The European Union has begun imposing tariffs on more than $3 billion worth of U.S. products like Florida oranges, Kentucky Bourbon and Harley Davidson motorcycles. But the question now, is how do these tariffs impact SWFL? The $3.2 billion European Union tax on U.S. goods that went into effect Friday came after the U.S. slapped…
New evidence is being brought to the light in the aftermath of a confrontation that nearly turned deadly between a Lee sheriff’s deputy and civilian. Deputy Wilfred Rivera remembers in detail the night he shot Rickey Beaty at his Bokeelia home. Rivera says he was dispatched to Beaty’s house on Aura Lane and discovered both…
The Cape Coral Police Department is on scene of a rollover crash with injuries at the 300 block of Del Prado Boulevard South.
Traffic is down to only one lane of travel in each direction (1 northbound, 1 southbound).
Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible and seek an alternative route.
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The Lee County Mosquito Control District plans to spray Friday night over Lehigh Acres in an effort to relieve a pesky problem. Standing water left behind by recent heavy rain is causing a growing concern for residents like Michelle Greer. “I try to be careful with the water that’s around the house, the water in…
A crash snarled traffic Friday afternoon on the corner of Colonial Boulevard and Evans Avenue, according to the Fort Myers Police Department. The crash happened around 4 p.m. and shut down the westbound lanes of Colonial Boulevard, police said. Traffic is being diverted to side streets. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and seek…
Hundreds of people lost their money after they used a Florida-based travel company to book trips. The people affected booked their vacations through Sarasota-based travel company Legendary Journeys. MORE: Chicago grads out thousands after booking with non-existent Florida travel company Fort Myers Shores resident Betty Willis and her husband were shocked when their trip was canceled,…
A 32-year-old man accused of selling narcotics was arrested Thursday, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives received information that Christopher Eugene Taylor was selling fentanyl and other illegal drugs out of a home on 1632 Daniels Drive, the sheriff’s office said. Detectives conducted several traffic stops and arrests of people leaving the home.…
Eminem was one of the headliners at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, but the Detroit rapper’s American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is the one who stole the show. While going hard on the track, “Rap God” (from The Marshall Matters LP 2 studio album), the rapper’s ASL interpreter, who was identified as Holly Maniatty, set…
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A Chicago mother who helped her daughter and her friends save up for months to take a cruise says she’s been taken for thousands of dollars, CBS Chicago reports. Lakeshia Frazier fears there could be more victimes out there. After paying about $13,000 for what she thought was a travel package for the group to celebrate their graduation…