BUCKINGHAM A spark, the cold and bitter wind is a dangerous mix that is the recipe for brush fires to start and spread. Early Wednesday morning, firefighters responded to a field on the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North. Helen Johnson lives across that street. “Back there, there’s no traffic,” Johnson said. “Not homes, so…
WINK NEWS The increase in the number of hit-and-run crashes in our region has a lot of people wondering what happens if a driver leaves a scene. Depending on how bad the crash is, a driver could receive a ticket or face jail time. And there is now a push at the Florida State Capitol…
SOUTH FORT MYERS The latest victims of a hit-and-run crash are Anita Kate Johnson and her dog, Diva, in south Fort Myers on Wednesday evening. The victim’s boyfriend, Phish Ross, said Diva, her dog, did not leave Johnson’s side even in their final moments. “The dog is usually on a leash,” Ross said. “I asked…
LEE COUNTY A construction project scheduled for SR 82 from Alabama Road to the Lee/Hendry County line will cause some delays due to lane closures, according to FDOT. Crews will be widening SR 82 to four lanes from Alabama Road to the Lee/Hendry County line beginning Thursday, Jan. 23 through Tuesday, Jan. 28. Motorists should…
CAPE CORAL Tears filled the eyes of the family of two teenagers after learning one of the people involved in their murders could get out of prison. Ashley Toye was just 17 years old when she took part in the 2006 murders of 18-year-old Jeffrey Sosa and 14-year-old Alexis “Alex” Sosa in Cape Coral. Toye’s…
NORTH FORT MYERS Fort Myers Police are searching for Porter Taylor Albert. Detectives found someone else driving his car on Sunday night, who was arrested. The suspect said she was looking for Albert. Detectives working the case found Albert’s silver Lexus, but did not know it was his. Cape Coral Police Dept. officers arrested Tiffany…
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Hundreds made their way from Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Library through the streets of downtown Fort Myers, singing hymns, some word-for-word of old civil rights chants. The march is in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mirroring his famous march on the streets of Washington, D.C. It hits home for Junior League…
LEE COUNTY Images like these are hard to forget: A dog’s mouth taped shut; another found with a rope tied tightly around his neck for days. These cases of animal abuse put two men on trial and they were in court this morning, but it’s all part of a larger problem. That’s why state lawmakers…
CAPE CORAL A video from a home in Southwest Florida shows a raccoon chasing a woman’s dog. Neighbors are worried. They say that’s not normal for raccoons to be out during the daytime. A woman in Cape Coral saved her dog from a raccoon recently. Thankfully, the dog had all her vaccinations. And, thanks to…
FORT MYERS James Cochran, Jr., 33, was sentenced to life in prison on two charges: sexual battery with a deadly weapon and burglary, according to State Attorney Amira D. Fox. Cochran was sentenced as a Prison Releasee Re-Offender on count one and a Habitual Violent Felony Offender on count two. Cochran was found guilty following…