NORTH PORT Petito family attorney urges Brian Laundrie to turn himself in, smaller search continues Brian Laundrie is still nowhere to be found, but the timeline of where he was before he went missing is slowly being pieced together. His lawyer says Laundrie and his parents went to the Fort De Soto campground in Pinellas County on Sept. 6 and 7. While on their camping trip, Gabby Petito’s family never […]
NORTH PORT ‘She’s with us’: Family talks about Gabby Petito and their goal to help others missing Gabby Petito’s family memorialized the 22-year-old by getting tattoos she had designed. Nicole Schmidt, Petito’s mother, has “Let it Be” and “Believe” on her arm. Joe Petito has the trail of leaves circling his fingers. The family got tattooed on Monday before speaking to the media for the first time since Petito was found at […]
HOLBROOK, NY Memorial service held on Long Island for Gabby Petito Gabby Petito loved to document her travel adventures — so everyone at Sunday’s memorial service will be able to watch clips of her full of life. Services for Gabby will be held at Moloney Funeral Home, 825 Main Street, Holbrook, New York on Sunday, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Two TVs with a photo montage and tribute to […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Leisure travel is flourishing in Charlotte County, but business tourism leaves a void Visitors come from all over to soak up the view from the Wyern Hotel’s rooftop deck. “Our weekends are busier than they’ve ever been,” said Matt Nemec, director of business development at the Wyvern Hotel. Nemec said the hotel has made budget for the last eight months. Englewood and Punta Gorda saw a record number […]
NORTH PORT ‘Circumstances are odd’ police say, after boyfriend of missing woman returns home, hires attorney YouTuber and blogger, Gabby Petito, 22, from North Port has been missing for more than two weeks, and now, her boyfriend has returned home without her and hired lawyers, the U.S. Sun reports. The North Port Police Department said they “are actively assisting in this case in conjunction with the Suffolk County Police Department where […]
SARASOTA Retired teacher recounts meeting President Bush at a school in Florida on 9/11 A teacher remembers waiting for President Bush to arrive in the media center at her school on 9/11. September 11th has always been a special day for Patricia Varley. She was a teacher at Emma E. Booker Elementary School. “That was my son’s birthday, September 11, which I say was because we don’t celebrate it […]
PUNTA GORDA 9/11 attack on Pentagon seared into minds of two Charlotte County men Monsignor Philip Hill watched the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center unfold live on TV as the host of a scheduled meeting was running late. The New Yorker watched the towers turn to ash from his office in the Pentagon. Minutes later, Hill, the chief of staff for the Army’s chief of chaplains, found […]
LEHIGH ACRES Parents worried day after 2 teens detained for planning mass shooting in SWFL Parents are reacting after deputies arrested two teens who allegedly were planning a school shooting that would rival Columbine and Parkland. Parents are thankful authorities acted before it was too late for Harns Marsch Middle School in Lehigh Acres. The two students, 13-year-old Conner Pruett, and Phillip Byrd, 14, are undergoing mental health evaluations but […]
PUNTA GORDA Huey helicopter won’t be moved to Vietnam Wall of SWFL A Vietnam War symbol on display in public will not be relocated. We spoke to people on both sides of the decision. Punta Gorda City Council rejected the proposal to move a medivac Huey helicopter on display from outside the Military Heritage Museum to the Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida. Bill Akins has difficult memories […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY A Charlotte County 9/11 Ceremony has been postponed due to COVID A 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Charlotte County has been postponed due to COVID-19. The decision to cancel came from a surge warning inside hospitals. Organizers were worried there could be an outbreak of the virus at the event. Shannon Mesenburg found herself, like many of you, glued to her tv screen on 9/11. Her eyes […]