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Deputies: Man arrested after killing dog, injuring woman in Port Charlotte Published: February 16, 2021 10:51 PM EST Updated: February 17, 2021 1:31 PM EST Recommended Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting that killed a dog in Port Charlotte Tuesday night. According to CCSO, deputies first responded around 10 p.m. to a call about a domestic dispute at a home near Tamarind Street and Steele Avenue off Collingswood Boulevard. Investigators discovered a black Labrador retriev...

Collier County hopes to be part of statewide vaccine pre-registration system soon Published: February 16, 2021 4:57 PM EST Updated: February 16, 2021 7:51 PM EST Recommended The delays in the coronavirus vaccines are not the only thing frustrating many. It’s also the process of scheduling appointments for first and second doses. A Southwest Florida county is still not part of the state’s latest initiative. The State’s COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration website is supposed to help get peopl...

A man sworn under oath to serve and protect was caught preying on someone who he believed was a teenage girl. Members of an online group talked with a deputy for months until there was enough evidence against him. It’s a breakthrough for the work team members have conducted together to catch predators. Southwest Florida Exposure Group helped investigate Charlotte County Deputy Martin William Allen, 41, who was arrested Sunday after he believed he was agreeing to meet with a 15-year-old girl. ...

Food bank says serving SWFL children is serving whole families Published: February 15, 2021 4:56 PM EST Updated: February 15, 2021 5:35 PM EST Recommended Almost a year since the first person in Florida tested positive for the coronavirus, many families are faced with food insecurity. Hundreds of families lined up at Harry Chapin Food Bank’s mobile food pantry event at Fleamasters Flea Market in Fort Myers Monday to receive food boxes, many with school-aged children. According to Harry Chapin...

Church pastors serve as voices for Black communities during pandemic Published: February 15, 2021 5:17 PM EST Updated: February 15, 2021 5:25 PM EST Recommended In times like these, many of us are turning to faith to guide us through the pandemic. For many in Black communities, it’s tough because a lot of services offered can’t be done in person. But two pastors in Southwest Florida have found unique solutions to keep their congregations engaged in a virtual way. Church leaders we spoke to ...

Collier County homes sales continue strong in 2021 Published: February 15, 2021 10:11 PM EST Updated: February 15, 2021 11:27 PM EST Recommended Home sales continue to succeed during the pandemic. There has been a large uptick of activity in the real estate market in Collier County. That came months after many people expected the worst with the housing market. Among numerous factors boosting the local housing market included people who wanted to move away from cities up north in 2020 and to a s...

Florida Highway Patrol arrested a woman for a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a male pedestrian in the Iona area of Lee County Monday morning. According to FHP, troopers arrested Sarah Jean Mayher, 33, of Fort Myers Beach, in the afternoon after she left the scene of a crash in the SUV she was driving. […]

Woman arrested for hit-and-run that injured pedestrian in Lee County Published: February 15, 2021 9:00 PM EST Updated: February 16, 2021 10:37 AM EST Recommended Florida Highway Patrol arrested a woman for a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a male pedestrian in the Iona area of Lee County Monday morning. According to FHP, troopers arrested Sarah Jean Mayher, 33, of Fort Myers Beach, in the afternoon after she left the scene of a crash in the SUV she was driving. Troopers went to the sce...

Cape Coral plans to beautify city areas in 5-year landscaping project Published: February 15, 2021 6:47 PM EST Recommended The City is in the middle of its five-year median landscaping project. Along Rose Garden Road is the gateway to Rotary Park as well as the The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village. Many visitors drive through there every day, so making the stretch of road attractive is a priority. Rose Garden Rd. is accompanied by lots of medians separating traffic. Some say there is ...

Woman arrested for carjacking, kidnapping mother, child in North Fort Myers Published: February 11, 2021 10:44 PM EST Updated: February 12, 2021 12:01 AM EST Recommended A car was stolen with a toddler inside, but the child’s mom did everything in her power to make sure her child wasn’t alone. Mother Kaitlin Greene told us she was getting ready to pump gas early Thursday morning, and when she turned her head to put her card in the machine, she heard her car door slam. She says she saw a wom...