Slowdowns reported due to ongoing overnight work on Caloosahatchee Bridge SBHot with near-record highs expected for your Tuesday afternoon
Slowdowns reported due to ongoing overnight work on Caloosahatchee Bridge SB The southbound lanes of the Caloosahatchee Bridge are experiencing slowdowns due to overnight construction, causing traffic delays.
The Weather Authority Hot with near-record highs expected for your Tuesday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking near-record-high temperatures along with drier conditions on this Tuesday.
FORT MYERS SHORES FEMA’s impact on homeowners on Fort Myers Shores A teacher in Fort Myers Shores worries she could lose it all because of FEMA.
Florida leaders rally as Marco Rubio’s Secretary of State role looks likely From representing Florida in the U.S. Senate to representing America on the world stage.
FORT MYERS Security concerns continue at Downtown Fort Myers apartment complex Apartments trashed and a lack of security to stop it. People who live at West End City Walk in downtown Fort Myers say this has been their reality in recent weeks.
Veterans Day 5K shuts down Midpoint Bridge The Midpoint Bridge is closed as we honor our veterans one step at a time, with the Veterans Day 5K, hosted by the Fort Myers YMCA.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte JROTC honor veterans at pinning ceremony On Monday, veterans at Truewood by Merrill were honored by Port Charlotte High School’s JROTC cadets.
FORT MYERS Field of flags ceremony honors veterans This Veterans Day, the community at Pelican Preserve is coming together for the sixth year in a row to honor our veterans with a field of flags and a special ceremony.
FEMA faces scrutiny after message sent to skip homees with Trump signs FEMA is facing accusations of bias as a message sent by an employee emerged telling them to skip Trump supporter homes following a hurricane.
Amendments 2 and 5 passed. What’s the impact? Of the six state amendments on this year’s ballot in Florida, only two made it out alive. Amendments two and five crossed the required 60% threshold.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral CBD Shop hit by vandals twice in 1 week Surveillance cameras captured someone breaking in through the glass door at the Superior Hemp Dispensary in downtown Cape Coral on Saturday.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County veteran and wife conned out of savings A veteran and his wife have been conned out of their retirement savings.
CAPE CORAL Cape neighbors frustrated by clean up wait A Cape Coral yard used to be green and brimming with life, but hurricane debris sitting there for so long left the spot lifeless.
GAINESVILLE Todd Golden coaching Gators despite sexual harassment investigation Florida Gators men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden still with the team despite sexual harassment and stalking investigation.
Miracle Moment: Ring that bell When two girls battled and won against leukemia, their families and care team planned some big celebrations.
Slowdowns reported due to ongoing overnight work on Caloosahatchee Bridge SB The southbound lanes of the Caloosahatchee Bridge are experiencing slowdowns due to overnight construction, causing traffic delays.
The Weather Authority Hot with near-record highs expected for your Tuesday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking near-record-high temperatures along with drier conditions on this Tuesday.
FORT MYERS SHORES FEMA’s impact on homeowners on Fort Myers Shores A teacher in Fort Myers Shores worries she could lose it all because of FEMA.
Florida leaders rally as Marco Rubio’s Secretary of State role looks likely From representing Florida in the U.S. Senate to representing America on the world stage.
FORT MYERS Security concerns continue at Downtown Fort Myers apartment complex Apartments trashed and a lack of security to stop it. People who live at West End City Walk in downtown Fort Myers say this has been their reality in recent weeks.
Veterans Day 5K shuts down Midpoint Bridge The Midpoint Bridge is closed as we honor our veterans one step at a time, with the Veterans Day 5K, hosted by the Fort Myers YMCA.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte JROTC honor veterans at pinning ceremony On Monday, veterans at Truewood by Merrill were honored by Port Charlotte High School’s JROTC cadets.
FORT MYERS Field of flags ceremony honors veterans This Veterans Day, the community at Pelican Preserve is coming together for the sixth year in a row to honor our veterans with a field of flags and a special ceremony.
FEMA faces scrutiny after message sent to skip homees with Trump signs FEMA is facing accusations of bias as a message sent by an employee emerged telling them to skip Trump supporter homes following a hurricane.
Amendments 2 and 5 passed. What’s the impact? Of the six state amendments on this year’s ballot in Florida, only two made it out alive. Amendments two and five crossed the required 60% threshold.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral CBD Shop hit by vandals twice in 1 week Surveillance cameras captured someone breaking in through the glass door at the Superior Hemp Dispensary in downtown Cape Coral on Saturday.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County veteran and wife conned out of savings A veteran and his wife have been conned out of their retirement savings.
CAPE CORAL Cape neighbors frustrated by clean up wait A Cape Coral yard used to be green and brimming with life, but hurricane debris sitting there for so long left the spot lifeless.
GAINESVILLE Todd Golden coaching Gators despite sexual harassment investigation Florida Gators men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden still with the team despite sexual harassment and stalking investigation.
Miracle Moment: Ring that bell When two girls battled and won against leukemia, their families and care team planned some big celebrations.
Credit: WINK News. Plans to build 100,000 homes in part of eastern Collier County are being met with opposition. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is fighting to protect the area’s wetlands and wildlife habitat and want a say in new rules to manage the growth in this section of the county. “Some of what’s happening in Collier County is happening very quickly,” said Jeff Jirschele, a resident of eastern Collier. Thousands of homes are planned on 300 square miles of mainly undeveloped land in part of the 185,000 acres known as the Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA). “The conservancy is very concerned that the RLSA is not protective, especially when you’re looking at the endangered Florida panther,” Jirschele said. “New science has come out since 2002, and there are unintended consequences of the program that were simply not known when it was adopted two decades ago,” said Nicole Johnson, the director of environmental policy for the conservancy. There’s talk of pausing construction, an idea Commissioner Bill McDaniel doesn’t like. The project falls within his district. “It needs to be an ongoing process,” McDaniel said. The conservancy feels it might help taxpayers in the future. “We do believe it could be a good way for Collier County to really take a look at how development is being proposed,” Johnson said. The Conversancy of Southwest Florida said that if the RSLA downsizes plans for its development footprint, it will reduce costs for new roads, maintenance, utilities and emergency services. A public hearing to discuss changes for this area of eastern Collier County’s growth is set for Thursday at 9 a.m. “Progress is progress,” Jirschele said. “It could be done in a good way, it could be done in poor way. I’m in favor of thinking through it.”