Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla. Heavy rain and storms caused localized flooding in parts of Southwest Florida Saturday, WINK meteorologist Brooke Silverang said. Flood watches are in effect for Lee and Charlotte counties through Sunday evening, the National Weather Service said. Widespread showers with occasional thunderstorms will be possible across the watch area, the National Weather Service said. A […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says the National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in the Cameron Parish town of Hackberry. The tornado hit about 12:25 p.m. Saturday. Edwards says there were no reports of injuries or fatalities but […]

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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 49-year-old man was killed Tuesday night on Bayshore Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Randy Lancaster, of North Fort Myers, was walking across the south shoulder of Bayshore Road when he was hit by a 2002 Lincoln Towncar being driven by John Monforto, 18, of Lehigh Acres, the FHP said. The crash […]

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A Varsity Lakes Middle School student was inappropriately touched Wednesday on a bus on the way home from school, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect sat next to the victim after the victim’s friend got off the bus, according to the report. The suspect began to touch the victim over her […]

CLEWISTON, Fla. A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the death of 17-year-old Jeremy Penton, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said. Damien Claro, who remains at the Hendry County Jail, faces a first-degree murder charge and is being held without bond, deputies said. Penton’s body was found at around 2:39 a.m. Aug. 6 in the Twin […]

WASHINGTON (AP) White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka tells The Associated Press he has resigned from his position. A White House official, however, says Gorka did not resign but “no longer works at the White House.” That official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Gorka is […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Three North Korea short-range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, a temporary blow to Pyongyang’s rapid nuclear and missile expansion, U.S. military officials said. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North’s missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. Homebuyers across the nation are being targeted by an alarming email scam that has the potential to wipe out a victim’s bank account, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If you become a video of this scam call your bank first and then call the FBI.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. At least one person was injured in a shooting Friday afternoon on Lee Boulevard, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened at around 5 p.m. on the 1400 block of Lee Boulevard, deputies said. A man was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The circumstances leading up to the […]