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Roberta Tondarich is one of serial killer Samuel Little’s victims. She is among 93 women Little has told law enforcement agencies across the country he has murdered. Roberta was identified by investigators based on a sketch Little drew of her, as he has drawn for all his victims. We spoke to Roberta’s daughter, who lives […]

A Florida lawmaker wants to limit what kinds of sunscreen you can buy as certain chemicals are bad for the environment. Now, experts fear the legislation will stop people from protecting themselves at the beach from UV rays altogether. Sunscreen saves lives and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention researchers agree. While it is everywhere, […]

The FBI calls Samuel Little the worst serial killer in U.S. history. Little claims to have murdered 93 people, including a woman in Fort Myers back in 1984. He drew pictures of all his victims, signing his name and adding the location where he says he committed the murders. We spoke to an expert who […]

The push is on to save the lives of children near water in Southwest Florida. It comes after four separate child drownings in the last three weeks. One Collier hospital system is taking the initiative to inform the public about what can be done to prevent future drownings. Drowning prevention advocates with Naples Community Hospital […]

Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting with one gunshot victim in the Pine Manor community of Lee County Sunday. Lee County deputies responded to the scene along the 5400 block of 2nd Avenue at the intersection with Maple Drive. The sheriff’s office told us one person was shot and was taken to the […]

Fort Myers Police Department said publicity is generating tips about who a woman might be among the nearly 100 victims a serial killer claims he murdered. FMPD Detective Maalisa Langton said there is at least one credible tip Wednesday about who a female victim is, who serial killer Samuel Little confessed to killing in Fort […]

In 2018 Texas Ranger James Holland contacted the Fort Myers Police Department and informed us that Samuel Little had confessed to killing a black female in Fort Myers in 1984. In December of 2018 FMPD Homicide Detectives Maalisa Langton and Dan Losapio, along with Assistant State Attorney Sara Miller, traveled to Decatur, Texas, and interviewed […]

A man is recovering after his vehicle crashed into a home along Thornton Road in Lee County. Homeowners and brothers Michael Behr and Jeffrey Behr told us a car went onto their lawn and right through the wall of the garage to their home Sunday. Contractors have already boarded up the damages. “I’m actually really […]

Broken hockey sticks are most likely looked at as junk before they are looked at as tools to solve water quality and improve habitats. But that’s exactly the foundation for a project that began at FGCU years ago. And it’s a movement that groups in Southwest Florida have also taken part in. Rink2Reef assisted Naples […]

On Tuesday evening, crews will begin knocking down a building that has stood in downtown Fort Myers for more than a century, despite a last-minute push to stop it. At the downtown Fort Myers site at 2208 First St., there is caution tape, orange cones and lots of debris. Andy Heygate, who works at Barclay’s […]