Montverde Academy wins opener at City of Palms Classic

City Of Palms Classic, Day 2 Scores Sierra Canyon (Calif.) – 59 Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) – 55 Reserve Riverside Academy (La.) – 76 North Port (Fla.) – 50 Montverde Academy (Fla.) – 64 Huber Heights Wayne (Ohio) – 59 Melbourne Florida Air Academy (Fla.) – 50 Alpharetta St. Francis (Ga.) – 65 Sunshine Series Riviera […]

FGCU women improve to 9-2 with home win against Northern Colorado

Backed by strong offensive performances from Stephanie Haas and Whitney Knight, the FGCU women’s basketball team defeated the University of Northern Colorado 69-56 Friday evening at Alico Arena. With the win, the Eagles move to 9-2 on the season, while the Bears end the 2014 calendar year at 6-5. With eight-quick points from Knight (Winston-Salem, […]

Barron Collier hires Mark Jackson to be football coach

Mark Jackson is going from the head football coach at Estero to that same position at Barron Collier High School. The Cougars hired Jackson and he will start at the school in January. Jackson spent the past two season at Estero, his Wildcats went 5-6 and 2-8 in 2013 and 2014. Jackson replaces Dan Pallante, […]

Mayor of Bonita Springs wants to see middle school fence taken down

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.,- The fence outside of bonita springs middle school is being called an eye sore and the Mayor wants to see it taken down. He worries the chain link fence is giving the area a bad name. “It makes you think something must be wrong, this a bad area, when it’s not,” said […]

Downtown Naples businesses upset with construction project

NAPLES, Fla.- Some businesses in downtown Naples are upset with the city for allowing the Inn On 5th to remodel the hotel. They said the construction is having a huge impact on their business this holiday season. The construction along 5th Avenue is supposed to spruce up the Inn On 5th, but one business owner […]

Man sentenced to 25 years for knowingly spreading HIV

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Lehigh Acres man accused of knowingly spreading HIV to multiple women will spend 25 years in prison. A judge sentenced Tony Paulino, 57, Friday afternoon. Paulino plead no contest to the charges in November. Paulino sat motionless in court as two of the women he infected while dating them took […]

93-year-old still ringing after a lifetime of doing good

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Age, as the saying goes, is just a number. A Cape Coral man knows that better than most. Behind the sound of the tinkling bell, you might be surprised to see Bob Stuart camped at the kettle. “In 93 years of my life, this is one of the things I have most […]

Narcotics deputies bust Lehigh grow house

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Narcotics deputies have uncovered another grow house. Neighbors say for the past two weeks, they smelled a strong odor coming from a home located on the 200 block of South Lake Drive near Richmond Avenue. “It was so potent, you know, and it stunk in my house. I would wake up at […]

FWC officials confirm body of missing kayaker found

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- FWC officials confirm the body of a missing kayaker was found floating near the Sanibel Causeway. 32-year-old Andrew Barber’s body was found floating about 400 yards from the Sanibel Causeway. It was brought to the ramp and then loaded into the medical examiner’s van. Barber went missing a week ago. He and […]