Hendry County rolls out cameras for school speed zonesAggressive driving concerns on the rise in Southwest Florida
LABELLE Hendry County rolls out cameras for school speed zones The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office has rolled out a new way of enforcing school zone speed limits by using cameras that will target drivers traveling over a certain speed in a school zone.
Aggressive driving concerns on the rise in Southwest Florida The arrest of a man who, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said, killed a motorcyclist after crashing into him on purpose is raising concerns over aggressive driving in Southwest Florida.
SANIBEL Sanibel School students prepare for community Christmas performance The school that has had to claw and fight its way back more than once to reopen is getting the chance to celebrate.
FORT MYERS Rock For Equality: SWFL music scene to hold benefit concert for Palestine A two-venue, eight-band benefit concert is coming to Southwest Florida.
NAPLES Naples man sentenced in deadly bar shooting A man has been sentenced for a deadly shooting that took place at a Naples bar in March 2021.
New ovarian cancer treatments Ovarian cancer is a problematic disease because of symptoms such as nausea, bloating and diarrhea.
Largest Lee County land deal closes, $100M for 1,745 acres in northwest Cape Coral The most lucrative land deal in Lee County history just closed at a price of $100 million for 1,745 acres in northwest Cape Coral, where building up to 3,500 homes and commercial property to support it has been in the planning stages for almost two years.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Crash between RV and semi temporarily shuts down NB lanes of U.S. 41 in Charlotte A major collision near Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte County temporarily closed all northbound lanes of U.S. 41, according to the Charlotte County Sherriff’s Office.
FORT MYERS Apple AirPods lead LCSO to an arrest; over $100,000 worth of stolen items recovered Through the use of Apple Airpods, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate nearly $100,000 worth of stolen items, leading to an arrest.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral officials approve replacement funding for hurricane-damaged stop signs The Cape Coral City Council has approved funding to replace stop signs damaged during Hurricane Milton, resulting in an emergency purchase.
Holiday events happening in Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is embracing the holiday spirit with a variety of festive events this Christmas season.
Collier man accused of supplying fentanyl-laced pills, enough to kill 531,500 people The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of supplying more than 10,000 fentanyl-laced pills disguised as prescription painkillers.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral council supports construction of I-75 interchange into city The Cape Coral City Council has approved a resolution requesting support from Lee and Charlotte counties to prioritize state and federal funding for the Interstate 75 Interchange at Slater Road.
PUNTA GORDA Crews removing derelict boats from Gilchrist Park Crews are working to remove derelict boats from Gilchrist Park after several of them washed ashore during Hurricane Milton in October.
33rd endangered Florida panther death of 2024; killed by vehicle in Hardee County Another Florida panther has been killed by a vehicle, this time in Hardee County, increasing the death toll of the endangered species to 33 for 2024.
LABELLE Hendry County rolls out cameras for school speed zones The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office has rolled out a new way of enforcing school zone speed limits by using cameras that will target drivers traveling over a certain speed in a school zone.
Aggressive driving concerns on the rise in Southwest Florida The arrest of a man who, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said, killed a motorcyclist after crashing into him on purpose is raising concerns over aggressive driving in Southwest Florida.
SANIBEL Sanibel School students prepare for community Christmas performance The school that has had to claw and fight its way back more than once to reopen is getting the chance to celebrate.
FORT MYERS Rock For Equality: SWFL music scene to hold benefit concert for Palestine A two-venue, eight-band benefit concert is coming to Southwest Florida.
NAPLES Naples man sentenced in deadly bar shooting A man has been sentenced for a deadly shooting that took place at a Naples bar in March 2021.
New ovarian cancer treatments Ovarian cancer is a problematic disease because of symptoms such as nausea, bloating and diarrhea.
Largest Lee County land deal closes, $100M for 1,745 acres in northwest Cape Coral The most lucrative land deal in Lee County history just closed at a price of $100 million for 1,745 acres in northwest Cape Coral, where building up to 3,500 homes and commercial property to support it has been in the planning stages for almost two years.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Crash between RV and semi temporarily shuts down NB lanes of U.S. 41 in Charlotte A major collision near Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte County temporarily closed all northbound lanes of U.S. 41, according to the Charlotte County Sherriff’s Office.
