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FEMA withholds flood insurance discount update from Florida homeowners
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed there would be no announcement or update on whether or not more than 100,000 homeowners will have access to their flood insurance discounts. Earlier this year, the agency stripped Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers Beach and unincorporated...
LCSO investigating after dog found dead, wrapped in trash bag in Lehigh Acres canal
Deputies are investigating who may be behind the death of a dog found wrapped in a black plastic trash bag and left at the edge of a Lehigh Acres canal. A neighbor discovered the black male Pitbull off Elmwood Avenue on Wednesday after noticing a foul odor from the canal.
Florida deputies rescue 15 'disoriented' sea turtles from sewage drain
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Fifteen baby sea turtles in distress were rescued after falling into a sewage drain this week in Southwest Florida. The Lee County Sheriff's Office shared the news on social media Thursday about Bonita Springs Community Policing Deputies Wilson and Ali's heroic animal rescue. The baby turtles...
FEMA decision is due next week regarding if communities impacted by Ian will lose steep discounts
Residents in several Southwest Florida communities are on edge after being told in April that their local governments were no longer in good standing with the federal government's flood program. Local government leaders persuaded FEMA for more time before a final yes or no. FEMA spokesperson Melanie Blake confirms to...
Florida mom arrested for leaving toddlers home alone; neighbor finds them playing in construction site
A Lehigh Acres mother is arrested for leaving her toddlers home alone after a neighbor saw them playing at a construction site. Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Darline Sain Val, 30, Friday morning. They say she left her kids home alone last night, and a neighbor saw them playing at a construction site next door.
15 baby sea turtles rescued by deputies from storm drain
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report from Turtle Time regarding 15 baby sea turtles in distress. Deputies were called to Bonita Beach after being contacted by the non-profit organization after the report stated the infants were disoriented by lights being left on overnight. The dazed turtles...
$3K worth of tools stolen in Lehigh Acres neighborhood
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Christopher McEwan and other neighbors who live near Naples Avenue in Lehigh Acres, have their eyes wide open after $3,000 worth of tools were stolen out of a work van in their neighborhood on Tuesday. "That’s really uncommon for this area that doesn’t happen around...
Trio of teens arrested for breaking into Lehigh Acres home, lighting fireworks inside
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Three teenagers are being accused of breaking into a home and lighting off fireworks inside. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jose Delgado, Deandre Richardson, and Marius Applins for breaking into a house on Roosevelt Avenue in Lehigh Acres on Wednesday afternoon. The three teens are 14, 15, and 16 years old.
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