SWFL barbershops, hair salons becoming COVID-19 vaccination sites

Barber shops and hair salons are often popular community gathering spots. That’s why the Biden administration is pushing to make them vaccination sites as well. The goal is to get 70% of Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 by July 4, especially minority communities. And it’s a plan one Fort Myers barbershop owner can get behind. “If […]

Time for teenagers’ 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses

For teens who were vaccinated as soon as shots became available to them, it’s now time for their second dose. Within the Lee Health system, a total of 595 kids between the ages of 12 and 17 have been vaccinated with with the first or second dose; not a huge number, but they expect to […]

Man shot, killed in car in Fort Myers identified

Police are investigating a shooting in Fort Myers after finding a man dead of a gunshot wound in his car Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim in the shooting as 21-year-old Montrell O’Neal, of Fort Myers. The shooting happened just after 12:34 a.m. on Tuesday. Fort Myers police said they were alerted to the shooting […]

Cape Coral police: Man having a medical episode strikes, kills woman in Aldi parking lot

Cape Coral police say they are investigating a deadly crash in an Aldi parking lot. The investigation is at the grocery store at the Northpoint Shopping Center, off Pine Island Road and Chiquita Boulevard South. Master Corporal Philip Mullen, public information officer with the Cape Coral Police Department, said a man was driving in the […]

SWFL police officers and deputies get crisis intervention training from NAMI

Officers and deputies in Southwest Florida are getting crisis intervention training in hopes that they can better de-escalate fraught situations. “Call to call a majority of them are people who are experiencing some sort of crisis,” said Cory Singleton, an officer with the Fort Myers Police Department. Singleton is one of 50 others going through […]

Fort Myers police officers train with virtual reality

New technology is helping officers work under pressure and preparing them for the worst. The effort to better train Fort Myers police officers is putting them right in the middle of a life or death situation – virtually. From the feeling of the gun of the Taser to being able to have a conversation with […]

Hot real estate market making it hard for people to find rentals

A red-hot housing market is forcing people out of their homes as some landlords are selling their valuable rentals. It’s putting renters in a difficult spot and leaving them with nowhere to go. While there are “help wanted” signs everywhere, it’s tough finding one that says “for rent.” People on Facebook say looking for a […]

FGCU student goes after her rapist when police, SAO say they can’t help

A young woman used the pain from the worst night of her life as energy to hold accountable the person she claims is responsible. She did so after the police and the state attorney said they couldn’t help her. Police told her there wasn’t enough evidence, the State Attorney’s Office told her they wouldn’t prosecute, […]

New technology gives nursing home patients care, way to have fun

New virtual therapy technology used inside nursing homes is giving patients the care they need and giving them a way to have fun too. Sally Connelly-Jones is a fighter. A survivor. She suffered a stroke. Beat it. Got COVID-19. Beat that too. What’s next? “I miss shopping,” Connelly said. Jones lives at nursing home Signature […]