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Authorities searching for runaway suspect in Tice stabbing
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who fled from the scene after a stabbing in the Tice community on Friday. According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, the suspect fled the scene in a green Ford Expedition. If anyone has information...
Authorities searching for runaway suspect in Fort Myers stabbing
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who fled from the scene after a stabbing in the Tice community of Fort Myers on Friday. According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, the suspect fled the scene in a green Ford Expedition. If...
Scammers target SWFL listeners by posing as popular radio hosts
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — You might hear their voices every day on the way to work or drive home, but now, fraudsters are cloning your favorite radio personalities. These scammers are trying to trick listeners into believing that disc jockeys are reaching out to them on social media accounts and perhaps even by phone.
FGCU student takes the sport of pickleball to international heights with Cabieses Foundation
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — It’s no secret how popular the sport of pickleball is becoming. Thousands of people in Southwest Florida are picking up paddles each year and taking part in the fastest-growing sport in America. Millions of people across the country are doing the same. Now, pickleball is becoming an international affair thanks to an FGCU student.
LCSO and Senator Rick Scott’s office unite to aid Israel
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Senator Rick Scott’s office are teaming up to help those in Israel. Sheriff Carmine Marceno said they packed boxes full of necessary supplies that the senator’s office will help get to people in need. “We’re going...
Clewiston High School football team suspended indefinitely after brawl during game
CLEWISTON, Fla. — The Clewiston High School varsity football team has been suspended indefinitely by the Florida High School Athletic Association after a fight broke out during a game against Inlet Grove High School on October 19. According to the Hendry County School District, the FHSAA investigated the incident...
Thousands of student loan borrowers receive inaccurate monthly bills
An estimated 305,000 people initially received federal student loan bills with the wrong amount – many with charges higher than they should be – when payments resumed this month after a three-plus-year pause. The Department of Education identified the errors and directed student loan servicing companies to place...
Florida wife charged with DUI manslaughter ran over husband while looking for dog
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Brevard County woman is accused of running over her husband while the two were trying to look for their lost dog. It was Friday night in Palm Bay when police got a call saying there was a man lying in the road on Dittmer Circle, bleeding and believed to be dead.
Lehigh Acres man leads FHP on over 100 mph chase
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A man was arrested after he sent the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) on an over 100 mph chase on State Road 82. According to FHP, Dustin Garcia Jr., 21, tried to flee from troopers while being stopped for speeding around 3:45 a.m. FHP states Garcia...
Lee County felon sentenced to prison for roadway shooting
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Lee County convicted felon received the maximum prison sentence of 30 years Tuesday, after shooting at a passing car in Lehigh Acres last year. During a Lee County trial in August, Lehigh Acres man Brione Lamar Joiner, 39, was found guilty of discharging a firearm in public and resisting or obstructing an officer without violence.
Man wanted after Fort Myers gas station robbery
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County deputies are searching for a man in connection to a robbery that happened Monday at a gas station in Fort Myers. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect involved in a robbery at the Mobil Gas Station on Gladiolus Drive.
7 people killed after more than 150 vehicles crashed along Louisiana’s I-55 amid dense fog
(CNN) — At least seven people were killed Monday in a slew of crashes along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 158 vehicles, state police say. More than 25 people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical,...
Next season, you may be able to take your flu vaccine at home
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing an application for the nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist to be able to be self-administered at home, drugmaker AstraZeneca said Tuesday. The vaccine, the only nasal spray option against flu, has been on the market in the United States...
Child and adult dead after car crashes into lake in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Two people are dead after a car crashed into a lake in Immokalee Monday night. The single-car crash happened on 732 Lauren Lane and Crestview Drive at around 9:50 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the car was in a parking lot before the driver accelerated,...
Woman charged with DUI manslaughter in crash that killed Arcadia man
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla — A woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter in a crash that killed a man from Arcadia on July 28. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 10:13 p.m. back in July. FHP report says, Alexis Zamor, 27, was driving west on...
Hurricane Tammy remains Category 1 storm over open Atlantic Ocean
The NBC2 First Alert hurricane tracking team continues to monitor the movement of Hurricane Tammy over the open Atlantic Ocean. The latest advisory shows Tammy producing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts up to 90 mph. The storm’s forward motion is noted at 8 mph to the northeast.
Forecast: Mild and breezy tomorrow
Breezy conditions will highlight the forecast in our community for the rest of this afternoon and then through the day tomorrow. Though on the breezy east-northeast wind, we have a widely isolated shower tonight or tomorrow, rain chances overall will remain lower than 10% regionwide. Temperatures will remain mild through...
Gateway coach Cullen O’Brien carries on family’s football legacy
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — People often use the phrase football is life. Well, that definitely rings true for Gateway football coach Cullen O’Brien, who was born into a family full of football coaches and he’s following in their footsteps. “I’m a third-generation football coach,” said O’Brien. “We’ve...
Man working next door spots & puts out fire in Cape Coral condo building
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A contractor working on a Cape Coral condo building just happened to find himself in the right place at the right time. George Reith was working inside a first-floor condo unit at the corner of Cape Coral Parkway and Triton Court West on Monday morning when he smelled smoke.
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