Gina Tomlinson

A Florida-based attorney is doing his best to make sure our nation’s heroes are fed in our region. He hosted a special dinner for hundreds of Southwest Florida veterans. And he also offered free legal help to any veteran there who needed it. Attorney Harvey Cohen hosted a steak dinner at Veterans of Foreign Wars […]

Florida Highway Patrol says a man has been arrested for the hit-and-run death of Robert Hurst, 44, who was struck and killed on his bike in Charlotte County Jan. 9. FHP arrested Thomas Lambie 30, of Punta Gorda Friday for hitting Hurst and leaving the scene of the crash. “I worked with [Rob] the night […]

Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a crash involving a pool truck that caused chlorine and acid to spill,which blocked off Joel Boulevard for several hours in Lehigh Acres. According to the Fort Myers Police Department press release, crews were responding to  noticed hazardous materials spilled throughout the roadway and ditch. FMPD […]

Welcoming people to the city, a couple burrowing owls have made a grassy area by the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce their home. But now, the City of Cape Coral is trying to kick the owls out and create a new burrow for them at Jaycee Park. However, wildlife advocates, like Pascha Donaldson, are against […]

Lee County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a driver who hit two teenagers, killing one, and left the scene of the crash this weekend. Saturday night, 14-year-old Allana Staiano was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Suncoast Estates community of North Fort Myers. Neighbors put up a memorial for Allana Sunday at the […]

A family’s car was stolen in the middle of the night, and they think video recordings of two people snooping around other neighbor’s vehicles are the culprits. Homeowner Diel Malo believes two unknown individuals caught on a neighbor’s home surveillance stole their car along Livingston Woods Lane in Collier County early Saturday. “It’s a little […]

State Attorney Amira Fox announces today that the State Attorney’s Office has filed a “Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty” against defendant Ryan Clayton Cole. A Charlotte County Grand Jury indicted Cole for First Degree Murder, First Degree Burglary with Battery, and Burglary of a Dwelling in December 2019. Cole, 28, is charged with […]

A victim thought an Apple tech was helping them fix their computer. But, it turn out, it was a hacker. Now, they’re out tens of thousands of dollars. A neighbor in Cape Coral says they lost $16,000 to a hacker who tricked them over the phone into thinking they were an Apple employing calling to […]

The Harry Chapin Food Bank has teamed up with the Church of the Nazarene in Fort Myers to help feed hungry families. Together, the food bank and the church distributed food to over 200 people. One family says these mobile food pantries are a life saver when help is needed most. ”When paychecks come in […]

Daniel Sainato is disappointed to see a familiar visitor floating on top of the water where he takes his boat out. John Cassani, the Calusa Waterkeeper, said to see algae in the middle of the dry season is unusual. ”When it’s calm and the wind starts blowing, those tend to stick together,” Cassani said. “Then […]