Derrick Shaw

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A receipt from a local restaurant sparked questions for one Southwest Florida resident. Lisa Pompei came across a photo on Facebook of a receipt from the Golden Corral on 410 Andalusia Blvd. and noticed an extra 14 cents were added for “local/city fees.” “I just thought it was wrong, I thought they were taking advantage of […]

FORT MYERS SHORES, Fla. The pastor of Grace United Methodist Church is frustrated and pleading for answers amid repeated break-ins.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. “Sheer madness” and “daily chaos.” That’s how driver Cari Jones describes a roundabout at Old 41 Road and Terry Street, where arrows on Old 41 appear to point in the wrong direction. “It’s scary how consistent the confusion is at this intersection,” she said. Traffic is supposed to flow to the right […]

SANIBEL, Fla. Cloudy water spotted off the Sanibel coast doesn’t pose a danger to humans, but many are still asking what it is. Watch the video to find out.

GATEWAY, Fla. A Southwest Florida pit bull named Abigail will compete against dogs from across the country for the American Humane Hero Dog Award. Abigail was rescued in 2016 from suspected dogfighting in Miami, where she sustained injuries to her face and ear. It’s believed Abigail was used as dog bait. Abigail recovered from surgeries and was adopted […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A woman who killed a prosecutor in Charlotte County won’t be getting out of prison early. Bonnie Kelly, 64, was denied an early release Wednesday from the life sentence she’s serving for the 1982 killing of assistant state attorney Eugene “Gene” Berry. Kelly, the wife of a man Berry prosecuted in a […]

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) A student’s backpack that smelled like marijuana led police in Florida to his house, where they found a small grow house run by his parents. Now, 41-year-old Rolando Naranjo and 33-year-old Betsy Espinoza are in jail, charged with multiple drug and child neglect charges. The Miami Herald reports a Palm Springs Middle […]

WASHINGTON (AP) Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump’s pacing, hovering demeanor onstage during an October 2016 presidential debate made her so uncomfortable “my skin crawled.” She says in her upcoming book that Trump shadowed her so closely she had to resist shouting out, “Back up you creep, get away from me.” The Democratic presidential nominee recounts […]

NAPLES, Fla. It’s the kind of mystery you might see in a movie. Personal photos were found inside three jars discovered in about 12 feet of water by the Naples Pier. The photos were rolled up, tied together with string and suspended in a gooey brown liquid. Volunteers came about the jars during the annual pier […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 50-year-old man accused of being a mechanic impersonator was arrested Saturday, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Brian Charles Battaglia, of Fort Myers Beach, would allegedly approach a potential victim in a parking lot and tell them there was brake fluid on the ground under their car, police said. Battaglia identified himself as […]