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The father of a missing woman is upset with a local police department because he says investigators made a major mistake from the beginning. Paul Dumolo spent nearly eleven-minutes in a Facebook LIVE post slamming Cape Coral Police Department about the investigation for his missing daughter, Lauren Dumolo, who was last seen in summer 2020. […]

Gabby Petito’s cause of death was determined to be by manual strangulation Tuesday, said the Teton County Coroner in Wyoming. “That cause of death that will go on the death record is needed to upgrade this case from what’s basically a wire fraud case or illegally using a debit card to now potentially a murder […]

Wednesday marked seven years since a Southwest Florida mother lost her 5-year-old son in a drive-by shooting. It also marks seven years in the push to bring the boy’s killer to justice. Andrew Faust Jr. was at his home when a bullet went through the duplex he and his mother lived in and killed him. […]

A bus driver shortage is putting parents on edge and forcing workers to pick up the slack, so much slack that they’re fed up, and say they deserve better pay. Since the beginning of the school year, we have reported about students in Lee County schools getting home late from the school bus and even […]

Small businesses nearby say the road project on a stretch of US-41 in Fort Myers has caused many headaches. Drivers also say it’s a mess. Everyone we spoke Friday to who has been affected by it hopes the project wraps up soon. “It’s impacting us on a daily basis,” said Romulo Contra, who works for […]

Women in Southwest Florida are getting texts from strange numbers, and a sheriff out of state says it’s connected to a sex trafficking scheme. Law enforcement says it’s aware of it, and the best way to avoid it is to not respond. Women we spoke to say they got a text saying something like, ‘Hey, […]

A local food bank is in urgent need of help. Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida is pleading with the community for money and food to continue its mission. Antoine Lovette sees lots of people in need. “As the pandemic began, the need for it increased dramatically,” Antoine Lovette said. Harry Chapin Food Bank […]

Brian Laundrie’s dad was out in Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County Thursday after he was requested to help search for his son by investigators. The family attorney says father Chris Laundrie showed authorities trails and places his son was known to frequent. They didn’t find anything, but their attorney says the trip was helpful. We […]

Making ends meet is becoming more difficult. Everything from gas to groceries is hitting wallets hard. Most of us are blowing our budgets when it comes to the necessities. We’ve dealt with a pandemic, worker and supply shortages, and it’s adding constraints to our pockets. The chief economist at Moody’s Analytics estimates that a family […]

The search for answers in Gabby Petito’s death is causing more pain for another family of a high-profile missing persons case in Southwest Florida. But unlike Gabby Petito’s family, the loved ones of missing Cape Coral mother Lauren Dumolo have no idea where she is, and they haven’t been able to bring her home. After […]