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A handyman who took thousands from a family and didn’t do the work will pay that money back. Linh Tran is happy there is some justice after months of stress. She hopes the handyman pays what he owes. The Tran family sued Dwayne Staron of Dwayne’s Handyman Services in June, and Tuesday, on the day […]
A school board member apologized after she angered community members with comments about immigrant students, but many still want to see a greater response from the school district. Chris Patricca with Lee County School Board made comments about Guatemalan students during a virtual community forum in Estero recently. This upset many community members. “The biggest […]
The School District of Lee County could soon teach elementary students how to protect each other from dangerous situations. The District is looking toward lessons from a program started by loved ones of those killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. We looked at how this initiative would […]
Time was up Thursday night for unvaccinated health care workers at NCH Healthcare System. Employees with NCH had until 5 p.m. to show proof they were vaccinated against the coronavirus. Hundreds of people were projected to lose their jobs ahead of the deadline, but some of those employees were choosing to get vaccinated to avoid […]
A local man claims he witnessed “undocumented families” boarding a flight to Southwest Florida last month. He sent us the pictures, and we sent them to the governor for comment. Dr. Chris Robben had a layover in Houston while he was heading to Southwest Florida International Airport Aug. 7. That’s when he told us he […]