Cape Coral middle schoolers experience life locked up

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A group of children with the LCSO Cadet program and the Young Gentlemen’s Club of Caloosa Middle School in Cape Coral walked into a jail cell for the first time in their lives on Jan. 7. They weren’t in any trouble, but they were participants in an after school program that teaches students important values like […]

Sanibel making changes to improve traffic congestion

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla.- Sanibel Island is working on a $40,000 solution to traffic congestion, involving the installation of live traffic cameras, signs with wait times, and even carpooling. Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane says traffic was the biggest complaint he received in 2015. “You may be three hours in traffic, an hour and a half coming and an hour and a half going home,” […]

Senate to consider stricter screening for Syrian refugees

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate will consider rigorous new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an election year. Propelled by the Islamic State group’s attacks in Paris, the GOP-backed legislation raced through the House last November with 289 votes. That […]

Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) – The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed. Scientists have long known that more than 90 percent of the heat energy from man-made global warming goes into the world’s oceans instead of the ground. And they’ve seen ocean heat content rise […]

Holloman Air Force Base to shelter immigrant children

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Holloman Air Force Base is set to offer temporary shelter for hundreds of immigrant children from Central America as federal officials prepare for an influx of immigrants expected in the spring and summer of 2016. The Albuquerque Journal reports that (http://bit.ly/1Ss2zHX) Holloman Air Force Base plans to house as many as […]

Sheriff: Ohio police officer found dead; suspect in custody

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A man whose ex-girlfriend reported that he was armed and looking to kill police was in custody on Monday suspected in the death of an officer whose body was found behind the municipal building of a small Ohio town, authorities said. The body of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was found late […]

Morocco arrests Belgian man linked to Paris attackers

RABAT, Morocco (AP) – Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent, saying he is linked to the Islamic State group and had a “direct relationship” to the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris two months ago, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The man had traveled to Syria with one of the […]

Allegiant chief operating officer to step down

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The chief operating officer of Allegiant Air is resigning. KTNV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/238oYOb) that 52-year-old Steve Harfts is leaving after serving in the position for about a year. He first joined Allegiant in December 2014. His resignation follows questions about the airline’s safety record and several incidents involving emergency landings and mechanical […]

Analysis: Iran deals may not herald rapid changes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The lifting of crippling international sanctions linked to Iran’s nuclear program and the flurry of diplomacy that led to the release of Americans held by Tehran suggests a new era could be dawning. But anyone hoping for rapid change is likely to be disappointed. President Hassan Rouhani and his […]

Lawsuit over missed childbirth dismissed

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) – A father who said he was wrongfully detained by police and missed the birth of his child has lost his lawsuit against the City of Fergus Falls and two officers. Otter Tail County District Court Judge Vicki Landwehr has approved a motion by the defendants for a summary judgment and […]