Breana Ross

Art Basel is back in full swing. Thousands of people from all over the world are back on Miami Beach for the largest art show in North America that includes more than 250 art galleries across Miami. About 80,000 people are expected at shows across South Florida. It’s a nice change from 2020 when the […]

The legal fight over sports betting in Florida is intensifying. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is asking a federal judge to put a hold on the ruling that throws out the gambling compact that allows sports betting apps. While no move has been made, the gambling app is still operating despite the judge’s hold on […]

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno was joined by Lee County NAACP President James Muwakkil to speak about the conditions of the Lee County Jail as observed by the NAACP after an inmate’s death. The father of that inmate is desperate for answers, angry after his son died while in custody at the Lee County Jail […]

A one-year-old overdosed on fentanyl in a Cape Coral home. Police say the toddler got a hold of pills that were laced with fentanyl while his parents weren’t looking. Then police say his mom tried to cover up that they had drugs in the home by flushing them down the toilet. Emergency room doctors at […]

Protesters could be heard outside the courtroom yelling as a jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges. The crowd outside that courtroom was mixed with those who supported Rittenhouse and those who condemned his behavior. The 18-year-old was on trial for killing two men and injuring a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, […]

The NAACP has toured the Lee County Jail following complaints from the father of an inmate who died in its medical ward. Paul Carbone said his son, 30-year-old Michael, died from a bacterial infection that went to his heart at the jail’s medical ward. He was in jail for six days before he died on […]

Controversy over making everyone’s vote count is brewing in Lee County. The county had seven options for voting districts. The one they picked made some people feel left out and angry. As far as Lee County commissioners are concerned, the decision’s final. The secretary of state will almost certainly certify the choice of what’s known […]

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and one of its deputies for wrongful arrest. Jelani Maidwell, who is Black, said the sheriff’s office was looking for a white suspect in a burglary case on Sept. 4, 2017 and they found him instead. The incident happened at Summerlin Road and […]

A group of high school students is getting ready to march on the international stage. Leaders from London came across the pond to officially ask the Fort Myers High School marching band to be in the city’s 2023 New Year’s Day parade. The parade is massive, twice as many performers as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]

Police are warning Southwest Florida residents after a Naples woman almost gave her life savings away to an unknown fraudster. She was seconds away from pressing send on a money app when she got a fraud alert on her phone. But not everyone gets that kind of alert before they lose their savings. Florida ranks […]