Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash blocked northbound traffic on McGregor Boulevard at Colonial Boulevard on Thursday afternoon. It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved, but a white sedan sustained heavy front-end damage. No further information was immediately available.

LADY LAKE, Fla. (AP) A Florida woman told police officers to take her to jail after they stopped her on suspicion of driving under the influence while taking her daughter home from school. Lady Lake police tell WKMG TV in Orlando that multiple people called 911 Tuesday afternoon to report a vehicle swerving and driving […]

NAPLES, Fla. More than two dozen dogs that were living in over-run and under-equipped facilities in Puerto Rico are now safe at the Humane Society of Naples. An organization called Operation Grey Muzzle flew a total of 200 dogs to the U.S., with 27 coming to Naples and the rest going to North Carolina. Watch […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) A fired dishwasher shot a chef and was holding a “small number” of people hostage at a crowded restaurant in a tourist-heavy area of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, authorities and one of the restaurant’s owners said. Hostage negotiators were trying to talk to the man inside Virginia’s, Charleston Mayor John […]

SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 13-year-old boy accused of bringing a gun to Gateway Charter High School was arrested Wednesday, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest log. A gun and five rounds in a magazine were found in the student’s backpack, charter school officials said. The student was caught smoking marijuana and the […]

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. Crashes and heavy rain caused delays on northbound Interstate 75 late Thursday morning. One lane was blocked at the site of a crash on mile marker 127, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation cameras. Two other crashes took place at mile markers 126 and 125, the […]

NAPLES, Fla. Southbound Collier Boulevard is closed at Grand Lely Drive because of a crash, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. At least one person was hurt, the sheriff’s office also said. The wreck took place at 10:37 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Drivers can access U.S. 41 via Rattlesnake Hammock Road.

FORT MYERS, Fla. Southbound Summerlin Road reopened shortly after noon Thursday, about two and a half hours after it closed because of a crash. Two people were seriously hurt, police said. The wreck happened around 9:31 a.m. on Summerlin Road near Hawks Landing Drive, south of Boy Scout Drive, according to police. The circumstances leading up […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A U.S. Army veteran now has a place he can call home. Building Homes for Heroes provided Staff Sergeant Adel Brito Jr. with a mortgage-free home. The unveiling took place at 11 a.m. at the house on Southeast Third Street. For more information, visit the organization’s website.