Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies investigating North Fort Myers shootingBishop of the Diocese of Venice releases statement following sexual abuse allegations by SWFL priest
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies investigating North Fort Myers shooting A shooting investigation is underway in North Fort Myers.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Bishop of the Diocese of Venice releases statement following sexual abuse allegations by SWFL priest The Bishop of the Diocese of Venice is speaking out after Charlotte County Reverend Leo Riley was arrested on five counts of sexual battery stemming from his past work as a priest in Iowa.
NEW YORK (AP) Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
FORT MYERS Gone but not forgotten: Traveling Vietnam Memorial pays tribute to veterans A powerful symbol of honor and remembrance is standing proudly here in Southwest Florida. The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is open to the public, a reminder of those we lost who served our country.
LEE COUNTY Two arrested for street racing in Lee County Two people have been arrested for street racing in Lee County according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
CAPE CORAL Boaters with rifles seen in Cape Coral canal On an average day, it’s pretty common to see people fishing or swimming in a canal. One neighbor in Cape Coral saw something unusual in his backyard Friday afternoon.
FORT MYERS Car flips, one sent to hospital after two car crash in Fort Myers A crash involving at least two vehicles sent one person to the hospital.
The Weather Authority: Clouds, sunshine, wind, and the possibility of a brief shower for your Sunday Clouds and occasional sunshine this Sunday. A few brief showers are possible late in the afternoon and this evening.
TALLAHASSEE (CBS) Governor DeSantis signs AI and vape bills Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 28 bills, including a measure requiring disclaimers on certain political ads created using artificial intelligence and a bill about regulation of vape products.
ESTERO Gold Star Golf Tournament honors fallen veteran Behind each putt and swing of a golf club at the Gold Star Golf Tournament is someone who knew John Wirka Junior.
NEW YORK (AP) How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?
FORT MYERS Man wanted for armed robbery at Fort Myers convenience store Crime Stoppers is asking the public for help identifying an armed robber who held up a convenience store Saturday morning.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Rifles, inappropriate texts and Donut shop debacle This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a scary mall trip, an inappropriate coach, and a Dunkin Donuts assault.
The Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday with a nice breeze; fire danger increases Warm temperatures for your Saturday with a nice breeze into the afternoon.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas was surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies investigating North Fort Myers shooting A shooting investigation is underway in North Fort Myers.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Bishop of the Diocese of Venice releases statement following sexual abuse allegations by SWFL priest The Bishop of the Diocese of Venice is speaking out after Charlotte County Reverend Leo Riley was arrested on five counts of sexual battery stemming from his past work as a priest in Iowa.
NEW YORK (AP) Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
FORT MYERS Gone but not forgotten: Traveling Vietnam Memorial pays tribute to veterans A powerful symbol of honor and remembrance is standing proudly here in Southwest Florida. The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is open to the public, a reminder of those we lost who served our country.
LEE COUNTY Two arrested for street racing in Lee County Two people have been arrested for street racing in Lee County according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
CAPE CORAL Boaters with rifles seen in Cape Coral canal On an average day, it’s pretty common to see people fishing or swimming in a canal. One neighbor in Cape Coral saw something unusual in his backyard Friday afternoon.
FORT MYERS Car flips, one sent to hospital after two car crash in Fort Myers A crash involving at least two vehicles sent one person to the hospital.
The Weather Authority: Clouds, sunshine, wind, and the possibility of a brief shower for your Sunday Clouds and occasional sunshine this Sunday. A few brief showers are possible late in the afternoon and this evening.
TALLAHASSEE (CBS) Governor DeSantis signs AI and vape bills Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 28 bills, including a measure requiring disclaimers on certain political ads created using artificial intelligence and a bill about regulation of vape products.
ESTERO Gold Star Golf Tournament honors fallen veteran Behind each putt and swing of a golf club at the Gold Star Golf Tournament is someone who knew John Wirka Junior.
NEW YORK (AP) How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?
FORT MYERS Man wanted for armed robbery at Fort Myers convenience store Crime Stoppers is asking the public for help identifying an armed robber who held up a convenience store Saturday morning.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Rifles, inappropriate texts and Donut shop debacle This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a scary mall trip, an inappropriate coach, and a Dunkin Donuts assault.
The Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday with a nice breeze; fire danger increases Warm temperatures for your Saturday with a nice breeze into the afternoon.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas was surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
Credit: NASA Late last year, Jupiter and Saturn treated skywatchers to a once-in-a-lifetime “great conjunction,” when they were closer in the night sky than they had been since medieval times. And in January, our solar system’s two largest planets were joined by a third — Mercury — forming a rare three-planet conjunction. Now, it’s Earth’s closest cosmic neighbors’ turn. On Monday, July 12, Venus and Mars will align for their own planetary conjunction. Our “sister planet” Venus — the planet with the closest orbit to the orbit of Earth — is sometimes referred to as the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star,” based on whether it is visible around sunrise or sunset. This month, it’s the latter, with the rocky, hellishly hot world appearing low in the West during the half-hour following sunset. All month long, Venus and Mars, Earth’s other neighbor, have been moving closer and closer together. On Monday night, the Evening Star and the red planet will appear in the sky just a finger’s width apart, NASA said. On July 12, Venus and Mars are a mere half-degree apart, or about the width of an index finger at arm’s length.Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH bia CBS News In June, NASA announced two new space missions that will travel to Venus between 2028 and 2030. The upcoming trips will be the first time in 30 years NASA probes have visited the “inferno-like” planet. VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will investigate the planet’s surface and atmosphere, promising to beam back spectacular new images, maps, and other data, in order to uncover why and how Venus became so inhospitable to life. How to watch the conjunction Venus and Mars will appear to nearly overlap in the night sky on the evening of July 12, and still appearing extremely close on July 13, just after sunset. If you hold your hand up to the sky, the planets will appear on either side of your index finger. Mars will appear a half degree below Venus, with the pair only be about 4 degrees above the west-northwestern horizon as twilight ends at 9:44 p.m. EDT, NASA said. Mars will set first, about 23 minutes later at 10:07 p.m. ET. According to EarthSky, Venus will appear extremely bright in the night sky, about 200 times brighter than Mars, which will still be easily spottable with its signature reddish tint. A telescope or binoculars will aid with visibility, but both planets will be clear to the naked eye once the sun is low enough in the sky. Venus and Mars appear closer each night leading up to July 12, when they’re at their closest.Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH via CBS News Timeanddate is tracking the planets’ movements and visibility, which should be better than normal provided skies are clear and you have an unobstructed view of the horizon. It will be several years before Venus and Mars align again, so make sure to look up! You can look for the planetary alignment together with a slim crescent moon, just 10% illuminated, allowing for even clearer visibility of the celestial phenomenon. Following the conjunction, Venus will continue moving further left each night, away from Mars and toward the bright star Regulus. Also occurring sometime late Monday night into Tuesday morning, a near-Earth asteroid, named 2019 AT6, will pass by Earth. Measuring between 26 to 59 feet across, it will pass Earth at 11,500 miles per hour, expected to come as close as 883,930 miles, or about 3.7 lunar distances.