Your Health Now: What You Need to Know About Atherosclerosis

FORT MYERS, Fla. February is American Heart Month – an annual reminder to all of us to know our risk factors for heart disease and commit to heart-healthy lifestyle changes. A common cause of heart disease, atherosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries due to the buildup of fats and cholesterol that restrict blood flow. […]

Fort Myers, Naples hit record highs

FORT MYERS, Fla. The temperature hit a record 90 degrees Tuesday in Fort Myers, Chief Meteorologist Jim Farrell said. The first 90-degree reading of 2017 tops the previous record of 88, set in 2012. Naples also had a record high of 88 on Tuesday, besting the previous mark of 87 set in 1997. Isolated showers […]

1 killed in Lehigh Acres crash

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. One person died in a crash Monday night near the intersection of Bell Boulevard North and Shadow Lakes Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Nicole Jones, 47, of Lehigh Acres, was driving south on Bell Boulevard North when she traveled off the road and hit a tree, according to the FHP. The […]

North Korean diplomats in Malaysia to seek Kim’s brother’s body

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) A high-level North Korean delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday seeking the body of leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother, the victim of a nerve-agent attack that many suspect the North itself of orchestrating. The body of Kim Jong Nam, killed Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport, is at the […]

Oscar winning ‘Moonlight’ shines on Miami’s Liberty City

MIAMI (AP) Oscar winning film “Moonlight” presents a view of Miami that never shows up in a tourism video. Far from the sun and glamour of South Beach or the artists and hipsters of Wynwood, it shows predominantly black communities, truly known by few outside the people who live there. And it’s recognizably their Miami, […]

Trump looks to refocus his presidency in address to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) With his first address to Congress, President Donald Trump gets an opportunity to refocus his young administration on the economic issues that helped him get elected. His allies hope it will help him move beyond the distractions and self-inflicted wounds that he’s dealt with so far. Trump’s advisers say he will use his […]

3 dead, 2 injured in plane that hits houses in California

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) Three people died and two were injured when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competition crashed into two Southern California homes and sparked a major fire Monday, authorities said. A husband, wife and three teenagers were on the plane that had just taken off from Riverside Municipal Airport at […]

Trump says Oscars focused hard on politics before ‘sad’ end

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is giving Sunday’s Academy Awards two thumbs down, calling the botched ending “sad.” The president said in an interview with Breitbart News on Monday that the Academy Awards “focused so hard on politics that they didn’t get the act together at the end.” Pointing to the flubbed awarding of “Moonlight” […]

AP-NORC Poll: US teens disillusioned, divided by politics

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) In the days after President Donald Trump’s election, thousands of teenagers across the nation walked out of class in protest. Others rallied to his defense. It was an unusual show of political engagement from future voters who may alter America’s political landscape in 2020 – or even in next year’s midterm elections. […]