2 injured, 1 dead in shooting near Gulf Coast Town Center

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two people were injured and one person killed in a shooting near the Gulf Coast Town Center early Saturday morning, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Marcus Hood, 28, died at the hospital, deputies said. His death is being investigated as a homicide, according to LCSO. Deputies are at multiple locations […]

Fidel Castro dead at 90

HAVANA (AP) – Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at […]

Naples police officer shoots man at Cove Inn

NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples Police Department officer shot a man while responding to a call at Cove Inn on Naples Bay, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. The FDLE has opened an investigation into what took place at the downtown resort hotel on 900 Broad Ave S. The man who was shot was […]

SWFL shoppers brave crowds for Black Friday

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Shoppers swarmed the Miromar Outlets and other Southwest Florida retail hubs Friday in search of holiday bargains. Even people who said they’d already done their shopping online came out for Black Friday to spend time with family members or just for the fun of looking. But it’s those very shoppers retailers […]

1 killed as shed ignites in North Fort Myers

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A shed caught fire behind a home on the 1700 block St. Clair Avenue East, leaving one person dead, a state fire marshal said. The fire started just before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. A tree was also partially burned before firefighters were able to put out the blaze. The cause is […]

Students complained about erratic driving before Chattanooga wreck

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver’s behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children. Police have charged driver Johnthony Walker with vehicular homicide after the Chattanooga crash. Federal authorities said Walker was driving off the designated bus route when he […]

With recounts looming, Trump adds new administration picks

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwestern battlegrounds that could complicate Trump’s push for national unity. Stein, who earned little more than 1 percent of the national vote, was expected to […]

Football player with Down syndrome scores 65-yard touchdown

AUDUBON, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey high school senior football player with Down syndrome went on the run of his life to score a touchdown on Thanksgiving Day. Audubon High School’s Michael Arechavala scored a 65-yard touchdown on an untimed play at the start of a game against Haddon Township High School. Audubon coach […]