Cincinnati firefighters dance on FMB for good cause

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. As spring break gets underway at the beach, firefighters from Cincinnati raise funds to benefit the Araba Shriners of Fort Myers. With the exception of Saturday, these firefighters will hold performances daily at 1:30 p.m. until March 15 at the Lani Kai Island Resort on 1400 Estero Blvd.

97-year-old twins who died together remembered as inspiring

BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) The family of 97-year-old twin sisters who died in freezing temperatures after falling outside one of their homes says the two lived with charm, grace, kindness and style. Police say Jean Young Haley and Martha Young Williams died after they fell outside Haley’s house in Barrington on Friday and became stranded in […]

Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers hold debate

LONDON (AP) British lawmakers focused on footwear Monday, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of a corporate dress code. Members of Parliament were to debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay […]

Collier wildfire burns through the night

NAPLES, Fla.  Firefighters expect to spend the night battling a wildfire near Picayune Strand State Forest. Four spot fires were quickly suppressed Monday evening after they crossed Collier Boulevard, which remained closed Monday night from Davis Boulevard to Rattlesnake Hammock Road. “No timetable at this time on Collier Blvd/951 reopening,” Collier County Emergency Management said […]

Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier

NEW YORK (AP) Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak, and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius are being quarantined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 73,500 chickens were destroyed and will not enter the food system. The highly pathogenic H7 avian […]

Third victim identified in deadly Sarasota County crash

NORTH PORT, Fla. Three people died in a crash Sunday morning on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 177, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Eric Shawback, 51, of Haines City, was killed, according to the FHP. Fort Myers residents Nate Perkins, 23, and Johneisha Gadson, 22, also perished in Sunday’s crash. Sharnice Brown, 23, of […]

Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision. The justices said Monday they have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives high school senior Gavin Grimm the right to use the boys’ bathroom in his Virginia school. The case had been scheduled […]