Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man originally sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2008 death of a Bonita Springs woman has been resentenced to 45 years. Luis Gonzalez, 31, was convicted in 2013 of running over 25-year-old Tia Poklemba three times and leaving her to die. Later that year, he was sentenced to 30 years […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A heroin-addled driver crashed into three parking signs in the lot at the Cape Coral Hospital emergency room Tuesday, police said. Keith Edward Paulick, 36, had injected heroin prior to the crash and had more of the drug, plus prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia, in his car, where another man was […]

(CNN) General Mills announced plans to release two limited-edition Girl Scout cereals. The two flavors are Thin Mints and Caramel Crunch. The first is one of the 12 Girl Scout cookie flavors. General Mills said the cereal will go on sale in stores nationwide in January, the start of the traditional cookie-selling season. The cereal […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 43-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for the sale of marijuana that he received through UPS from California and Colorado, the United States Department of Justice said. Samer Jamil Rashid worked with four different people to sell more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in Lee County, […]

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – A church will have to wait to see if it will need to obtain a permit to host its weekly farmers market after a special town magistrate postponed the decision Wednesday. Beach Baptist Church was originally told it would not need a permit for the market because religious organizations are […]

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – About 6,000 gallons of sewage leaked into the ground and nearby waterways around the corner of Calumet Boulevard and St. Paul Drive, according to the county’s utilities services department. A car hit the sewer line, causing the leak sometime before Tuesday at 10 a.m., which is when the odor from the […]

DETROIT (AP) – Subaru is recalling more than 100,000 of its top-selling models in the U.S. because a turbocharger air pump can run continuously, overheat and could cause fires. The recall covers certain 2007 to 2009 Legacy and Outback vehicles, some 2008 to 2014 Imprezas and certain 2009 to 2013 Foresters. All the cars and […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States announced Tuesday that it will abstain for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America’s economic embargo against Cuba, a resolution it had always vehemently opposed. The announcement by U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power ahead of a vote on the resolution was greeted with applause […]

TAMPA, Fla. – The zombies, ghosts and creatures of evil have once again taken over Busch Gardens at Howl-O-Scream, preparing for their final weekend of frightening entertainment. This year, Howl-O-Scream has launched two new haunted houses to join their other five, along with four scare zones and their live Fiends Show with captivating creatures of […]