Billy Joel special will air again after the abrupt cut-off on CBSWoman charged with first-degree murder for selling fentanyl to OD victim in Collier County
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral police offer programs for crime victims This week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and the Cape Coral Police Department has put certain steps in place for neighbors in the community who become victims to crime. The CCPD offers several programs as well as one-on-one assistance to help people in crisis. The victim assistance unit says it deals with around 5,000 […]
CBS NEWS Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay on Monday, becoming the first active player in the National Football League to do so. “Just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in an Instagram video. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but […]
COLLIER COUNTY Southwest Florida residents travel to D.C. in support of Trump It looked and sounded like a Trump rally across from Oakes Farm Seed to Table Market in Collier County on Tuesday morning. That’s because about 100 Southwest Florida residents gathered there for a trip to Washington, D.C. to rally for President Donald Trump and his efforts to stay in the White House. The self-proclaimed “patriots” […]
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Prime Peke! Wasabi the Pekingese wins Westminster dog show The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi. A Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show Sunday night, notching a fifth-ever win for the unmistakable toy breed. A whippet named Bourbon repeated as runner-up. Waddling through a small-but-mighty turn in the ring, Wasabi nabbed U.S. dogdom’s most prestigious prize after […]
CBS NEWS Four suspended Secret Service employees duped in case involving federal agent impostors Four Secret Service officials have been suspended after they were allegedly duped by two men who were accused of posing as officers and employees of the federal government. Investigators allege that Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, who have each been charged with false impersonation of a federal officer, obtained paraphernalia, handguns and assault rifles used […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Florida groups canvass spring breakers to warn of fentanyl In the days after a group of West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a South Florida house party, community activists sprang into action. They blitzed beaches, warned spring breakers of a surge in recreational drugs cut with the dangerous synthetic opioid and offered an antidote for overdoses, which have […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Vaccine rollout confirms public health officials’ warnings Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right. As they work to ramp up the shots, state and local public health departments […]
FORT MYERS Experts don’t see a surge in undocumented immigrants in SWFL Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday there is an increase in undocumented workers in Florida. Those who work with undocumented immigrants say they don’t doubt immigrants are coming to Florida, but they are not seeing a surge. Local schools, hospitals and law enforcement say they don’t keep track of that information. “This is absolutely a […]
Washington (CBS) What Joe Biden has promised to do on “Day One” and in his first 100 days as president For almost two years, Joe Biden has been telling Americans what he plans to do on his first day in office — and the next 99 — if elected to be the nation’s 46th president. In speeches, interviews, and in at least 49 published plans throughout his presidential campaign, Mr. Biden talked about the actions […]
WASHINGTON (AP) A new reason to swipe right? Dating apps adding vax badges The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who’ve gotten their coronavirus shots. The Biden administration said Friday it’s teaming up with dating apps to showcase the benefits of getting a shot. Apps like Hinge, Tinder, Match and Bumble are offering special incentives to people […]