Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A serious crash at the intersection of Estero Parkway and Monte Grande Boulevard has completely shut down Estero Parkway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No further information was immediately available.

Washington (CNN) — Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Saturday it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states, joining with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in Wisconsin. But, in a post on Medium, Marc Elias, the campaign’s counsel, said the […]

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) – While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a 5-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officers over for Thanksgiving dinner. Monica Webster of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office tells the News Herald that with all the bad calls they receive every day, this was a happy […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A new report suggests a “sophisticated” Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the presidential election. The Washington Post, citing a yet-to-be published report from independent researchers, said the goal was to punish Hillary Clinton, help Donald Trump, and undermine faith in American democracy. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump’s investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president. Concern about Trump’s possible conflicts comes amid protests that unfold daily along the proposed pipeline route. The […]

ATLANTA (AP) – Donald Trump’s disavowal this week of white supremacists who have cheered his election as president hasn’t quieted concerns about the movement’s impact on his White House or whether more acts of hate will be carried out in his name. Members of the self-declared “alt-right” have exulted over the Nov. 8 results with […]

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say they’re investigating a shooting at Coral Square Mall in suburban Fort Lauderdale. Local news outlets are reporting that one person is dead and another injured following the Saturday morning shooting. The mall went on lockdown around 10:30 a.m. and it had reopened by around 11:05 a.m. Coral Springs […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Manatees are moving inland, away from Florida’s coast, as temperatures drop around the state. The News-Press reports that water temperatures recently plummeted to 68 degrees, which causes manatees to start their annual migration from the coastal bays and Gulf of Mexico to the warmer creeks and rivers. Manatees are tropical […]

MIAMI (AP) – Within half an hour of the Cuban government’s official announcement that former President Fidel Castro had died, Miami’s Little Havana teemed with life – and cheers. Thousands of people banged pots with spoons, waved Cuban flags in the air and whooped in jubilation on Calle Ocho – 8th Street, and the heart […]