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SWFL law enforcement utilizing license plate readers to track down suspects Published: July 27, 2021 10:20 PM EDT Updated: July 27, 2021 11:15 PM EDT Subtle technology is helping keep Southwest Florida safe. License plate readers are helping local law enforcement agencies in Southwest Florida keep everyone safer in public. The technology is nabbing a number of accused criminals, and the backs of cars are the key to many answers. Locally, law enforcement officers are working to get any answers they holds in their systems. “They’ve purchased more of them into their budgets in the last few y...

Community members in Lehigh Acres rally for Cuban freedom in homeland Published: July 27, 2021 10:34 PM EDT Updated: July 27, 2021 11:15 PM EDT Recommended The chants for Cuban freedom aren’t stopping. Cuban=Americans and many others are still demanding the U.S. government’s help. Community member lined the street in Lehigh Acres Tuesday rallying in solidarity with Cubans on the island nation. They want their loved ones to know what freedom feels like. Many say they’re disappointed they’ve protested for 16 days and are still waiting for more to be done. “We are just feeling desperat...

Woman searches for owner of vintage photo she found at RSW Published: July 26, 2021 9:22 PM EDT Updated: July 26, 2021 11:08 PM EDT Recommended A woman in Southwest Florida discovered someone’s lost possession on the floor at the airport, and she decided to share to what she found on social media with the hope she will find the rightful owner. Carrie Kerskie in Collier County was at South Florida International Airport recently when she discovered a vintage photograph on the ground. She didn’t want to throw it away or leave it for someone else to notice, so she took it upon herself to retu...

Fort Myers to assign more officers to city high schools Published: July 26, 2021 6:20 PM EDT Recommended Fort Myers Police Department will continue its school resource officer program in city schools, Chief Derrick Diggs confirmed at a special meeting Monday. Chief Diggs was passionate while he spoke alongside Fort Myers City Council. He wanted to make sure his message was clear: He wants his SROs in Fort Myers schools, even wanting to expand the program. Diggs said the meeting started with a rumor that he was pulling them out, but that’s not the case. Mayor Kevin Anderson also agrees SROs ...

Take precautions when spending time in the SWFL heat Published: July 23, 2021 5:48 PM EDT Recommended Southwest Florida is feeling the heat. The region hit 97 degrees Thursday. If you add in the Florida humidity, it feels well into the hundreds. In fact, The Weather Authority confirmed our peak heat index was 113 degrees Friday. A lot of people are trying to cool down in the water. Water was the word of the day Friday among people we spoke to at Cape Coral Yacht Club. People were swimming and they were drinking water to stay hydrated. That’s exactly what experts say is key to keeping safe a...