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Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to gain strength as it hovers over the central Gulf of Mexico. Models, the National Hurricane Center, and the WINK Weather Team are targeting a Louisiana coast landfall late Sunday if not early Monday morning. We’ve already seen a lot of deep tropical moisture this week and this continues to pump […]

Communities are often in need of safe havens for domestic violence victims. Immokalee is no different, especially in the midst of the pandemic and victims being on lockdown with their potential abusers. “Being at home, sheltering in place with an abuser,many more children are being exposed to domestic violence at home,” said Director for Outreach […]

On Friday morning, the 43-year-old female driver of a sedan was traveling north on Cattlemen Road approaching the intersection at Center Pointe Drive. A male driver of an SUV was traveling south on Center Point Drive attempting to make a left turn onto Cattlemen. The sedan continued through the intersection and collided with the left […]

As of Friday at 11 a.m., there have been 61,488 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 59,993 Florida residents and 1,495 non-Florida residents. There are 2,660 deaths reported and 10,794 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,135,865 tests administered in Florida. A total of […]

Unemployment continues to frustrate countless people in Southwest Florida. While the state’s dashboard says 97% of claimants have been paid their benefits, you say that number is misleading. Paid doesn’t mean paid in full. Thursday, some of you say payments have stopped altogether. If you’re even remotely familiar with the current unemployment system, this will […]

With masks on their faces and temperature checks at entrances, Harry Potter fans and roller coaster lovers streamed back into Universal Orlando Resort this week in one of the first major steps toward reviving Florida’s theme park industry, which was left temporarily moribund by closures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Universal Orlando became […]

On Wednesday evening, a 61-year-old female driver of a sedan was approaching a stop sign at the intersection of State Road 70 and CR661A, traveling south on Country Road 661A. A pickup truck was simultaneously traveling west on State Road 70. The car failed to stop and proceeded into the intersection of the direct path […]

As of Thursday at 11 a.m., there have been 60,183 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 58,701 Florida residents and 1,482 non-Florida residents. There are 2,607 deaths reported and 10,652 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,107,952 tests administered in Florida. A total of […]

Months of drier than normal conditions, leading to fires in April and May, are now officially over in Southwest Florida. The US Drought Monitor released their update Thursday morning showing the significant improvement thanks to recent rounds of heavy rain since late May. In fact parts of Southwest Florida, especially Fort Myers and Cape Coral, […]

A Hamilton County teenager who was reported missing on June 3 has been found dead, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sergio Domingo Diego was last seen in the 100 block of Oak St. in Jennings. The 14-year-old had been missing since Sunday, May 31. The Florida Missing Child Alert that was activated […]