‘Tim Aten Knows’ column coming to Gulfshore Business

In this Gulfshore Business report, Southwest Florida is a bustling place and things are always changing or being built. No matter what’s happening there is one person who always seems to know what’s going on. ‘Tim Aten Knows’, his column, is now with Gulfshore Business exclusively. The column ran for 13 years in the Naples […]

Trump docs probe: Court lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records

In a stark repudiation of Donald Trump’s legal arguments, a federal appeals court on Wednesday permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th […]

Tow truck driver fatally shoots car owner in Fort Lauderdale during repossession attempt

A tow truck driver shot and killed the owner of a car that was being repossessed Wednesday morning, according to Fort Lauderdale police. Police received several calls shortly after 10 a.m. about a shooting in the 100 block of Carolina Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the unidentified vehicle owner dead at the scene. Police […]

NASA’s Artemis moon rocket makes it through critical fueling test despite hydrogen leak

NASA’s leak-plagued Space Launch System Artemis moon rocket ran into initially worrisome problems during a fueling test Wednesday, but engineers “managed” a fresh leak in a fitting that derailed a Sept. 3 launch try and were able to fill the huge booster with a full load of 750,000 gallons of supercold propellants. They also carried […]

Florida man pleads guilty to $7.2M COVID-19 relief fraud

A Florida man who fled the U.S. and was eventually arrested in Croatia has pleaded guilty to fraud, stealing more than $7.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Don V. Cisternino, 46, of Chuluota, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Orlando federal court to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and illegal monetary transaction, according to court documents. His […]

Florida highway covered in Coors Light beer after semi crash

A Florida highway had to temporarily close Wednesday after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light crashed and turned the roadway into a silver sea of beer cans. The multi-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Tampa, the Florida Highway Patrol […]

Counselors of Real Estate readying action plan for Fort Myers midtown

In this Gulfshore Business report, explains who is looking at two iconic buildings in the midtown area of Fort Myers in hopes of revitalizing the area. A great collaboration is taking place between a Fort Myers non-profit organization and the Counselors of Real Estate. City of Palms Park, the former spring training home of the […]

Researchers continue to study idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Breathing is something most of us take for granted; we don’t even think about it. But for some, the simple task of taking air in and out gets harder as they age. More than 100,000 seniors suffer from something called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. There is no cure but now, doctors are one step […]

Fiona strengthens into Category 4 storm, heads to Bermuda

Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm Wednesday after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda later this week. The storm was blamed for causing at least four direct deaths in its march through the Caribbean, where it unleashed torrential […]

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4 children recovered in Florida after abduction by Michigan father

Federal officials say they found four children in Riviera Beach who were abducted by their noncustodial Michigan father. According to a press release, the U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Michigan, which partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Florida Regional Task Force, found the children on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the cab of […]