Third round of applications for LeeCARES ends Friday

The third round of online applications for LeeCARES utilities assistance ends Friday. The program has consisted of three rounds of application periods. Round 1: October 19-30, 2020 Round 2: November 2-27, 2020 Round 3: November 30-December 11, 2020 LeeCARES programs were extended to assist residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including new rounds of utility […]

Justices rule Muslim men who refused to be FBI informants can sue over no-fly list

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable. The justices continued a string of decisions friendly to religious interests in holding that the men could sue the agents under […]

Caught on camera: Crime Stoppers looking for two suspected Home Depot shoplifters

Authorities are looking for a pair of men suspected of shoplifting from a Home Depot in Fort Myers. Two men were seen in surveillance footage entering the Home Depot at 14655 S. Tamiami Trail Sunday and removed a Dewalt table saw without paying for it. Both men were seen leaving in an unknown vehicle after […]

US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans. Shots could begin within days, depending on how quickly the Food and Drug Administration signs off, as expected, on […]

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‘Alarming’ and ‘extraordinary’ rate of change as the Arctic warms, NOAA report says

The Arctic is warming and changing rapidly, with record or near-record conditions documented across the region in 2020. That’s according to an international team of 133 researchers from over a dozen countries who contributed to the 15th annual NOAA Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday. The report is a comprehensive year-in-review of Arctic conditions — […]

UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot

U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a “significant history” of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program. Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for the National Health Service in England, said health authorities were […]