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LEHIGH ACRES Parents want answers after Lehigh Acres school dance incident On Friday, 10 kids and three adults were sent to the hospital because of an irritant released in the school cafeteria during a dance for students and parents/guardians. Parents still want to know who sprayed something in the air at the dance and what the school district is going to do about it. Students returned […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County deputies investigating shooting, armed robbery at North Fort Myers plaza The Lee County Sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting at a North Fort Myers shopping plaza Saturday. According to LCSO, the shooting happened during an armed robbery around 2:30 a.m. at 560 Pine Island Road. Multiple LCSO crime scene vans are in the plaza surrounded with crime tape across from Walmart. LCSO said this is not […]
BONITA SPRINGS Drone school gives high school students future aviation options An innovative program at a Lee County high school teaches students how to operate drones and chances to step into a flight simulator. A group of Bonita High School students is getting a flying start to their careers in a four-year aerospace technology program that starts in the classroom. The students can earn up to […]
FORT MYERS BEACH Murder of a library director leaves his friends, police searching for answers A homeless man stabbed another man outside a Fort Myers Beach library Sunday. He will face a judge Tuesday. In the meantime, those close to the man are searching for a reason for the tragedy. Keri Weeg is among the friends who are only beginning to grapple with the brutal death of the Fort Myers […]
SANIBEL New marine lab expands capabilities to research devastating impacts of algae Setting sail to tackle one of the biggest issues for our state, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge is launching a marine lab to get answers in hopes to end the water quality crisis. A research boat, a new lab, and a high-tech look at our water quality crisis, all launched despite the partial government […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire chief says NFM mulch site “danger to the community,” issues stop work order A stop work order has been issued for the intake of new material at an MW horticulture site in North Fort Myers due to non-compliance with fire code. The site will not be able to bring in new material for their business until the order is lifted. Larry Nisbet, fire chief of Bayshore Fire Protection […]
BONITA SPRINGS Gas station installs chip readers to protect customers from skimmers A Bonita Springs Chevron gas station has technology gas stations across America are rushing to get. When a customer slides a credit or debit card in to fuel up, the pumps will now read the chip, not just the magnetic stripe. “The new chip readers coming out,” said Naples resident Lee Wayne. “Nothing better than […]
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres robbery, sexual assault suspect still on the run It is a constant nightmare for one man – starting on Dec. 17 – as his terror is growing each day as his attacker isn’t caught. “That he’s still out there is really scary because if he did it here, he’s going to continue to do it,” Heatherann Koch said, a Lehigh Acres resident. About 5 a.m. […]
CAPE CORAL Cape charter school sold, leaving parents, students wondering what happens next After much speculation on the future of Unity Charter School of Cape Coral, the school was auctioned off to the highest bidder Wednesday, leaving many families scratching their heads about what happens next. In a nearly $2 million deal, an Illinois-based real-estate investment company bought the location of Unity Charter School of Cape Coral. MORE: Cape […]
Premature baby spends Christmas in the NICU as he fights to live John Walterick and the mother, Kayla McPhail, wait with their premature son in the hospital on Christmas, with hope he will survive. “Until we get those test back, it’s just a big waiting game,” Walterick said. “It’s kind of scary,” McPhail said. “I was hoping he would have to go through this, but we will make […]