‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd
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PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
Turning business travel into a vacation Would work travel seem a little easier if you could turn it into a vacation? Two professors say they have proof that would help business travel.
The future of biometrics: Safer security or new AI risks? In 2021, the Transportation Service Agency (TSA) launched its new touchless identity solution in the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport.
CAPE CORAL Pelican Elementary resource officer saves infant A school resource officer at Pelican Elementary saved an infants’ life at a traffic stop in Cape Coral.
FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
COLLIER COUNTY Seacrest hoops player hits a full court buzzer beater Seacrest Country Day School boys basketball player Hayden Fuller hits full court buzzer beater against Aubrey Rogers.
NAPLES Cutting-edge ACL surgery reducing reinjury risk by 80% Known for its game-changing orthopedic repair options, Naples-based Arthrex has done it again.
NAPLES MacStrength FL offers sport and lifestyle training for young athletes In 2025, MacStrength FL is swinging for success with their current players and for a wider reach in its community.
You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office celebrated 100 years of service on Monday in Everglades City, which is home to the county’s first courthouse. Sheriff Kevin Rambosk believes it’s an honor and a privilege to protect the people of Collier County and paid tribute to the first sheriff to do so one hundred years ago. In 1923, Everglades City was rugged and wild but not lawless, thanks to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the first sheriff, William Riley Maynard. Sheriff William Riley Maynard. (Credit: Collier County Sheriff’s Office) “I think he was what we would call today a true renaissance man,” said Wayne Maynard, Sheriff Maynard’s grandson. “It had to be quite an adventure to come here and be the first sheriff at that time and deal with that environment and all the characters that were out at the time,” said Ryan Maynard, Sheriff Maynard’s great-grandson. Wayne and Ryan Maynard are proud to wear their family name. “He pretty much covered the grounds,” said Wayne. The family says Sheriff Maynard poured his blood, sweat, and tears into maintaining law and order with the help of just one sworn deputy, who happened to be Maynard’s wife, Deputy Sheriff Blanche Maynard. “One of his big accomplishments was through his wife. Blanche. Who, in his absence, went out and re-captured three criminals that escaped from the jail in Everglades City with my father on her hip. And tracking down these criminals. One of which was a murderer. And bringing them all back to justice,” said Wayne Maynard. The first Collier County Sheriff’s Office. (Credit: Collier County Sheriff’s Office) “It all started with Sheriff Maynard,” said Sheriff Rambosk. The humble beggings with the original sheriff’s office and jail in Everglades City started with three people. One hundred years later, there are 1,300 deputies, all following Maynard’s path of good work and great service for the people. “It’s a lot to follow up. Right. So certainly, whenever you see everything that he did, you think about, OK, what mark am I going to leave? But I think the one thing that certainly seems to be president is he was a really great family, man. And so I want to try to do the same thing,” said Ryan Maynard. “There are a number of things that will continue to keep us to be successful. That is the proper recruitment of proper training and a philosophy of service to others before self, which makes the difference here in Collier County,” said Rambosk. The current Collier County sheriff remembered and recognized the sacrifices that the very first sheriff of Collier County made. “You had men and women from that era who actually changed and set forth a path for law enforcement in Collier County to become one of the best in the nation,” said Rambosk. Wayne and Ryan said they’ll push Sheriff Maynard’s legacy forward the best way they know how by doing good work and serving others. Sheriff Rambosk said there have only been seven sheriffs in one hundred years. He said it’s important to know that each one of them contributed significantly to making what he calls the most professional law enforcement agency in the nation.