Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for PalestineWarm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
NORTH NAPLES Grant Thornton Invitational returns to Tiburon Golf Club Stars on the PGA and LPGA Tours are back in Southwest Florida for the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club.
FORT MYERS Black Flag brings classic punk energy to The Ranch in Fort Myers Legendary punk band Black Flag made their mark in Southwest Florida during the Fort Myers stop of their “First Four Years” tour.
Charlotte Technical College breaks ground on aviation facility The Charlotte County School District is flying high and keeping its “Space Academy” designation with a new aviation training facility for students.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested in connection with Cape Coral home invasion The Cape Coral Police Department has announced the arrest of one of three men suspected in a home invasion that took place earlier this month.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral residents react to $100M North Cape land deal The city of Cape Coral is seeing two projects that will change the city. One is called one of the most lucrative deals in county history.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral planning a new interchange with I-75 The city of Cape Coral is in the early stages of planning a new interchange with I-75, an idea that has been discussed for more than a decade.
Tracking invasive species after hurricanes Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t just bring wind and rain, they brought new threats to southwest Florida’s ecosystem.
PUNTA GORDA Woman in Punta Gorda shooting charged with 2nd degree murder A woman in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda has been charged with 2nd-degree murder.
Lee County mother continuing fight to get children a bus stop The school district already told her she lives too close to the school to qualify for a bus route but she has not given up.
NORTH NAPLES Grant Thornton Invitational returns to Tiburon Golf Club Stars on the PGA and LPGA Tours are back in Southwest Florida for the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club.
FORT MYERS Black Flag brings classic punk energy to The Ranch in Fort Myers Legendary punk band Black Flag made their mark in Southwest Florida during the Fort Myers stop of their “First Four Years” tour.
Charlotte Technical College breaks ground on aviation facility The Charlotte County School District is flying high and keeping its “Space Academy” designation with a new aviation training facility for students.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested in connection with Cape Coral home invasion The Cape Coral Police Department has announced the arrest of one of three men suspected in a home invasion that took place earlier this month.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral residents react to $100M North Cape land deal The city of Cape Coral is seeing two projects that will change the city. One is called one of the most lucrative deals in county history.
Students are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, after a shooter opened fire on the campus. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Just after midnight on Jan. 5, 2018, a person who knew Nikolas Cruz made a call to the FBI. The caller described Cruz’s threats, his love of guns and said she feared he was going to explode. She told the FBI he wanted to kill people. He did just weeks later, confessing to murdering 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and wounding 17 others. The FBI admitted that they failed to properly investigate this tip and earlier this month attorneys involved in the litigation admits that more than a dozen of the Parkland victims and their families, including Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa died in the shooting, have sued the FBI in federal court. The lawsuits were filed earlier this month just prior to the two-year mark since the shooting because of a statute of limitations issue. “My daughter died because (the FBI) didn’t do anything about it,” Alhadeff told CBS 4 News. “Their protocols failed and they should be held accountable.” The tip from January 2018 — just six weeks before the shooting — was detailed. The caller told the FBI that Cruz stockpiled weapons, hurt animals, led them to his social pages and even provided the address and phone number of where Cruz was living. But, according to Afhadeff’s lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida, the FBI call taker ‘consulted with her supervisor and the matter was closed’ without any further action.” Alhadeff’s lawyer, Robert Kelley, wants to know why the FBI did not investigate the tip. “For the past year, they’ve been fighting tooth and nail to keep us from getting that information,” Kelley said. “We will find out.” The FBI apologized publicly days after the tragedy and apologized privately to the victim’s families. “The FBI has determined that protocol was not followed,” then-Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Division Robert Lasky said after the Parkland shooting. “We truly regret any additional pain that this has caused.” The FBI also received a tip prior to the shooting about a comment made by a person named Nikolas Cruz on YouTube saying he was going to be a “professional school shooter.” That tip also went nowhere. CBS 4 News reached out to the FBI on Friday but they declined to comment on pending litigation. The FBI says they have made changes to its handling of calls like this one. They told the MSD Commission, which investigated the shooting that they added staff, increased training and put greater scrutiny and emphasis on calls regarding threats. There are two ongoing lawsuits by Parkland victims against the FBI. In those cases, the FBI is fighting the allegations and asked a judge to dismiss them saying “The United States is not legally responsible for the actions of Nikolas Cruz.” Alhadeff believes they are. “As the FBI, as the United States of America, they had an obligation to make sure that these tips that they thoroughly vetted through these tips and that they did their job and they didn’t do their job,” she said. Kelley says with the FBI’s apology and admission of mistakes, he’s surprised they’re challenging the cases in court. “That’s the shocking part of this,” Kelley said. “It’s just a waste of taxpayer’s money fighting these cases as aggressively as they are. They’ve admitted they’re at fault but they’ve refused to accept any responsibility for what happened.” Alhadeff wants the FBI to own up to its mistakes. “We say see something, say something,” she said. “People said something and the FBI did nothing.”