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Southwest Florida International Airport is back to pre-pandemic levels when it comes to travelers and with all the crowds, and stores at the airport need help. So a company is working to get new people into positions that need to be filled. “We’re about 85% staffed,” said Rachel Berta, the general manager of Paradies Lagardère […]
Woman says 2 strangers tried to get invited into home in Punta Gorda Published: June 9, 2021 11:22 PM EDT Updated: June 10, 2021 12:04 AM EDT Recommended Two people told a homeowner they were an alarm company, but something wasn’t right. Tuesday, Punta Gorda Police Department says it received a report from a woman who says strangers in plain clothes told her they were with an alarm company and knocked on her at around 8 p.m. “I would probably tell them you’re breaking the law, and then, I would make a phone call to 911,” John McFarland said. McFarland is following the lead of one of h...
Police say man jumped off boat onto bridge after they said not to Published: June 9, 2021 11:20 PM EDT Updated: June 10, 2021 12:03 AM EDT Recommended Police say a man didn’t wait for a boat to be towed to safety after it got stuck, and he ended up in police custody. Naples Police Department arrested Jospeh Turner Tuesday after he jumped off a cruise boat onto Gordon River Bridge in Naples. Police say they told Turner not to jump, but he did anyway after the boat he was on became lodge against the bridge. Officers told people to stay on the boat for their safety because it would be too dang...
A historic building damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017 is getting new life. The old train depot in Punta Gorda is almost 100 years old, and money has been granted to repair the damage. The train depot might look like an old building, but its roof, walls and windows are part of nearly a century […]
A local woman is dishing up lunch for firefighters in Southwest Florida. Leticia Flores’s son served as a firefighter who died of cancer he developed on the job in 2018. Her son worked in Boston, and she calls Lehigh Acres home. Flores is treating local firefighters to say thank you for their hard work and […]