2 panthers killed in southwest Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Officials say two Florida panthers have been found dead from separate vehicle strikes in southwest Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that a...
View ArticleFake travelers check crime spree ends in 10 year prison sentence
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A woman convicted of cashing hundreds of fake travelers checks throughout the east coast, including at several Target stores in Lee and Collier counties, received a 10 year prison...
View ArticleOoey Gooey Melted Cheese, Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Cheese lovers prepare, Tuesday April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Day and one local Southwest Florida restaurant is celebrating the day with what they do best, hot melted cheese...
View ArticleTeens in custody following overnight Cape Coral shooting, robbery
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Two teens are in custody following an early morning robbery and shooting near the 1000 block of NW 9th Avenue, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Matthias James Poteet, 16, and...
View ArticleFort Myers pharmacy owner, manager’s appeal denied in federal drug case
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The owner of Gulf Coast Medical Pharmacy and his office manager, both convicted in federal court of money laundering and illegally distributing prescription medicine, had their...
View ArticleDooley works out team while rumors heat up that he’s going to leave
FGCU Athletic Director Ken Kavanagh tells WINK Sports that he hasn’t been contacted by North Carolina State for permission to interview basketball coach Joe Dooley. Kavanagh also said that Dooley...
View ArticleMan in bizarre I-75 accident reaches out to strangers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A man is reaching out to the strangers who picked him up from the side of the road and took him to the hospital after a bizarre accident on Interstate 75 last week. Sam Lumia was...
View ArticleFamily: Man dies after falling into concrete mixer at Lehigh Acres business
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- A 23-year-old man was killed in a workplace accident Wednesday morning at Oldcastle Coastal on Leonard Boulevard North, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Family members say...
View Article72-year-old motorcyclist critically injured in Cape Coral crash
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Alcohol played a factor in a crash Tuesday night that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Just before 8:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleArrest made in Fort Myers restaurant triple shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 32-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and will face charges in a March 17 shooting inside a restaurant that sent three people to the hospital. Sawvenance Moise, who was arrested...
View ArticlePassenger in fiery Cape Coral crash dies
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- One of the three people who were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a weekend crash on NE Pine Island Road has died, the Cape Coral Police Department...
View ArticleFMPD: Death of 26-year-old woman ruled a homicide
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The death of Heyzel Obando, 26, has been ruled a homicide, the Fort Myers Police Department said on Wednesday. Obando’s body was found on February 14 at her apartment on the 3600...
View ArticleAvoiding unnecessary c-sections
Consumer Reports’ latest study finds that the number of cesarean deliveries remains very high in the U.S., despite the desire of many women to have a nonsurgical birth. Women who have C-sections can...
View ArticleFort Myers McCollum Hall restoration project begins
FORT MYERS, Fla.- With a $500,000 grant from the state of Florida, Fort Myers is moving forward with the first phase of the McCollum Hall restoration project. The city’s redevelopment agency is hoping...
View ArticleFishing captain perseveres until locating missing wedding ring
MARCO ISLAND, Fla.- A fishing boat captain from Marco Island found a wedding ring that had been lost in the ocean for weeks near the Walker’s Coon Key Marina. “Man it’s a God thing, we found that ring....
View ArticleLee County school bus driver suspended after controversial picture
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A Lee County School District bus driver was suspended months after a picture emerged of her allegedly urinating in public. Back in September, a man was driving by Caloosa Middle...
View ArticleExpansion divides Lee County commissioner candidates
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Are local candidates brewing a bitter political race for a Lee County commissioner seat? Retired urban planner and businessman Dick Anderson is running against incumbent Larry Kiker...
View ArticleFMB businesses describe tourist season as ‘flat’
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- The crowds are clearing as season comes to an end on Fort Myers Beach. Despite murky water plaguing the coast and numerous construction projects on the island, local businesses...
View ArticleAirport contractor trend hits Punta Gorda
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Punta Gorda Airport will introduce private contractors to assist TSA guards beginning June 1, according to the airport authority. Wait times in security check lines are as long as...
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