Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s DegreeLCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
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.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
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.
Searches are continuing across two areas of the country for Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie. In Wyoming, crews are looking for Petito. Meanwhile, in Sarasota County, Florida, the search is on for Laundrie. A renewed search for Brian Laundrie began shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday morning at a nature preserve in Sarasota County. The search has since been suspended for the day. The North Port Police Department, in a tweet, said more than 50 law enforcement officers are once again in the Carlton Reserve searching for Laundrie. Crews spent all of Saturday there, too. The search for Brian Laundrie continues Sunday morning in the Carlton Reserve. A team of more than 50 looking for anything of note after his parents say this is where he went. We continue to corroborate all info in the search for him and Gabby. 1-800-CALL-FBI. pic.twitter.com/20nt70mezz — North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) September 19, 2021 The search through Carlton Reserve for Brian Laundrie has concluded Sunday. As of about 5:40 p.m., North Port Police says nothing was found. Our search of the Carlton has concluded for the evening. Nothing to report. — North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) September 19, 2021 Meanwhile, agents are searching for Laundrie’s fiancee Gabby Petito, who has been considered missing since Sept. 11. The search for Petito is centered at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, which is the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park. The #FBIDenver Field Office and its Wyoming Resident Agencies, in coordination with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Teton County Sheriff's Office & Jackson Police Department, have been conducting ground surveys at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area. pic.twitter.com/95HjWcEuDU — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 FBI Denver confirms they will be giving updates on the search for Gabby Petito at 4 p.m. MDT which is 6 p.m. EDT. The Teton County Coroner says that he was dispatched to Grand Teton National Park to recover a body. Human remains have been found that are consistent with the description of Petito but the body has not been identified and authorities cannot confirm it was Gabby Petito. #UPDATE: #FBIDenver, @NatlParkService & our law enforcement partners will provide an update in the investigation into Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito’s disappearance at 4:00 PM MDT at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park. @GrandTetonNPS pic.twitter.com/hmTxBfxrYo — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 Reports show Grand Teton is where Petito was last seen by her family during a call. They have been unable to communicate with Petito since Aug. 24, except for a text message she sent. Gabby Petito sits in a police vehicle during an investigation into an altercation between her and Brian Laundrie in Moab, Utah. The couple went on a road trip in their converted sleeper van to crisscross the states and visit the nation’s national parks. Gabby & her boyfriend were traveling in a white 2012 Ford Transit van with a variety of stickers on the back with Florida plate QFTG03. The FBI has a Missing Person poster that includes photos of Gabby & her van available for review or download here: https://t.co/FEblNZY2tP. — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 Laundrie returned from the trip to North Port on Sept. 1 in the van the couple shared without Petito and has not spoken to authorities of her whereabouts despite her family’s pleas for information. Laundrie’s family broke their silence to report their son missing on Friday. His family said they believed he was at the Carlton Reserve, an expansive, 24,000-plus acre park that connects to the Myakka Island Wilderness Trial and the Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County. Law enforcement searched for Brian Laundrie at a nature park in Sarasota County on Saturday. (CREDIT: North Port Police Department) North Port Spokesman Josh Taylor said the case remains a missing person’s case, adding that Laundrie is still only a person of interest in Petito’s disappearance and not a suspect. “Brian is a resident of this community; Brian was not a suspect in a crime,” Taylor said on Saturday. “We are not following him everywhere he is going.” The North Port Police Department, which is the lead agency in the case, was focused on putting resources toward finding Petito, Taylor said. North Port Police told WINK News that Brian’s family got his mustang home at some point on Tuesday, the same day he disappeared. “We knew we would deal with Brian eventually but this is certainly a twist,” Taylor said. On Sunday morning, law enforcement was gathering to start the search. A volunteer arrived to block off the entrance to Sarasota nature preserve. Officials and search and rescue teams arrived at 6:30 this morning. FWC is here with ATVs, side by sides as well as North Port PD. K9 search and rescue teams are also here #BrianLaundrie #GabbyPetito #BringGabbyHome pic.twitter.com/mhqOaYdCrp — Andrea G (@andreag_news) September 19, 2021 As Laundrie remains elusive, the question is where does the investigation go. The route to Laundrie’s family home was also being blocked off this morning. Taylor says this entire case is unusual. “There’s been nothing normal about any of this. The circumstances they’re not what people understand and we have laws and how we’re able to act and if we don’t act accordingly potentially some of the evidence that you receive is then thrown out and those that are responsible get off,” said Taylor. Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.