August 27, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – A former franchisee alerted an executive in charge of Subway’s advertising in 2008 about her concerns about pitchman Jared Fogle, according to her lawyer. Cindy Mills exchanged phone numbers with Fogle after they met at an event, said Robert Beasley, a lawyer in Florida who represents Mills. After Fogle began talking […]

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- The president of a Charlotte County animal rescue is facing animal neglect charges. Charlotte County Animal Control has asked the state to make sure Elizabeth Smock, with Every Creature’s Salvation, can never have animals again. “She was weak. She had difficulty walking. Her teats were still producing milk,” said Officer Brad Finkbeiner. […]

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A new project is causing major problems for some Charlotte County residents. A main road connecting Port Charlotte to Englewood is planned to be closed for the next two years. Now, neighbors say the project is way behind schedule. Crews are scheduled to update bridges, add roundabouts and widen roads, but some […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the two Americans killed in Afghanistan in an apparent insider attack by Afghan soldiers were Air Force special operations troops. They are identified as 27-year-old Capt. Matthew D. Roland of Lexington, Kentucky, and 31-year-old Staff Sgt. Forrest B. Sibley of Pensacola, Florida. Roland was assigned to the 23rd Special […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An American student who helped stop a terror attack on a Paris-bound high-speed train said it’s been a “crazy few days” and he is happy to be home. Anthony Sadler spoke briefly during a news conference Wednesday with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who presented him with a basketball jersey. “I’d just […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Environmental groups and a New Orleans energy company have reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit stemming from the company’s failed efforts to stop a decade-old, slow-motion oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A federal court filing Thursday stated that an agreement had been reached between Taylor Energy Company and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Planned Parenthood Federation of America defended its practices Thursday in a lengthy letter to congressional leaders and included a report by experts it hired who found undercover videos of officials discussing fetal tissue for research were heavily altered by anti-abortion activists. The report supports the organization’s claims that the secretly recorded […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple has announced plans for a new product event on Sept. 9 in San Francisco, where the giant tech company is expected to show off new iPhones and other gadgets. The company has introduced a new iPhone model every year around this time. But in typical fashion, Apple is only dropping […]

The Florida High School Athletic Association suspended ten players for their involvement in a fight during the August 20th preseason football game between South Fort Myers and North Fort Myers. Six North Fort Myers players were suspended for six weeks while another Red Knight player received a one week suspension. Two South Fort Myers players […]