November 10, 2015

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A beautiful 1940s Stearman biplane flew some very important passengers over the skies of Southwest Florida on Tuesday. The aerial time machine, compliments of the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, honored veterans of the greatest generation for their service. The Stearman was used to train pilots for World War II, but on Tuesday, it took the vets […]

GOLDEN GATE, Fla.- Collier County Public Schools has banned a substitute teacher for showing a partially nude reality show to second graders. Hours after the substitute showed Naked and Afraid in a computer lab class, she was told to go home. The incident is under investigation and the teacher is banned from working at every school in […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – For the last eight months, Call for Action investigators have been asking local law enforcement agencies how many untested sexual assault kits, or rape kits, they have in their possession. Two months ago, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke out about the backlog of rape kits sitting untested at law enforcement […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Most Medicare beneficiaries will keep paying the same monthly premium for outpatient care next year, the Obama administration said Tuesday. But new beneficiaries will pay a larger amount, and upper-income retirees are looking at considerably higher charges. Separately, all beneficiaries face a $19 increase in the Part B deductible – the amount […]

AKRON, Ohio (AP) – A small business jet crashed into an apartment building on Tuesday, killing at least two people aboard, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine how many people were on the 10-seater Hawker H25 jet, but they confirmed two deaths, said Lt. Sierjie Lash, an Akron fire department spokeswoman. No one was […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida man was charged with impersonating a police officer after authorities say a real officer rolled up on his traffic stop. Fort Lauderdale police say 35-year-old Michael Shutov was driving a white van early Saturday morning when he used red and blue lights to pull over a motorist. […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- An increasing number of babies are being born early in Lee County. Premature births can cause frightening and serious medical conditions for infants. “Being on a ventilator long-term, to have neurological and developmental problems,” said Nancy Travis, a nurse with the Lee Memorial Health System. Local medical professionals were taken aback when the March of Dimes recently […]

NORTH NAPLES, Fla.- Starting on Wednesday, Naples Nissan will donate money from the sales of its cars to help thousands of people through St. Matthew’s House. The idea came to Naples Nissan Managing Partner, Aaron Walker during a recent visit to the St. Matthew’s House thrift store. “I was blown away and I got chills from […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Lee County tourism officials are offering photographers a prize of up to $12,500 for the perfect picture of paradise. From Fort Myers Beach, to Sanibel Island, or Boca Grande, visit the county’s most popular locations to snap a breathtaking photo for one of the following six categories: Bird’s eye view Wild & natural From the shore Urban flavor […]