Caught on camera: Gators wrestling at SWFL golf course

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. – Two gators were caught on camera fighting at a Southwest Florida golf course on Saturday. Lynn Sarles was golfing at the Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, when she witnessed the gators fighting on the course. “We’re standing up there and we just turned and looked and there they were,” said Sarles. Sarles estimated […]

Fort Myers woman carjacked while shopping

FORT MYERS, Fla.–Terrifying moments for a shopper as she walked out of a Big Lots on Palm Beach Boulevard. The victim says after shopping she walked to her car and even was aware her surroundings. But just as she unlocked her vehicle, a man came out of nowhere and violently pushed her out of the […]

Los Angeles deputy describes rescuing newborn buried alive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Adam Collette knelt on the asphalt and heard the muffled cries of a baby who had been buried alive. He pried up two large pieces of asphalt, dug out loose dirt and plucked the newborn girl from the hole along a bike path, cradling her in […]

Naked East Naples man breaks into home with mother, daughter inside

EAST NAPLES, Fla.- A man is in jail after reports show he broke into an apartment naked while a woman and child slept. Sammy Bledsoe, a friend of the victim, stood near the victim’s apartment door and explained how the man got inside. “You can see here on the door frame where he broke in,” […]

Florida investigators: Planned Parenthood didn’t sell organs

MIAMI (AP) – State investigators say there’s no evidence Planned Parenthood in Florida purchased or sold human organs or tissue. Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger confirmed in an email Monday that an inquiry into Planned Parenthood has closed and didn’t move into a full investigation. State health officials inspected 16 Planned Parenthood […]

Private company canceling prison health care contract

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The private company responsible for providing health care to most of Florida’s prisons says it is terminating its contract. Corizon Health on Monday notified the Florida Department of Corrections that it wants to end a six-year $1.2 billion contract with the state. Corizon said in a letter it plans to end […]

Plans unveiled for Fort Myers Beach transformation

FORT MYERS, Fla.- TPI Hospitality developers laid out plans for a new Fort Myers Beach Monday at Florida SouthWestern State College. Plans include four hotels, a mall, a large conference center and a parking structure. The company has already purchased some pieces of land on Fort Myers Beach. But some residents feel it’s too much. “What concerns me […]

Former LCSO deputy guilty of beating man waits for federal sentence

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A sentencing hearing for Michael Ronga on Monday ended without a sentence, running too long for a judge to hear all evidence and arguments. In September, Ronga was found guilty of civil rights violations and obstruction of justice. Authorities say he punched a man, and robbed him of his cellphone in May 2013, while […]

City leaders to discuss rebuilding Naples City Dock

NAPLES, Fla.- Following a multimillion-dollar rebuild of the Naples Pier, the City of Naples is now looking at rebuilding another famous landmark, the City Dock. The dock is home to 18 businesses, including Dalis Charters. Captain Garrett Drogue has worked for the company for two years and says the dock is the perfect location to attract customers. “It’s […]