Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commencesLee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach
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.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for December 11, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Second leading cause of chest pain The leading cause of cardiac chest pain is coronary artery disease, which affects over 18 million adults in the United States.
Vicky Bakery opens 26th location, first in Fort Myers A Fort Myers location just opened at 4429 Cleveland Ave., at El Dorado Plaza, just east of the Ginza sushi restaurant.
WINK News’ Matt Devitt, officials address resident flooding concerns In a slide presentation, WINK News Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt showed surrounding coastal counties have the sensors that are installed and monitored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
FORT MYERS RSW offering remote parking for the holidays Southwest Florida International Airport, RSW, is offering passengers RSWRemote, a reserved holiday parking option.
Lee County man found guilty of manslaughter A 47-year-old man from Lee County has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his neighbor multiple times in 2022.
SNIP Collier volunteer traps her 1000th feral cat A Spay and Neuter Initiative Program has reached a milestone as a Collier County volunteer has captured 1,000 feral cats.
SAINT JAMES CITY Saint James City man sentenced to 5 years for possessing child sexual abuse material A St. James City man has been sentenced to five years for possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
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.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for December 11, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Second leading cause of chest pain The leading cause of cardiac chest pain is coronary artery disease, which affects over 18 million adults in the United States.
Vicky Bakery opens 26th location, first in Fort Myers A Fort Myers location just opened at 4429 Cleveland Ave., at El Dorado Plaza, just east of the Ginza sushi restaurant.
WINK News’ Matt Devitt, officials address resident flooding concerns In a slide presentation, WINK News Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt showed surrounding coastal counties have the sensors that are installed and monitored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
FORT MYERS RSW offering remote parking for the holidays Southwest Florida International Airport, RSW, is offering passengers RSWRemote, a reserved holiday parking option.
Lee County man found guilty of manslaughter A 47-year-old man from Lee County has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his neighbor multiple times in 2022.
SNIP Collier volunteer traps her 1000th feral cat A Spay and Neuter Initiative Program has reached a milestone as a Collier County volunteer has captured 1,000 feral cats.
SAINT JAMES CITY Saint James City man sentenced to 5 years for possessing child sexual abuse material A St. James City man has been sentenced to five years for possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
FILE – Notre Dame Stadium is shown during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Michigan State in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. What is most commonly referred to as major college football (aka NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision or FBS) is compromised of 130 teams and 10 conferences. Seventy-seven of those teams are scheduled to play throughout the fall, starting at various times in September. The other 53, including the entire Big Ten and Pac-12, have postponed their seasons and are hoping to make them up later. That means no No. 2 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 9 Oregon and six other teams that were ranked in the preseason AP Top 25. The networks that televise college football are adjusting to a smaller inventory of games because many conferences won’t be playing this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. They also know there’s no guarantee all the games still on the schedule will be played. Cases of COVID-19 have spiked on many college campuses, and conferences continue to formulate testing protocols for players and coaches. Ilan Ben-Hanan, who oversees ESPN’s four college networks, said broadcasters will need to be flexible about postponements, cancellations and other changes for the foreseeable future. “We’ve had day-to-day and hour-to-hour discussions with conference partners. It is really just a matter of being responsive and solution-oriented. It is up to the leagues and they will do what is best,” he said. “We are a media partner. It is up to the schools and the conference if they want to stage events. “We’re excited for it to get going and will keep our fingers crossed.” Tag Garson, a senior vice president at Wasserman Sports, said the biggest storyline going into the season isn’t about any team or player. “With all the twists and turns, the season itself is the story. My primary hope is we can go through it without any issues,” he said. “What is distributed is likely to change from week to week.” Some other news about how the networks are handling college football this season: ESPN ROLLS WITH ACC, SEC With the Southeastern and Atlantic Coast conferences electing to play this fall, ESPN is able to fill most of its Saturday windows and has enough inventory to disperse to ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and the conference networks. The only window that ESPN is still trying to figure out is late Saturday, since the Pac-12 is not playing. BYU might be a possibility if ESPN wanted a live late Saturday game, but its matchups are not appealing. “There are less games overall but we are in good shape for the most part,” said Ben-Hanan, who oversees ACC Network, ESPNU, Longhorn Network and SEC Network. Ben-Hanan said discussions are ongoing about how the bowl schedule might look as well as any possible adjustments to the College Football Playoff. TIGERS AND TIDE CBS has stuck to a reliable formula for picking its SEC game of the week — make sure either LSU or Alabama is one of the teams. CBS has selected games for six of the first eight weeks and only one of them doesn’t feature the Tigers or Crimson Tide. Each school will have at least three appearances, including Nov. 14 when they play each other. FOX SCRAMBLING With the Big Ten and Pac-12 not playing this fall, Fox’s Saturday “Big Noon Kickoff” could be renamed “Big 12 Kickoff” since all of the network’s announced games so far are from the Big 12. Fox has the first pick of Big 12 games this year until the conference reverts to ESPN in 2021. If Fox was hoping to fill spots from the Group of Five conferences that haven’t postponed their games, the network is out of luck. The American Athletic and Sun Belt conferences have deals with ESPN while Conference USA’s is with CBS. LUCK OF THE IRISH Notre Dame becoming a full member of ACC football for at least this season is an unexpected benefit for NBC, which is marking 30 seasons of televising Fighting Irish home games. NBC gets an Oct. 10 game against Florida State as well as Dec. 5 against Syracuse. The marquee game on the Irish schedule even before the pandemic was Clemson coming to Notre Dame Stadium.