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CAPE CORAL, Fla.- The Cape Coral Police Department is cracking down on insurance fraud. Tuesday, 38 police officers participated in a traffic operation focused on uninsured motorists and drivers with fraudulent insurance. As a result of the operation, 280 traffic stops were conducted between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Police say 230 written warnings were […]

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- Deputies are trying to identify a man who was caught on a video surveillance camera in February walking up to the camera before it was deactivated and taken from a local business. On February 10, at about 11:22 p.m., a man wearing along sleeved shirt and long pants walked up to a […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green for St. Patrick’s Day as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle’s patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin, New York and scores of other cities Tuesday. Here are St. Patrick’s Day events happening worldwide: ____ UNITED STATES […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The attorney for a U.S. Air Force veteran says his client will plead not guilty to charges that he traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group. A grand jury indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh (pew), of Neptune, New Jersey, on charges of attempting to provide material support to a […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida legislators are prepared to scale back the number of tests given to students, but they remain opposed to any large changes that could undo the signature program put in place by former Gov. Jeb Bush. The House is expected this week to pass a wide-ranging bill that places limits on […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Florida ranks No. 2 in the nation in the rate of residents without health insurance, but that figure has declined since 2010. Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show that Florida had an uninsured rate of 24.3 percent in 2013. Only Texas had a higher rate at 24.8 […]

SOUTH BAY, Fla. (AP) – Four people are dead following a crash in the early morning fog along U.S. 27 in western Palm Beach County. The Florida Highway Patrol says the trailer detached from a truck driving south Tuesday morning. Several vehicles then hit the trailer. The names of the victims haven’t been released. One […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two senior agents accused of being involved in a drunken-driving crash at the White House earlier this month appeared to “nudge” a large construction barrier as they drove through a secure area, Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy told lawmakers Tuesday. He said he didn’t find out about the incident until days afterward. […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A vote by the Lee County Commission on Tuesday applies the brakes on ridesharing companies like Uber. After two hours of community comment, the board voted to add the same regulation for companies like Uber that they use for taxi companies. Many of the people who stood before the commission Tuesday are […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Two 18-year-old burglars are now under arrest. Samuel Hatfield and Travis Morgan are facing charges of burglary and grand theft. Monday around 5:50 p.m., officers responded to a suspicious call in which two males were trying to pry open a window to a residence on the 1000 block of NW 15 Terrace. […]