Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMissing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office: Parent brings weapon to Lehigh Acres school According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, there is probable cause to believe a woman unintentionally brought a firearm to school.
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office: Parent brings weapon to Lehigh Acres school According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, there is probable cause to believe a woman unintentionally brought a firearm to school.
DeLAND, Fla. (WKMG) Deputies stumbled upon two people passed out on opiates Tuesday morning with an infant in the back seat of their vehicle at a DeLand Circle K, officials with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said they noticed the car at 3:14 a.m. in the East New York Avenue Circle K parking lot because the driver’s door was open. In the body camera video released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office a man and a woman are shown unconscious inside their car. The windows are fogged up in the video, which deputies said was because the car had been sitting for an extended amount of time. “There’s a baby in there,” one deputy says in the video. The baby, estimated to be 8 months old was a sleep in the back seat, according to deputies. Deputies said the child was sweating profusely and that when the baby woke up, it was clear the baby had not had a diaper change or food in a while. “The diaper had been leaking for an extended period, which was evident by the infant car seat also being saturated with fluids from the baby’s diaper,” deputies wrote in the arrest report. The man, later identified at Sean Gannon, 33, woke up, after a deputy knocked on the vehicle, and was able to answer some questions. When she came to, the woman, Kimberly Mccaffrey, 34, was confused and didn’t know where she was, deputies said. A bag that tested positive for opiates was found in the woman’s pocket, and a spent syringe was found with Gannon. The syringe also tested positive for opiates. Deputies said track marks on Gannon indicated intravenous drug use. Gannon told deputies he drove to the gas station to get coffee for Mccaffrey to help her wake up. Mccaffrey, the baby’s mother, is charged with child neglect and possession of opiates. Gannon is charged with driving with a suspended license and drug possession. Both were booked into the Volusia County Jail. Deputies contacted Mccaffrey’s mother who said “she has been down this road with Kimberly too many times,” and refused to take custody of the child. The child was placed into the care of the Florida Department of Children and Families. “The opioid epidemic touches innocent lives every day,” a post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page reads. Opioid crisis tapping out Volusia, Flagler resources Last year, authorities said they found a couple in a similar situation on New Year’s Eve in Volusia County. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper found Daniel Kelsey, 32, and Healther Kelsey, 30 dead of a fentanyl overdose along I-4, with their three young children inside the car. The three children inside this vehicle, now ages 5, 2 and 1, live with Heather’s father, Mike Belisle and his wife in the Panhandle. In 2017, 29 people have died from overdoses in incorporated Volusia County, which does not including cities like Deltona or Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood. Earlier this year the only licensed addiction treatment facility in Volusia and Flagler counties, the Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Health facility, donated enough of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan to equip every deputy in Volusia County with Narcan. Chitwood estimates if overdoses continue at the current rate his deputies will likely save nearly 1,000 people in 2017 from overdosing using Narcan to bring them back from death.