City backyard after Hurricane Milton One Charlotte County community is still picking up from Hurricane Milton. The Grove City community is just south of McCall Road.
FGCU FGCU basketball player helps treat others during Peru mission trip FGCU power forward Michael Duax went to Peru on a mission trip in the offseason to help give medical care to those in the country.
WINK NEWS Collier County Public Schools mourns death of student According to the letter, a number of resources will be offered to students in the affected school.
CAPE CORAL Heavy police presence reported in Cape Coral neighborhood The Cape Coral Police Department is responding to a scene located at Southwest 45th Street and Pelican Boulevard.
The Weather Authority Warm afternoon with stray showers possible inland The Weather Authority is tracking a warmer Wednesday afternoon with a chance for stray showers, primarily inland.
SANIBEL Lee County parents push for clarity on school reopenings post-Milton Parents are demanding answers from the Lee County School District. It’s still not clear when students will return to Sanibel School or Fort Myers Beach Elementary after facing Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after hours long standoff in Cape Coral A man is in custody following an hours-long stand-off with Cape Coral police.
SANIBEL Sanibel school parents seek timeline on school reopening A school board meeting to discuss damage at the barrier islands’ schools took place on Tuesday in Lee County.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island police chief gets no confidence vote from union Marco Island Police Chief Tracy Frazzano has received a vote of no confidence from the police union.
Nonprofit organization tests water quality in Charlotte County One local non-profit is working to keep track of Charlotte County’s water quality.
SANIBEL Building Resilience: How Sanibel businesses recover from hurricanes Operating in Sanibel is difficult enough; however, when mother nature interferes, recovering can become a monumental feat.
FORT MYERS BEACH Getting the help you need from FEMA Jeff Keenan has been out of his condo on Fort Myers Beach since Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS Cold Case Solved: Man sentenced for 2004 murder of Lee County man A family is now able to have closure after a cold case was solved 20 years after it happened.
MATLACHA The Blue Dog Bar and Grill reopens on Matlacha The Blue Dog Bar and Grill on Matlacha has reopened after being damaged by two back-to-back Hurricanes.
SWFL homeowners investing in water filtration systems After hurricanes Helene and Milton, many homeowners are turning to the trend of adding water filtration systems to protect their plumbing and improve their water quality.
GROVE CITY Boat stuck in Grove City backyard after Hurricane Milton One Charlotte County community is still picking up from Hurricane Milton. The Grove City community is just south of McCall Road.
FGCU FGCU basketball player helps treat others during Peru mission trip FGCU power forward Michael Duax went to Peru on a mission trip in the offseason to help give medical care to those in the country.
WINK NEWS Collier County Public Schools mourns death of student According to the letter, a number of resources will be offered to students in the affected school.
MGN NEW YORK (AP) Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a stunning move into brick-and-mortar retail that sets the stage for more radical store experimentation and intensified competition with grocery rivals. The deal unites the online juggernaut with the grocery store chain that fell behind as the organic and natural foods it helped popularize expanded to more locations and shoppers found “good enough” alternatives. Amazon already offers grocery-delivery services in five markets, but the Whole Foods purchase would let it expand to many more. Amazon also offers grocery shipments elsewhere, but that’s tough with perishable foods. The deal has the possibility to be “transformative,” Moody’s lead retail analyst Charlie O’Shea said in a note, “not just for food retail, but for retail in general.” The “implications ripple far beyond the food segment, where dominant players like Walmart, Kroger, Costco, and Target now have to look over their shoulders at the Amazon train coming down the tracks,” O’Shea said. The deal comes a month after Whole Foods announced a board shake-up and cost-cutting plan amid falling sales and pressure from activist investor Jana Partners. It also had been facing increased pressure from rivals offering more organic options. Amazon, meanwhile, has been expanding its reach in goods, services, and entertainment. It’s also been testing automation technology at a Seattle convenience store that’s currently open only to Amazon employees. The store uses sensors to track items as shoppers put them into baskets or return them to the shelf. The shopper’s Amazon account gets automatically charged. Amazon could cut costs if the technology gets good enough to deploy at Whole Foods locations. Whole Foods will keep operating stores under its name. Whole Foods, founded in 1978, has struggled to differentiate itself as competitors and has cited pressure from restaurant chains, meal-delivery companies and traditional supermarkets. Its stock peaked in 2013 at $65.24. And the key measure that retailers look at to gauge their health, revenue at stores open more than a year, has fallen for seven quarters in a row. That’s frustrated investors saddled with a drop of nearly 43 percent from the start of 2014 through Thursday, while the rest of the stock market marched 32 percent higher to record heights. The investment firm Jana Partners said in April that it had built up an ownership stake in Whole Foods because it saw ways to address its “chronic underperformance for shareholders.” Jana had pushed to shake up Whole Foods’ board of directors, among other changes. Pressure from activist investors got so high that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey told Texas Monthly magazine recently that “they’re greedy bastards, and they’re putting a bunch of propaganda out there, trying to destroy my reputation and the reputation of Whole Foods, because it’s in their self-interest to do so.” Mackey will stay as CEO, and the headquarters will stay in Austin, Texas. The deal is expected to close later this year.