Cape Coral plans to add more sidewalks

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Major changes are in the works for a bunch of streets in Cape Coral. The city plans to add new sidewalks to more than a dozen busy roadways over the next five years. Jeff Todd lives near the corner of El Dorado Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard. He says the traffic […]

Sportscast, Friday August 7th

See why the Miami Dolphins think their offense is still improving, plus Island Coast has no time to waste, and a Bishop Verot Alum is traded from the Braves to the Indians.

Baby with rare condition receives heart treatment

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A mother who almost lost her baby girl before she was even born is thanking a local doctor. “My hope was just that she was gonna be healthy, that’s all I wanted for her,” said Minda Andrus. That simple wish for now 3-month-old Madison almost didn’t come true when doctors discovered she had a rare […]

Vandalism covered at Marco Island home of dentist

MARCO ISLAND, Fla.- The spray paint that covered the garage door of the Minnesota dentist accused of killing Cecil the lion is no longer there. Earlier this week, Walter Palmer’s vacation home was vandalized with the words “lion killer.” Palmer is at the center of an international poaching scandal. Palmer’s housekeeper spent about six hours in the 90-degree heat […]

FMB business owners optimistic about construction

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- It’s been more than a week since a controversial road construction project has divided Fort Myers Beach. Many residents and business owners have had enough of the traffic jams and delays. But now, many are looking at the project in a whole new light after a meeting was held with county, town and […]

Wife thanks officers for saving husband’s life

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A man who was trapped beneath his own lawn mower underwater is making an incredible recovery. Friday, 54-year-old James Bates’ wife had the opportunity to thank the officers credited with saving his life. It was at the edge of a Cape Coral canal where Dolly Bates thought she had lost the love of her […]

Lee Co. to offer free meals to elementary, middle school students

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The Lee County School District will now serve free breakfast and lunch to even more students this upcoming 2015-2016 school year. Seventy-seven schools in the district will get free meals for every student, no matter what the family income is, thanks to the USDA’s Community Eligibility Program (CEP). “USDA developed this program a few years ago to […]

Kerry links better US-Vietnam ties to rights on anniversary

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday celebrated the 20th anniversary of normalized relations between the United States and Vietnam but said ties would not reach their full potential without improvements in the communist nation’s human rights record. Speaking in Hanoi, Kerry extolled the virtues of reconciling with former enemies […]

Baconfest coming to Cape Coral Saturday, tickets on sale

CAPE CORAL, Fla — On Saturday, August 8, the South Cape Hospitality & En tertainment Association will host the second annual South Cape Baconfest. Join the bars and restaurants of the South Cape for a fun-filled night of food, drinks, and of course, bacon. Travel on a fleet of trolleys as they ride around the South […]

Thailand bans commercial surrogacy for foreign parents

BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand, once a top choice for would-be parents around the world who were seeking a surrogate, has narrowed the choices for people looking to hire a woman to carry a fetus in her womb. It had been one of the handful of Asian countries where commercial surrogacy was not specifically banned. And […]