Melissa Montoya

The pandemic has changed the way people are shopping for gifts this holiday season. “I didn’t shop this year like I normally do,” said Linda Jenkins, a Southwest Florida shopper. “I did lots more online.” With less travel, people are also flocking to the post office, which is experiencing delays. In order to avoid the […]

An experiment into the effects of dead fish on red tide show that fish carcasses could be supplying nutrients to the algal bloom that could make them worse. Researchers at the Water School at FGCU and the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota have been studying how dead fish affect red tide, which plagued Southwest Florida […]

A man accused of abusing foster children at a Cape Coral home plead guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child in a Lee County court on Tuesday. Daniel Spurgeon, 52, was arrested in 2016 by the Cape Coral Police Department after an investigation showed he was abusing 10 foster children in his […]

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 32-year-old man they say died while attempting to burglarize a home in Lehigh Acres on Saturday. Jonathan Hernandez was found pinned by a window and suspended in the air at a home near 46 Street Southwest and Nora Avenue South, according to Lt. Russell […]

Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Monday after an early rally evaporated. In the U.S., investors are waiting to see if Congress can break a logjam on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus pandemic, while in Europe talks continue on trying to reach a trade deal between […]