FORT MYERS Apple AirPods lead LCSO to an arrest; over $100,000 worth of stolen items recovered Through the use of Apple Airpods, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate nearly $100,000 worth of stolen items, leading to an arrest.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral officials approve replacement funding for hurricane-damaged stop signs The Cape Coral City Council has approved funding to replace stop signs damaged during Hurricane Milton, resulting in an emergency purchase.
Holiday events happening in Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is embracing the holiday spirit with a variety of festive events this Christmas season.
Collier man accused of supplying fentanyl-laced pills, enough to kill 531,500 people The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of supplying more than 10,000 fentanyl-laced pills disguised as prescription painkillers.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral council supports construction of I-75 interchange into city The Cape Coral City Council has approved a resolution requesting support from Lee and Charlotte counties to prioritize state and federal funding for the Interstate 75 Interchange at Slater Road.
PUNTA GORDA Crews removing derelict boats from Gilchrist Park Crews are working to remove derelict boats from Gilchrist Park after several of them washed ashore during Hurricane Milton in October.
33rd endangered Florida panther death of 2024; killed by vehicle in Hardee County Another Florida panther has been killed by a vehicle, this time in Hardee County, increasing the death toll of the endangered species to 33 for 2024.
Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva DONEFOR, a Fort Myers-based quintet founded by former Florida Gulf Coast University students, is preparing for the performance of a lifetime. Only two years after their inception, they are opening for Sublime, 311 and Goldfinger at Brightside Music Festival in Orlando. The pop-punk metalcore band was formed in 2022 and was founded by Parker Shogren, a former FGCU student and now middle school teacher. He signed up for FGCU’s annual Eagle Radio Music Festival with recorded songs but no band. Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva Wanting to perform, he asked a few of his FGCU friends, and thus, DONEFOR was born. Since then, the band has released an album, “Sleep On It,” and they have garnered 140,000 streams on their hit song, “You’re Welcome,” on Spotify, which Grammy award-winning music engineer Vlado Meller mastered. READ MORE ABOUT DONEFOR: Southwest Florida band DONEFOR celebrates over 100,000 streams on Spotify Their songs have been played on the radio, and the band has consistently performed at local and statewide venues. And now, they have the opportunity of a lifetime. Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva In their early days, they would be thrilled if ten people showed up to one of their shows. Now, they’re on the heels of their biggest performance yet, opening for Sublime. LOCAL MUSIC RELATED: Cape Coral businesses unite, supporting Ollie’s Pub Records and Beer “I don’t think, eight years looking back, I would have ever been able to imagine that we’d be playing on a huge stage with Sublime at a festival,” said Zachary Lulf, DONEFOR’s lead guitarist and Screamo vocalist. DONEFOR had to beat out hundreds of other bands in a competition that also included a social media poll to be one of a handful of bands performing during the music fest. LOCAL MUSIC RELATED: SWFL thrash punk band, Except You, releases EP on exclusive, recycled vinyl “One of the coolest things that we found from this competition is we had people from Indonesia even voting for us and leaving comments, and we didn’t realize our music reached that far, so it was really cool,” Lulf said. Shogren said he grew up listening to the bands he’ll be performing with this weekend. “I grew up teaching people how to surf. Everybody surfed, so we listened to Sublime 311, Goldfinger, Story of the Year, Zebrahead and all these bands every single day,” Shogren said. RELATED: Knockin’ on SWFL’s door: Bob Dylan shines during Fort Myers detour In a way, DONEFOR will be representing Southwest Florida during this monumental moment. “I’m gonna meet all these people. I’m gonna be able to tell my mom that I played a show with all these great bands. It’s just something you can’t make up or really put into words,” Shogren said. We asked the band how they would describe their music to someone who’s never heard of them. They said imagine being at a skate park in 2007 and that pop-punk and metalcore is their bread and butter. The music festival will be this Saturday in Orlando at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. DONEFOR’s performance starts just after noon. Here are the band members: Parker Shogren (Lead vocals, Guitar) Riley Stewart (Co-Lead vocals, Guitar) Zachary Lulf (Guitar, vocals) Leo Cartelli (Bass) Christian Molina (Drums) Click here to learn more about DONEFOR. Find them on social media @donefor_band.