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SW FL Week 1 high school football: Bishop Verot, Naples, First Baptist, Fort Myers notch wins
A roundup of high school football games played in Southwest Florida on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23 SW Florida high school football: Your guide to the 2024 season in Lee, Collier and LaBelle ...
Former Fort Myers mayor Bruce Tolford Grady dies
Former Fort Myers mayor Bruce Tolford Grady died Aug. 14 at 73. A Fort Myers native, he dedicated his career to improving the community, developing and managing real estate properties across the city until being elected to City Council in 1988. In 1996, he was elected mayor with accomplishments that included the creation of the Winkler Safe Neighborhood District and the redevelopment of McGregor Boulevard. A celebration of life will take place Aug. 31 at Covenant Presbyterian Church on McGregor Boulevard.
FWC capture 3-legged gator at Fort Myers community
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A three-legged alligator was evicted from a Southwest Florida community. The reptile roundup happened near a school in Fort Myers. It was “see ya later, alligator,” for the Fort Myers neighborhood after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the scaly scare, Thursday afternoon.
DeSantis, CFO call for investigation into high spending under ex-UF president Ben Sasse
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A month after the University of Florida’s president abruptly resigned, state officials are now calling for an investigation into allegations of exorbitant spending. Nearly $17 million were spent in 17 months under former UF president Ben Sasse. This has prompted Governor Ron Desantis’ office to investigate the spending. Less than two […]
High school football predictions: District winners for the 2024 season
FORT MYERS, Fla. — As we dive into the high school football season, it's time to put our predictions to the test and select the district winners for Southwest Florida. With several competitive districts and standout teams, here’s a look at who we believe will come out on top.
Florida high school football scores: Recap Week 1 of 2024 season
Football Friday is back! And the Florida high school football season is already off to a stellar start. Teams from Miami to Tampa, Orlando to Pensacola and Jacksonville to Naples got their 2024 seasons underway. Some, such as IMG Academy and Miami Northwestern, had their Week 1 games on Thursday night. Others still...
'It's not something new:' Cybersecurity experts in Florida stress proactive measures
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Cyberattacks are happening more often and are getting more expensive. In 2023, 343-million people became victims of some sort of cyberattack. That's according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. These attacks are happening everywhere, including right here in Florida. Last month, the Florida Department...
Estero High School to play first game on new state-of-the-art turf
Estero High School has a new state-of-the-art turf field to play on. The field has tiny beads which are embedded and designed to reduce the hardness of playing in the surface but also to reduce high temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees. That will help players and coaches stay cooler...
Amazon to Build Nearly $20M Expansion at Space Coast Satellite Facility
Amazon plans on expanding its footprint on the Space Coast with another $19.5 million facility in its efforts to launch thousands of internet-providing satellites for Project Kuiper, the company’s competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. To date, only two test satellites from Project Kuiper have flown when they took to...
Study: Florida Has One of the Highest ‘Quit Rates’ in the Nation
New research has revealed the states with the highest “quit rates”, and Florida finished among the top 10 highest rates. The study, which was conducted by Omega Law , analyzed the latest available data on quitting levels from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which states had the highest quit rates on average between October 2023 and January 2024. The final frontier state of Alaska was number 1, with an average rate of 3.5% from the months studied. Montana and Wyoming tied for second on the list, with a 4-month average quit rate of 3.18%. The were followed in third place by West Virginia, where the average quit rate is 2.98%.
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