LCSO: Lehigh Acres shooting investigation underwayRock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine
lehigh acres LCSO: Lehigh Acres shooting investigation underway The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
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 Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
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.
lehigh acres LCSO: Lehigh Acres shooting investigation underway The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
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 Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
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.
NCAA March Madness. (Credit: CBS News) The last time an NCAA Tournament was played, the University of Virginia Cavaliers cut down the net in Minneapolis to celebrate its first men’s basketball championship. That was in 2019. Fast forward to 2021, where organizers are making sure 2020’s busted brackets stay a thing of the past. The COVID-19 pandemic created some of its own March madness last year when it forced the tournament to be canceled for the first time in its 82-year history. But the arena lights are back on this Thursday and organizers with the NCAA Tournament have taken unprecedented steps to ensure the tournament is pandemic proof. Sixty-eight teams earn a spot in the tournament every year. This year, to play, all teams and traveling parties must test negative for seven straight days before “the big dance” begins. The rule has affected one powerhouse team: Duke University. On Thursday, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that the Blue Devils are out of the tournament due to one of their staff members testing positive for the coronavirus. This ended Duke’s impressive streak of 24 consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Dana O’Neil, a senior writer covering college basketball for The Athletic, told “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Dana Jacobson that this tournament will look and feel completely different. “Yeah, your movement is pretty limited and they did say that, you know, once the first weekend is over and you’ve gone from 68 teams to 16, it gets a little bit better,” O’Neil said. “But there’s not, ‘Go for a walk outside on the canal and enjoy walking around Indy.’ That’s just not a thing, they are not allowed. They don’t want coaches even to go for a jog.” Teams will be assigned their own floors at hotels and even their elevator trips will be coordinated. “But to get from your hotel floor down to the lobby to go wherever you have to go, they are literally calling the elevators up. So, ‘Hey Baylor, it’s your turn to go to practice,'” O’Neil said. In past years, venues were selected to host the tournament games nationwide. All of this year’s games will be held across six sites in Indiana, including four within the city of Indianapolis. The final four and national championship will be played in Lucas Oil Stadium. The city has hosted significant events in the past, which O’Neil said makes it easier to plan this year’s unprecedented tournament. “Indianapolis is set up as a convention city and, as such, everything downtown from the hotel to the Convention Center to even Lucas Oil Stadium are attached by skywalks,” she said.” So you don’t even have to go outside, which helps in this circumstance get players from A to B to C to D, so they can get from the hotel to a practice.” A limited number of spectators will be allowed into each venue, but they’ll have to leave between games to allow staff to clean the arenas. Spectators will have places to go in the meantime. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced that the city would loosen restrictions on bars and restaurants, allowing them to remain open until 2 a.m. But campus watch parties will have to be held strictly outside and crowd sizes will be limited and capped. Millions of Americans are expected to watch the games from inside their living rooms.