Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico RoadCape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire
FORT MYERS Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico Road According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Alico Road and Wildblue Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire The Boathouse Tiki Bar and Grill went up in flames on Thursday, which also left many of its employees without a job.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred on Bayshore Road and Twin Brooks Road in North Fort Myers that left one dead on Saturday.
the weather authority Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic The Weather Authority is monitoring Hurricane Oscar, which formed in the Atlantic and is moving toward the southeastern Bahamas and eastern Cuba.
NAPLES Collier County man arrested for assault in River Park East A Collier County man was arrested in connection with an assault that occurred in the River Park East community.
PORT CHARLOTTE Volunteers gather to assist in clean-up of church in Charlotte County Charlotte County and its communities were hard hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Peace River Wesleyan Church was no exception.
the weather authority Mild morning temps with breezy conditions in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says temperatures this morning haven’t been as cool as they had been the previous couple of mornings.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
NORTH FORT MYERS Storm recovery supplies handed out to locals in North Fort Myers When gates at the Suncoast Community Center in North Fort Myers opened Friday afternoon, a line stretched across the property.
PUNTA GORDA FEMA assists neighbors with Hurricane Milton recovery in Punta Gorda Help is on the way for those trying to move forward after Hurricane Milton. Fema has opened a disaster recovery center in Charlotte County.
MANASOTA KEY Victims of post-Milton burglaries in Charlotte County speak out Some neighbors in Charlotte County were forced to evacuate for Milton hoping their homes would be salvageable. What they didn’t expect were thieves waiting to take advantage and looting what they had left before they returned.
CAPE CORAL 39th annual Oktoberfest underway in Cape Coral The 39th annual Oktoberfest is underway, and folks are lining up to get inside and enjoy the festivities. This year’s festival has much to offer.
NAPLES Naples International Film Festival returns Lights, camera, action! The annual Naples International Film Festival returns to southwest Florida.
NAPLES Last weekend of “Boo at the Zoo” at Naples Zoo This is your last weekend to check out Boo at the Zoo with the family.
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
FORT MYERS Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico Road According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Alico Road and Wildblue Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire The Boathouse Tiki Bar and Grill went up in flames on Thursday, which also left many of its employees without a job.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred on Bayshore Road and Twin Brooks Road in North Fort Myers that left one dead on Saturday.
the weather authority Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic The Weather Authority is monitoring Hurricane Oscar, which formed in the Atlantic and is moving toward the southeastern Bahamas and eastern Cuba.
NAPLES Collier County man arrested for assault in River Park East A Collier County man was arrested in connection with an assault that occurred in the River Park East community.
PORT CHARLOTTE Volunteers gather to assist in clean-up of church in Charlotte County Charlotte County and its communities were hard hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Peace River Wesleyan Church was no exception.
the weather authority Mild morning temps with breezy conditions in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says temperatures this morning haven’t been as cool as they had been the previous couple of mornings.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
NORTH FORT MYERS Storm recovery supplies handed out to locals in North Fort Myers When gates at the Suncoast Community Center in North Fort Myers opened Friday afternoon, a line stretched across the property.
PUNTA GORDA FEMA assists neighbors with Hurricane Milton recovery in Punta Gorda Help is on the way for those trying to move forward after Hurricane Milton. Fema has opened a disaster recovery center in Charlotte County.
MANASOTA KEY Victims of post-Milton burglaries in Charlotte County speak out Some neighbors in Charlotte County were forced to evacuate for Milton hoping their homes would be salvageable. What they didn’t expect were thieves waiting to take advantage and looting what they had left before they returned.
CAPE CORAL 39th annual Oktoberfest underway in Cape Coral The 39th annual Oktoberfest is underway, and folks are lining up to get inside and enjoy the festivities. This year’s festival has much to offer.
NAPLES Naples International Film Festival returns Lights, camera, action! The annual Naples International Film Festival returns to southwest Florida.
NAPLES Last weekend of “Boo at the Zoo” at Naples Zoo This is your last weekend to check out Boo at the Zoo with the family.
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
As if neighbors in Charlotte County haven’t gone through enough this month, they now have to face another challenge: looters. Some people were forced to evacuate for Milton hoping their homes would be salvageable. What they didn’t expect were thieves waiting to take advantage and looting what they had left before they returned. It’s been a week since Hurricane Milton, and Burton Webb is still digging out his home. The storm took so much from Manasota key, but prowling looters are looking to take more. “It’s a shame if it’s happening, I mean most of us, as you can look around, don’t have anything to steal,” said Webb. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office announced Friday that two men were arrested for burglaries. One from a Port Charlotte storage unit and the other, from a Manasota key home. Nelson J. Saylor and Robert Lamothe. CREDIT: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Though unrelated, the sheriff’s office said both are part of a larger trend: looting in evacuation zones. “You have people that are leaving their homes unsure of what they’re going to come back to. And really, there’s just so much heightened emotion during a hurricane, as it is, and then to come home and find this it’s just, it’s just despicable,” said Gabriella Ruiz, Public Information officer for the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Stealing from people, like Webb, who have just lost everything. “The TV, the couches, the art, the refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, counters, cabinets. 100% gone,” said Webb. “It’s gone. Hundreds of yards away. So there’s really nothing you can do.” “Nothing you can do” and yet, Webb and his neighbors still hammer in signs, tape off homes, and take whatever precautions they can to protect what little they have left and the hidden treasures they find along the way. “This is probably number two of my collection that I’m starting over,” said Karen Webb. Karen Webb holding a shark tooth in the palm of her hand It’s a shark tooth, one of the thousands Webb’s wife lost in the storm, now scattered in the piles of sand that overtook her home. “Glimmer of hope in the midst of the rubble and the destruction,” she said, “They can find more out there, but… this is mine.” A tooth-size beacon of hope proves that even looters can’t take everything of value.