FORT MYERS There’s now a new scam to watch out for here in Southwest Florida and it comes in a text message. Text messages will claim to be from Amazon and FedEx, both very popular services, will ask people to take a survey that asks for your credit card information. Now, there’s a way to…
FORT MYERS On Thursday morning, a robbery investigation prompted a massive search in Fort Myers. The center of the investigation is a convenience store that many pass every day, right on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Evans Avenue. Police say the scene is now clear but the investigation was prompted after…
FORT MYERS New video shows a suspect in a carjacking at Southwest Florida International Airport on Monday at the moment when he stole a vehicle with a child inside. The mom jumps back in the car to save the child while the grandfather hangs on for dear life. The suspect, Addi Tawfiq Maqableh, 36, faces…
LEE COUNTY Firefighters see people on their worst days and manage to keep it together. But, behind closed doors, some firefighters are battling their own mental health. And more firefighters are dying at their own hands than in the line of duty. We spoke to South Trail Fire & Rescue District firefighters Friday about how…
NORTH FORT MYERS People living in apartments currently owned by Habitat for Humanity are worried that they will no longer be able to afford their rent. Habitat is selling the low-income complex in North Fort Myers. Renters got a notice saying they may have to pay more to live there. “I keep reading the letter…
CAPE CORAL A suspect was arrested last night after pursuing three women out of a bar, then ramming the vehicle they had jumped into several times, causing the driver to fight back. According to Cape Coral Police, officers responded to a disturbance with weapons at the 1300 block of SE 47th Terrace. As they arrived,…
SOUTH FORT MYERS The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a fatal shooting at Coral Harbor apartments in south Fort Myers. According to Sheriff Carmine Marceno, a FedEx driver was delivering a package to an apartment at the complex near Gladiolus Drive and Maida Lane. The delivery driver saw through the door…
FORT MYERS Some drivers on the road might not know what personal injury protection entails, but it is a big deal if you end up in a crash. Now, Florida lawmakers have a new bill this legislative session that may change what happens financially when you get into a crash. PIP is required for Florida…
LEE COUNTY Lee County Sheriff’s Office made two arrests after pulling over a vehicle and finding the driver and passenger in possession of a litany of drugs. Photo via LCSO According to LCSO, Mitchell Brown, 24, and Brianna Jones, 22, were arrested after deputies found 6.6 grams of Fentanyl, 3.3 grams of Cocaine, 25.7 grams…
WINK NEWS Elsie Ragusin Azzianro is an American woman who was captured overseas during World War II and became a prisoner of the Holocaust. She was sent to concentration camps Auschwitz and Ravensbruck, accused of being a spy. She survived. Azzianro’s story is now laid out at an exhibit of Ravensbruck at FGCU, now open…