Derrick Shaw

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Two legal organizations say health insurer Aetna revealed the HIV status of patients in several states by mailing envelopes with a large, clear window that showed information on purchasing HIV prescriptions. The Legal Action Center and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania say some patients’ relatives and neighbors learned of their HIV status […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash is causing delays on the westbound on-ramp to the Cape Coral Bridge. The wreck took place at around 7:30 a.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The bridge connects College Parkway in south Fort Myers to Cape Coral Parkway in Cape Coral. Heavier traffic is heading eastbound as part of […]

NEW YORK (AP) It’s not just about Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The national soul-searching over whether to take down monuments to the Confederacy’s demigods has extended to other historical figures accused of wrongdoing, including Christopher Columbus (brutality toward native Americans), the man for whom Boston’s Faneuil Hall is named (slave trader) and former […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A local Meals on Wheels program is competing with charities across the country for a $25,000 grant. Community Cooperative of Lee County is soliciting votes from the public in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist contest. The top 40 among the 200 programs in the running will receive grants. The money would go toward […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash blocked northbound Interstate 75 for more than an hour Friday morning at the bridge crossing the Caloosahatchee River, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck took place around 5:16 a.m., and the road was clear by 7 a.m., according to the FHP. It involved a pickup truck and a Ford […]

HOUSTON (AP) Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S. drivers could soon see the impact at the gas pump. Some refineries are expected to shut down until the storm passes, possibly disrupting gasoline supplies. Wholesale gasoline futures rose Thursday 5 cents, or 3 percent, to $1.66 per […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the Category 4 hurricane made landfall about 10 p.m. […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. Scattered rain and storms associated with a tropical wave pose a threat for localized flooding across Southwest Florida on Friday. Flood watches are in effect for Lee and Charlotte counties until 8 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said. A flood watch is in effect until Saturday morning for Glades, Hendry and Collier […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. Bob Wagner, a former Bonita Springs council member, is asking the Lee County Parks & Recreation advisory board to implement a consistent dogs on the beach policy. The volunteer advisory board is scheduled to vote at 10 a.m. on Aug. 31 at Lee County Manatee Park on 10901 Palm Beach Blvd. The advisory board’s […]