Push for more guardrails reaches state legislators

NAPLES, Fla.- A new bill in Tallahassee could require guardrails to go up across the state on roads near canals and retention ponds, in an effort to prevent cars from hitting the water after a crash. North Collier firefighters responded to a crash last August in Collier County, where a car flipped over into a canal off of Airport-Pulling […]

Hertz celebrates Estero HQ opening with visit from Gov. Scott

ESTERO, Fla.- Rental car giant Hertz is looking to hire dozens of people to fill its brand new, $150 million global headquarters that just opened in Estero. From a gym, to the courtyard and cafeteria, the new Hertz Global headquarters campus sitting on nearly 20 acres has a lot to offer. Equipped with solar panels and other […]

Film academy announced reforms to diversify

The film academy is pledging to double the number of female and minority members by 2020, and will immediately diversify its leadership by adding three new seats to its board of governors. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes Friday, following a weeklong storm of criticism and calls for an Oscar boycott after academy […]

Charlotte Co. Boys & Girls Club founder arrested for theft

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- The founder of the Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County is facing prison time after being accused of theft and racketeering. Those who have worked closely with 52-year-old Mitchell Brooks are shocked to hear he’s suspected of stealing nearly $1.5 million from the National Plasterers Council. “I was surprised, really, that he’s capable of doing something, […]

North Korea arrests US student, cites ‘hostile act’

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea on Friday announced the arrest of a university student from Ohio for what it called a “hostile act” orchestrated by the American government to undermine the authoritarian nation. In language that mirrors past North Korean claims of outside conspiracies, Pyongyang’s state media said the University of Virginia student, […]

Lowering speed limits back on Cape council agenda

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- The City of Cape Coral is still weighing the option of lowering speed limits in residential neighborhoods from 30 to 25 mph. City leaders will pick up the discussion once again at Monday’s council meeting, after months of traffic studies and revisions to the plan. Under the new plan, more than two dozen streets that serve as […]