Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla. Hurricane Gert continued moving in the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Gert is moving north at 12 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is about 450 miles west of Bermuda and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Hurricane #Gert Advisory 10: Gert Expected […]

DENVER (AP) Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift had been groped by a radio station host before a concert in Denver, the singer-songwriter turned to one of her closest allies – her mother – and later said she hoped the verdict would inspire other victims of sexual assault. Swift hugged her crying mother […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. Tropical Storm Gert was upgraded to a hurricane Monday night. The system is centered 445 miles west of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said. It had sustained winds of 75 mph and was moving north at 8 mph. It’s expected to arc out to sea and will not pose a threat to […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A Fort Myers-based company is creating bulletproof vests for dogs in police K-9 units across the country and giving them out for free. The company, Survival Armor, is working with a Massachusetts nonprofit called Vested Interest In K9s to offer nearly 200 bulletproof vests this summer. Several will end up with agencies in […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A highly sensitive court document related to a Lee County child abuse case was made publicly available online for several hours last month. The information released on the Lee County Clerk of Court website contained graphic details that only a judge and those involved in the case were supposed to see — […]

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) Even as he seeks Beijing’s help on North Korea, President Donald Trump is poised to seek a trade investigation of China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property. Trump signed an executive order Monday asking his trade office to consider the probe. In the midst of a 17-day vacation, […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A teen on LSD was arrested Sunday night after he was held at gunpoint by a man whose home he tried to break into, Cape Coral police said. Tuan Nguyen, 18, of the 1300 block of Northeast 19th Avenue, resisted officers’ attempts to handcuff him and was “drive-stunned” with a Taser before […]

SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Juan Anzualdo searched through the rubble Monday after a fire ravaged his house to find his wife’s wedding ring. He found it, but estimates place the amount of the damage sustained in the blaze at $500,000, the South Trail Fire & Rescue District said. Anzualdo and two firefighters were injured in the Sunday […]

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. City Council unanimously agreed to move forward with a plan to ban plastic straws on the island at a public hearing Monday morning. The ban will apply for island bars restaurants hotels, bars, gas stations, and visiting tourists. The fines range from $100 to $500 per straw. The plan would allow […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Crews on Monday were removing one Confederate statue in a Florida city and authorities said someone had splashed red paint around a Confederate memorial park in another city. Sounds of a jackhammer echoed in downtown Gainesville as workers tore out the foundation of the statue known as “Old Joe” after local authorities […]