Derrick Shaw

The Marco Island Police Department needs your help finding a suspect that they say hit a disabled veteran over a parking spot. On Mar. 1, a suspect was loitering in the parking lot of the Bargain Basket Thrift Store located at 750 Bald Eagle Drive on Marco Island. The victim was a disabled man, and […]

Justin Swaggerty was weeks away from becoming a commercial pilot when he died. A foundation in his name and honor will help other kids become pilots through scholarships. Justin’s mom hopes his legacy will carry on through future aviators. The foundation will help youth pay for a private or commercial license through Paragon Aviation at […]

Tony Ray Bethune was found guilty as charged for Fleeing to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer at High Speed or Wanton Disregard and Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, or Canceled with Knowledge. The jury returned the guilty verdict Friday evening, following a two-day trial in Lee County. On April 25, 2020, a Fort Myers Police […]

A 46-year-old Fort Myers man was found guilty of lewd or lascivious molestation and sexual battery of a child. A jury returned the guilty verdict for Andre Eugene Perryman following a 3-day trial. The case was investigated by the Fort Myers Police Department in 2018 after the child told a friend they were being sexually […]

A Fort Myers man has been found guilty of conspiracy to distribute drugs and of killing a confidential informant. Robert Ward, 53, faces a mandatory sentence of life in federal prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. His sentencing hearing has not yet been set. […]

A 14-year-old boy was killed while riding his bicycle in Port Charlotte Tuesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 23-year-old man was driving south on US-41 approaching the intersection of Murdoch Circle around 5:30 a.m. The bicyclist attempted to cross US-41 and went into the path of the car. The vehicle struck the […]

While the Gulf of Mexico is quiet a the moment, when it comes to red tide blooms, efforts to better inform beachgoers of the severity of these outbreaks are well underway. We looked at how researchers hope to gauge how bad the blooms are. Wave after wave, and year after year, red tide seems to […]

A 15-year-old Naples girl was killed in a crash on Pine Ridge Road in North Naples Monday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 16-year-old driver was heading east on Pine Ridge Road with two passengers aboard, 14 and 15 years old, around 8 p.m. The driver made a left turn into the path […]

Dr. Yusef Salaam, recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama, will hold a speaking engagement at Florida Gulf Coast University Tuesday evening. Salaam is a member of the Exonerated Five, is an award-winning motivational and transformational speaker, thought leader, trainer, New York Times Best Selling author and coach. Salaam is a public […]

A Human Health study on the impact of harmful algae blooms is being performed in Cape Coral, and researchers from Florida Atlantic University are looking for volunteers. The study is designed to fill an important gap in our understanding of the impact of the harmful algal blooms (HABS) on human health. The study will take […]