Breana Ross

A Lee County man said that while he was eating dinner with his daughters at a Fort Myers restaurant, someone broke into his truck and stole a camera that held photos of his late mother. He said he just wants the photos back, especially because the theft happened the day before her birthday. Save for […]

Fort Myers Police Department conducted a death investigation Saturday that appears to be unsuspicious, police said. FMPD was along Ortiz Avenue just south of the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where a male victim’s body was found. Police say the death appears to be unsuspicious. No further details are available at this time.

Rain and wind caused some problems for many who wanted to spend the Memorial Day holiday at Fort Myers Beach. Beachgoers did sit in the sand and spend time in the water earlier in the day, but the beach chairs and umbrellas were folded up and many people were gone by the evening. Still, some […]

This week, the National Federation of State High School Associations provided guidelines for schools to resume playing sports. Empty fields and stands, and bare scoreboards have been the scene for the spring sports season, and might still be this fall. Rodelin Anthony is a former football coach at Immokalee High School and he said that for […]

Don’t get used to the lower gas prices. As Florida continues to reopen, you can expect to pay more at the pump. The simple reason: supply and demand. The more people get out of their house and drive, the higher the prices will go. AAA said Florida’s gas prices have already gone up in the […]

The Lee County School Board listened to dozens of people speak Tuesday on behalf of a teacher who may have stopped a school shooting in December and was demoted for how she handled it. Protesters came out in support of Vivian Gutierrez, the former assistant principal of Harns Marsh Middle School. The school said Gutierrez […]

OneBlood is now testing all of its blood donations for coronavirus antibodies. The Florida-based blood center said not only will you save three lives, but you can find out if you had the virus before and if so, could save coronavirus patients’ lives. You can make an appointment at any OneBlood location, such as the […]

A student was found with a loaded gun at Harns Marsh Middle School in Buckingham at the end of 2019, and the assistant principal who first responded to the incident received a demotion following her actions. Community members are now speaking out on her behalf. Thousands of people signed a petition on behalf of Vivian […]

Community members in Southwest Florida gathered to remember a young girl on her special day over the weekend. Diana Alvarez would have turned 13 years old Sunday, but her life was cut short in May 2016 when she was kidnapped from her family’s San Carlos Park home and murdered. Diana’s body wasn’t found until earlier […]

City of Naples reopened its public beaches this past week, imposing a series of restrictions after people failed to social distance last weekend. During the weekend, the changes mean the beach is only open for certain hours in the morning and then from 5 p.m. until sunset, with new restrictions. We saw a lot of […]