After sex assault plea, focus shifts to student’s slaying

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) – Gil Harrington, mother of slain student Morgan Harrington, summed up the state of affairs after Jesse Matthew entered a plea Wednesday in a decade-old sexual assault that has been linked by DNA evidence to two other crimes: “We’re one third of the way there.” Matthew’s surprise Alford plea – a type […]

Arkansas seeking rehearing in 12-week abortion ban case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office is seeking a rehearing before the U.S. appeals court that agreed last month with a lower court that a state law unconstitutionally burdens women by banning abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge […]

Pew: White-Native American adults largest multiracial group

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new study says non-Hispanic whites with American Indian ancestry make up a full half of the current population of mixed-race Americans. The Pew Research Center report says 50 percent of the multiracial adults in the United States have non-Hispanic white and American Indian ancestry. However, researchers also say that this population […]

Families of Germanwings crash victims to meet investigators

PARIS (AP) – Families of victims of the Germanwings plane crash are gathering in Paris to meet today with investigators, amid lingering questions about why the co-pilot destroyed the plane and how families may be compensated for their loss. The meeting comes in the same week that the first remains were returned to families after […]

Acura SUV recall shows glitch in automatic braking system

DETROIT (AP) – Acura is recalling two models of SUVs because their automatic emergency braking systems can mistakenly slow the car, increasing the risk of a collision. The recall involves just under 48,000 MDX and RLX SUVs worldwide from the 2014 and 2015 model years and shows how even sophisticated safety technology can be prone […]

Spirit in Golden Gate home investigated by local ghost hunters

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – The Haunted Apparition Hunters, based out of Naples, say they have been pulled, punched and spoken to by a ghost in a Golden Gate home. The family who lives in the home says it’s the spirit of a man who sometimes hangs out in the yard, upstairs and downstairs. The spirit […]

Fort Myers Beach Duplex Fire

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Fort Myers Beach Fire Department responded to a three story duplex fire on Nature View Court shortly after 9pm. Firefighters believe the fire started from a lightning strike. The fire began in the attic and flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. No one was home at the […]

Gulf Coast pitcher Zimmerman will sign with Rockies

NAPLES, Fla.- Gulf Coast High School left-handed pitcher Michael Zimmerman had to make the biggest decision of his life. After he was drafted in the 11th-round of the MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he could either play professional baseball, or honor his scholarship with the University of Florida. “It really is a life-changing decision,” […]

Local players selected in the MLB Draft

On Tuesday, Fort Myers High School graduate Brendon Sanger was drafted in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels. Sanger will forego his senior season at Florida Atlantic to start his pro career. On Wednesday, Gulf Coast High School pitcher Michael Zimmerman was the second pick in the […]