Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salonWINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
UK foreign secretary downplays EU payment suggestions LONDON (AP) – Britain’s foreign secretary dismissed as “speculation” suggestions that the U.K. would pay for tariff-free trade with the European Union after it leaves the bloc. Boris Johnson’s comments Sunday in an interview with the BBC came after David Davis, the minister in charge of negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU, said the government […]
Fidel Castro’s ashes interred in a private ceremony SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) – A wooden box containing Fidel Castro’s ashes was placed by his brother and successor on Sunday into the side of a granite boulder that has become Cuba’s only official monument to the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of a U.S.-allied Caribbean island and transformed it into a western outpost of […]
1 dead in fatal Lehigh Acres crash, several seriously injured LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The westbound lane of Lee Boulevard reopened early Sunday morning following a multi-vehicle crash near Sunniland and Lee boulevards that left one girl dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Nathalie Peffley, 9, of Lehigh Acres, was taken to the hospital and succumbed to her injuries, the FHP said. Several others were hurt, […]
Jill Stein drops Pennsylvania recount case Washington (CNN) — Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein said Saturday she is dropping her bid for a statewide election recount in Pennsylvania. Citing a major cost placed on voters due to a court ruling that says the voters requesting the recount must pay a $1 million bond, Stein also said she will be making […]
Authorities: Florida man killed himself before deputy fired BRANDON, Fla. (AP) – Authorities in Florida say that a man shot and killed himself in a Wal-Mart parking lot right before a deputy fired at him. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday preliminary results from the medical examiner’s office showed that 28-year-old Paul Mebane “shot himself an instant before the deputy fired.” On […]
Boston Red Sox spring training tickets on sale FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hundreds of baseball fans gathered outside Jet Blue Park Saturday to buy Boston Red Sox spring training tickets after they went on sale. Dedicated baseball fans like Vic Ingram waited in line for hours for the best tickets and said leaving with those tickets makes the waiting worthwhile. “It is so […]
2 arrested in Collier County grand theft auto case SOUTH NAPLES, Fla. — Two suspects were arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly conducting a car burglary spree early Friday morning. Noah Stirn, 21, and Roxana Lopez, 25, both of Naples, were accused of stealing Luis Castillo’s van from his home on Jennings Street while the family was sleeping. Castillo noticed the van was missing when he […]
Collier County shelter hosts 33-hour Adopt-A-Thon NAPLES, Fla. — The Collier County Domestic Animal Services is hosting a 33-hour Adopt-A-Thon on Saturday. The shelter is waiving all adoption fees and donations for the Donation Trust Fund are encouraged. All pets have been neutered and vaccinated. The event lasts from Saturday at 9 a.m. to Sunday at 6 p.m.
1 killed in Cape Coral motorcycle crash CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday morning in the 3300 block of Del Prado Boulevard North. Matthew Stephen Cusson, 28, of Cape Coral, was taken as a trauma-alert to a local hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Witnesses said Cusson was speeding […]
Drug dealer gets 30 years for man’s fatal overdose WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida drug dealer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for selling the prescription pain medication that caused a man’s fatal overdose. A U.S. attorney’s office news release says 25-year-old Christopher Sharod Massena was sentenced Friday. He was convicted in August of supplying drugs that […]