August 7, 2015

EAST NAPLES, Fla.- A Naples woman says she was arrested after a car almost hit her while she was riding her bike. She confronted the man, hitting his hat with her finger and was arrested. The 7-Eleven where the confrontation happened caught video of the angry encounter. While the store would not release the video, the […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Major changes are in the works for a bunch of streets in Cape Coral. The city plans to add new sidewalks to more than a dozen busy roadways over the next five years. Jeff Todd lives near the corner of El Dorado Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard. He says the traffic […]

See why the Miami Dolphins think their offense is still improving, plus Island Coast has no time to waste, and a Bishop Verot Alum is traded from the Braves to the Indians.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Da’Quan Bowers is grateful to have another chance to prove himself with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A major disappointment for four seasons after entering the NFL as one of the nation’s top college pass rushers in 2011, the 25-year-old defensive lineman is back with the Bucs after attracting little interest from […]

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) – Former NFL star Irving Fryar has been found guilty in New Jersey of a role in a mortgage scam and faces up to 10 years in prison. A jury found Friday that the 52-year-old former wide receiver applied for multiple mortgage loans in quick succession while using the same property […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Florida man has admitted his role in the trade of 59 illegally caught wild snakes, including a live rattler mailed to him in a coffee can. Gerard Kruse of Oviedo, Florida, appeared Friday in a federal courtroom in New York City. The 42-year-old social worker pleaded guilty to seven counts of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the state of Florida this week agreed to pay $700,000 to settle several lawsuits that contended that the Republican governor and other state officials flouted the state’s public records law. It is believed to be one of the larger payments ever approved in an open government […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Military veterans met at a new Sam’s Club in Cape Coral on Friday. The discount club introduced Purple Heart parking for two spaces closest to the front door geared at honoring wounded combat veterans. August 7 also marked the first day of Purple Heart Day in Florida. Governor Rick Scott signed a proclamation making the date official.

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A mother who almost lost her baby girl before she was even born is thanking a local doctor. “My hope was just that she was gonna be healthy, that’s all I wanted for her,” said Minda Andrus. That simple wish for now 3-month-old Madison almost didn’t come true when doctors discovered she had a rare […]