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Coastal Lee could see hurricane conditions today as Milton speeds toward Florida
The Fort Myers-Lee County area may see hurricane conditions today as weather progressively worsens into the night hours. Winds will be blowing offshore around 8 a.m., and conditions will deteriorate into evening hours, according to various forecasts. "During the day I would describe it as breezy with increasing rain chances," said Austen Flannery,...
Lehigh Acres man charged in multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
FORT MYERS, Florida - Lester John Parker Jr., a 55-year-old from Lehigh Acres, has been arrested on a 15-count indictment for his alleged role in a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. The charges include conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property. If convicted, Parker faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg. He could...
As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help
(JTA) — By order of the government of Fort Myers, Florida, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz should have left his home and joined the mass of cars crawling out of the state’s southwest in advance of Hurricane Milton, which is due to make landfall Wednesday afternoon. Instead, Minkowicz is staying put and planning to host Yom Kippur...
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