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Charlotte County official’s usage of racial slur prompts calls for resignation Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen Deutsch is under scrutiny after a complaint surfaced last week alleging he used the N-word during a work meeting.
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Elevate Florida program to help homeowners strengthen properties against storms The Florida Dept. of Emergency Management announced the launch of its new “Elevate Florida” residential mitigation program.
Planning and Zoning Board approves proposed West County area development Homebuilder Maronda Homes received approval Feb. 10 from the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board to amend a previously approved development on 1,174 acres in the area of South Gulf Cove.
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CCSO works with ICE to catch suspects in Southwest Florida State lawmakers are working on a new immigration bill. Here in Southwest Florida, one county has been following strict guidelines on illegal immigration for quite some time.
Burn ban in effect for Collier County The Board of County Commissioners has authorized a burn ban in Collier County.
FGCU FGCU’s Zavian McLean shares student athlete experience with podcast FGCU men’s basketball guard Zavian McLean shares what its like to be a Division I student athlete in his podcast “Truey Talks.”
Locals react to egg price increase Egg prices continue to soar. In fact, prices have gone up about 37% from where they were just one year ago, and the pricing and supply issues have started to impact Southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS BEACH Trump’s executive order on straws stirs debate in Fort Myers Beach President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to bring back plastic straws, reversing a previous plan to reduce plastic reliance in the federal government.
Charlotte County official’s usage of racial slur prompts calls for resignation Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen Deutsch is under scrutiny after a complaint surfaced last week alleging he used the N-word during a work meeting.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral woman finds hope with new ALS drug A breakthrough discovery of a drug offers new hope for patients with a genetic form of the disease.
Elevate Florida program to help homeowners strengthen properties against storms The Florida Dept. of Emergency Management announced the launch of its new “Elevate Florida” residential mitigation program.
Planning and Zoning Board approves proposed West County area development Homebuilder Maronda Homes received approval Feb. 10 from the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board to amend a previously approved development on 1,174 acres in the area of South Gulf Cove.
LEHIGH ACRES 3 charged for major theft organization targeting luxury vehicles Three men, one from Lehigh Acres, has been charged for their role in a major theft organization targeting luxury vehicles.
port charlotte Man arrested for DUI after slamming into Port Charlotte home’s garage The North Port Police Department has arrested a man accused of DUI and crashing into a Port Charlotte home’s garage.
CAPE CORAL New information on nurse accused of starving premature baby New information has been released about what happened behind closed doors when a nurse allegedly starved a premature baby.
BONITA SPRINGS World’s largest bounce castle to spring into Bonita Springs The Big Bounce America, the world’s largest inflatable bounce castle is set to appear in Bonita Springs.
palmdale Gatorama owner bitten during alligator feeding show Gatorama owner Allen Register was sent to hospital after being bitten by an alligator during a feeding show.
CAPE CORAL Man accused of Cape Coral DUI accident with serious injuries A man has been arrested after allegedly causing an accident with injuries while driving under the influence in Cape Coral.
Lani Kai on Fort Myers Beach. Credit: WINK News. A woman has filed a lawsuit against Lani Kai Island Resort on Fort Myers Beach after she says she was sexually assaulted on its property in March and claims the lack of security contributed to it. This comes a day after a Lani Kai consultant met with Fort Myers Beach Town Council to discuss the amount of times deputies go there. The consultant argued the number of calls sending deputies to the property are not as bad as council believed. The woman’s lawyer, attorney Terry Cramer, wants to see more cameras and better lighting at Lani Kai and more control over who can access the property. He also wants to see even more security and training. He says if all that had been in place in March, his client would not have been sexually assaulted and battered on the Lani Kai’s property. “What you will see with Lani Kai is that they have an abnormal number of calls of service to law enforcement,” Cramer said. “And what is the concerning factor is the majority of them are concerned with violent crimes.” Cramer’s client is one of the victims of those violent crimes. He says the victim was sexually assaulted and battered by one or two men she did not know. A report filed with Lee County Sheriff’s Office says it happened in a seating area near the edge of the Lani Lai’s property March 10. “We believe that this wouldn’t have happened except for the fact that they didn’t have certain security measures in place to either prevent this from happening or if it was happening to stop it from happening,” Cramer said. So Cramer’s client is suing the hotel for more than $30,000. Cramer wants safety measures at Lani Kai to be increased. “Whether it’s a bodies of security guards or it’s cameras, you have to be able to cover your property,” Cramer said. “And if you can’t, you’re going to have situations like this, and they’re going to keep occurring.” We reached out to the Lani Kai, and it told us the hotel has not been served with anything regarding the lawsuit, so it does not have a comment at this time. Cramer told us me the hotel should be served sometime in the coming weeks. No arrests have been made in the sexual assault case.