Traveler concerns for security at RSW grow, gov’t shutdown continues

Travel safety concerns grow as the partial government shutdown in Washington D.C. continues. TSA agents could lose out on their next scheduled paycheck if this continues. Now, some planes aren’t being inspected by the Federal Aviation Administration before they fly. People at Southwest Florida International Airport say they are getting to their flight hours ahead […]

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Naples doctor concerned after several radiologist quit NCH

A former doctor in Naples is concerned with the recent departures of several staff members. A number of specialized radiologists left Naples Community Hospital Monday, and it is alarming to Dr. Ray Montecalvo, who was chairman of the radiology department at NCH from 1997 to 2004. “When a group of radiologists for whatever reason decide […]

Fort Myers proposes fire station near Six Mile Cypress wetlands

Neighbors are coming together to protect wetlands in an area where a proposed fire station could go. The City of Fort Myers wants to build its seventh fire station near Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, but neighbors nearby the preserve are protesting. “To preserve them is nice,” Larry Anderson said. “It’s nice for future generations […]

Fort Myers envisions walkable Midtown for redesign

The City of Fort Myers is working to finalize plans for its Midtown development project. Part of the vision is to make the area more pedestrian walkable. However, another aspect would knock down a local stadium. The city has been working for more than a year to finalize the new vision for Midtown in Fort […]

Cape Coral adds more protections for burrowing owls

Wildlife advocates say they have been fighting for increased protection of burrowing owls for almost a decade, but some homeowners in Cape Coral are pushing back, since the city is considering more protections to the imperiled species within its borders. Cape Coral City Council voted unanimously in favor of a new ordinance that updates protections […]

Former Michigan Uber driver pleads guilty to killing 6 people

A Michigan man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber pleaded guilty to murder on Monday just before attorneys were set to interview jurors for his trial. Jason Dalton’s surprise move came more than three years after shootings, which occurred over the course a few hours in and around Kalamazoo. Dalton […]

Embattled Florida elections official battles Scott in court

A federal judge is holding a hearing over whether to give a former Florida elections official her job back. Embattled former Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes will square off Monday in federal court against Gov. Rick Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano. Snipes came under fire during the contentious recount that followed the 2018 elections. […]

Cold or flu? 5 questions to ask yourself

Flu season is ramping up across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity is “elevated” nationally and increasing week by week. The latest CDC update shows two more children died of influenza the last week of December, bringing the total to 13 pediatric deaths so far this flu […]

Louisiana town mourns 5 children killed in Gainesville crash

It was supposed to be a fun, post-Christmas trip to Disney World for 14-year-old Jeremiah Warren and his friends from a church in this small Louisiana town — “clean fun” as Warren’s aunt described it. But then word came of a fiery crash on a Florida highway that killed seven people, including five children from […]

Partial government shutdown leading toward longest in US history

As the government shutdown drags into its third week with no solution in sight, the prolonged stalemate is nearing several major turning points. None of them are good. If the shutdown continues into Friday, Jan. 11, federal courts will run out of funding, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss their next paycheck. […]