AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. The victory arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White […]

‘I knew I got hit:’ Victim recounts being shot during Cape Coral shooting spree

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The first thing Richard Huwiler saw Monday morning was the man who shot him less than 24 hours before. Huwiler was one of five people shot Sunday evening during a shooting spree in Cape Coral that left two people dead and three others injured. The shooter was then killed by police. Investigators identified Christopher […]

Person of interest in Diana Alvarez case faces child pornography charge

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Jorge Guerrero-Torres, who was at the center of an Amber Alert for Diana Alvarez, faced a federal judge on Monday for a child pornography charge. Federal prosecutors allege multiple images of child pornography were found on a phone belonging to Guerrero-Torres. Authorities have not said if the pictures are of Alvarez, 9, who remains missing. […]

Green Carpet Hope Gala This Weekend

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- You can help one family in their mission to raise $1 million for Mitochondrial Disease research by attending this weekend’s Green Carpet Hope Gala. The event will be at Lexington County Club on Saturday, June 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7. Tickets are $45 for adults […]

Person of interest in Diana Alvarez case brought to Lee County

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The man at the center of an Amber Alert for Diana Alvarez has been transferred to the Lee County jail, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning. Jorge Guerrero, 28, was taken into custody early Saturday morning in Okeechobee County. But Alvarez, 9, remains missing. Family members have said Alvarez was very attached to […]

Colin leaves impacts on SWFL after overnight landfall in north Florida

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Colin, the earliest third tropical storm to form in the Atlantic basin, moved over Florida quickly, lost momentum then became a post-tropical cyclone late Tuesday morning. Post Tropical Colin was centered just southeast of the coast of North Carolina at 5 p.m. on Tuesday after making landfall at the Big Bend around 10 p.m. Monday. But that’s not […]

Army officer from DC wins Miss USA beauty pageant

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. “As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as men. As a commander […]