FORT MYERS Keeping you and your kids safe on campus. FGCU installed license plate readers to help campus police solve crimes. The readers can even see plates in the dark. Is this safety, or Big Brother watching us? The cameras aim to help identify campus crimes more quickly. The chief of police says it’s a…
FORT MYERS BEACH Community members are gathering to remember a beloved library director who was murdered at the beginning of last year. It was one year ago Monday Dr. Leroy Hommerding was attacked and killed as he opened the public library on Fort Myers Beach. Suspect Adam Soules was arrested for the killing, and Lee…
CAPE CORAL It’s a question many people in Cape Coral want answered: Is the building that Lucky’s Market was set to move into going to be an eyesore? On Tuesday, the company announced it’s pulling out of Florida except for one location, but that’s not the only development sparking questions. Another Lucky’s Market is set…
LEE COUNTY Chico’s just opened three new stores in Southwest Florida on Wednesday. But the expansion comes at a time when so many other stores are closing their doors. Some customers, like Joy Mucci, take their money to brick and mortars rather than the increasingly dominant form of online shopping. “You have to try things…
LEE COUNTY Just what impact will the relaxing of some federal water regulations have on the Southwest Florida rivers, streams and wetlands? On Thursday, President Trump announced the changes originally put into place to stop pollution and development. We’ve seen what can happen to the water here with the toxic blue-green algae outbreaks. Many blame…
TALLAHSSEE Emanuel Collazo Adorno was sentenced to 7 years in prison for Burglary of a Dwelling, Grand Theft from a Dwelling, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. He was sentenced as a Habitual Felony Offender. The crime happened in Lehigh Acres in June 2019. A family was just arriving home in the…
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Police Department continues to search for and investigate the suspicious disappearance of 78-year-old Porter Taylor Albert Friday, who we now know was last seen at a Big Lots in North Fort Myers nine days ago, Jan. 15. A surveillance image FMPD shared shows Albert at the store along Cleveland Avenue. Some…
FORT MYERS A small child has died after she was hit by a vehicle near Ballard Road and Heiman Avenue in Fort Myers. The girl was trauma alerted to Lee Memorial Hospital following the incident, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. A family member said she later died from her injuries. Several LCSO vehicles…
CAPE CORAL A big “thank you” to a good Samaritan who helped save the lives of four people. Police say a man chased four people after he yelled at them at Rusty’s Bar Thursday night. The fight ended with a car crash and that good Samaritan opened fire. Henry Lesniak Jr. Photo via LCSO Investigators…
FORT MYERS The impeachment of President Donald Trump is proving to be a history teaching tool. All-day, people watched as the Senate begins to decide if he should be removed from office. A group of Southwest Florida students are in the room, watching as senators make their arguments. A big moment in history plastered across…