FORT MYERS A man from Fort Myers has been sentenced to 20 years for multiple drug charges and was fined more than $100,000. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Jessie James Peterson Jr. was sentenced Wednesday morning in a case that resulted from the Fort Myers Deputy Chief of Police Randy Pepitone personally making the…
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BONITA BAY Surveillance video caught a burglar breaking into a Bonita Bay home last month, where he stole hundreds in cash. But, the victim says the homeowners association will not release the video to his neighbors. Right now, the burglar is still on the loose. Homeowner Roger Brookes calls a surveillance video unnerving. A man…
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WINK NEWS Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state put up the challenge to remove exotic-invasive snakes from our environment, and hundreds of people nationwide answered the call. The Florida Python Challenge 2020 Python Bowl results are in, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirms 80 Burmese pythons were removed by participants from the Everglades…
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SOUTH FORT MYERS A gunfight broke out at an apartment complex over the weekend. We spoke to a woman who lives there, and she said she’s moving. Neighbors are worried a shooter is still on the loose after a fray of bullets swarmed near their homes. Sunday, Lee County deputies say what was likely a…
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FORT MYERS Florida Highway Patrol arrested a man for fleeing the scene of a crash, Monday morning in North Fort Myers. According to FHP, Parker Smith, 20 was driving north on U.S. 41 with another vehicle driving in the northbound direction beside him. The side of Smith’s vehicle collided with the side of the second…
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FORT MYERS Fort Myers Police say a person has been injured in a shooting along Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers, at the Romance Night Club. According to FMPD, one person was shot and was treated for their injuries at the hospital, but has since been released. FMPD says there is no danger to the…
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FORT MYERS Fighting hunger and feeding hope — that’s the goal of the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Saturday’s Hunger Walk is helping them do just that. “I used to be hungry. When I was growing up, we were poor, and I didn’t even know it. We got food from the county in Wisconsin where we…
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CAPE CORAL A man has been arrested following an altercation with another man in Cape Coral that lead to shots being fired. According to Cape Coral Police, two men crashed into each other and one of the men approached the other in an aggressive manner, leading the second driver to fire off a gun in…
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CAPE CORAL Love them or hate them, bees are necessary for our ecosystem. Two major cereal brands are teaming up to save these insects. With firsthand experience, a Cape Coral man provides a behind the scenes experience of beekeeping. B. Keith Councell, the co-owner of Councell Farms, is a bee guy. He does all aspects…
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FORT MYERS Compelling, emotional, heartbreaking, educational. All of these words serve as a reminder of a dark time in history — the concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany. Now, several hand-selected artifacts have made their way to Florida Gulf Coast University. Those behind the exhibit hope it delivers a message of compassion. Every Holocaust survivor…
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