OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
DUNBAR DEP: Sludge site with high levels of arsenic is not harmful The Department of Environmental Protection announcement comes as welcome news for many who were wondering for months how the Dunbar sludge was affecting their health and properties. But it wasn’t all smiles — some people still are not convinced and are left confused. “It makes you feel lots better that it’s not hazardous,” Milton Johnson […]
FORT MYERS DEP approves City of Fort Myers’ plan to ship sludge to Polk County The City of Fort Myers got approval from the Department of Environmental Protection Tuesday to move forward with sludge cleanup. The new plan calls for the sludge to be trucked to Polk County after the city struggled to find a site willing to accept the shipments. MORE: Plan B: Dunbar sludge to be shipped to Polk […]
FORT MYERS/DUNBAR Dunbar sludge site negotiations stalled, Fort Myers and neighbor disagreements The federal lawsuit filed against the City of Fort Myers for the sludge that still remains at a Lee County sludge site looks to either be headed to trial or thrown out of court. Negotiations in court between neighbors and Fort Myers over the Dunbar sludge site on South Street have stalled, unable to come […]
FORT MYERS Plan B: Dunbar sludge to be shipped to Polk County After being rejected by several other counties, the toxic sludge from Dunbar will now be shipped to Polk County. The Fort Myers city managers office released a memo Friday saying that they now intend to ship the toxic sludge to Clark Environmental, Inc. in Mulberry. MORE: Contaminated sludge from 1960s slowly removed from Dunbar neighborhood Clark […]
Neighbors near Dunbar sludge site worry toxins will affect their health Many in Dunbar, like Rickey Rogers, now worry the wind is blowing dirt from these huge mounds at the sludge site as it spreads toxins throughout the community. “They need to get it right,” Rogers said. “We need to clean this up and start on the right foot. I need to get done to the […]
FORT MYERS Citrus County fights Dunbar sludge shipment Citrus County commissioners met with the Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Fort Myers for the first time Tuesday, but they still have a lot of questions. Citrus County leaders say they didn’t even know they were a part of the Dunbar sludge removal plan that is still waiting on approval from the […]
FORT MYERS City to start removing toxic sludge from Dunbar field Residents in the Dunbar community received a letter on their doorsteps notifying them that trucks will be at the field to start removing the arsenic-tainted sludge that has been there since the 1960s. Just last year, Dunbar resident Ruth Sapp found out this old contaminated dump site existed, just houses away from her after living in […]
FORT MYERS Citrus County considering fighting Dunbar sludge shipment Citrus County is considering taking legal action to keep the Dunbar sludge from being shipped to them for processing. MORE: Citrus County surprised with shipment of arsenic-tainted sludge The City of Fort Myers plans to send the toxic sludge to a facility in Citrus County for treatment before being sent to Alabama. Citrus County Administrator Randy […]
Dunbar sludge removal scheduled to begin, but no work trucks in sight The City of Fort Myers told the Dunbar community to expect work at the toxic sludge site to start Monday, but so far, residents say they haven’t seen progress. A sign is set up near the site, saying work was scheduled to start October 1, and residents even received letters in the mail. But despite […]
FORT MYERS City of Fort Myers faces Friday deadline for Dunbar sludge removal plans Friday is the DEP’s deadline for Fort Myers to lock down their plans to remove 30,000 tons of toxic sludge from the Dunbar neighborhood. At 5:30 p.m. the City released their sludge cleanup plan. The City says they plan to relocate the fence starting next week and will start removing the sludge October 1. The […]