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- Why did Regina Smith live so long — and so well? Her son said he knew why
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 09:19 AMEven though she called herself a cradle-robber, for 104 years, Dunbar resident Regina Smith embodied decency
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LaBelle woman killed in multi-vehicle crash along Pine Island Road; FHP investigating
Sunday - 08/18/2019 - 01:51 PMThe Florida Highway Patrol said charges are pending and an investigation is continuing in the crash that lead to the death of Carolyn Erwin, 72
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fugitive lived in isolated bunker for 3 years to evade arrest in Wisconsin
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 08:49 PMJeremiah Button was sleeping in a homemade bunker in the woods on the morning of Aug. 9 when his three-year run from the law came to an end.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Traffic backed up on NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral after multi-vehicle crash
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 03:53 PMWitnesses say a blue Bentley crashed into a silver Honda SUV while traffic was stopped for another accident that was farther down the road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Projecting FSU football's defensive depth chart for Boise State
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 11:31 AMWhat will the FSU defensive look like when it takes the field against Boise State?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weeks since Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton: What if motives behind mass shootings never emerge?
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 09:46 AMAs the U.S. grapples with a rash of mass shootings, families are left to wonder what prompted the violence. But many times there are no clear answers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: North Fort Myers and Port Charlotte in a preseason dustup
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 10:38 PMGame action between North Fort Myers High School and Port Charlotte on Friday in Port Charlotte. Port Charlotte beat North 22-9.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch: North Fort Myers takes on Port Charlotte in preseason action
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 11:49 PMThe Red Knights commit five turnovers and fail to convert from inside the 10-yard line twice in their 22-9 defeat to the Pirates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Unemployment remains at record lows in Southwest Florida
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 06:49 PMHiring continues to be a struggle for many local employers with unemployment numbers so low in Southwest Florida.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jury convicts Fort Myers man in child molestation
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 03:16 PMPolice reports indicate John Fesh was accused of following a girl between 12 and 18 into a room, locked the door and asking her to disrobe, raped her
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- A newly-hatched baby sea turtle reaches the gulf
Sunday - 08/18/2019 - 12:47 PMCollier County Parks and Recreation rescued a newly hatched loggerhead that was stuck on plant roots and released it to the Gulf of Mexico.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Preview: Fort Myers seeks first state semifinal appearance in 27 years during 100th season
Sunday - 08/18/2019 - 07:00 AMFort Myers went 9-3 last season and reached a regional semifinal. The Green Wave will play in a new district and region this season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joining the 'coolest': Naples International Film Festival among top fests
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 02:29 PMNaples International Film Festival has been named one of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by Moviemaker magazine, a Bible to the independent film industry.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Members shouldn't vape or order 'anything ending in -ccino,' Mormon church says
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 11:48 AMThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a warning against coffee and vaping despite the fancy names and alluring flavors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Donald Trump is touting voter ID laws as an issue in the 2020 election. Here’s why.
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 09:09 AMAs Donald Trump ramps up his reelection for 2020 he is resurfacing a controversial gripe held over from 2016: That voter fraud cost him support.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bonita Springs beats Community School of Naples
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 12:24 AMGame action between Bonita Springs High School and Community School of Naples on Friday in Bonita Springs. Bonita beat Community 23-7.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - South Fort Myers at Palmetto Ridge in preseason football
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 11:29 PMPalmetto Ridge High School hosted South Fort Myers High in a preseason football game on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lee County football roundup: Bonita Springs picks up win, South and North lose on road
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 01:01 AMIda Baker gives first-year coach Chuck Faucette a preseason win, while LaBelle drops a close one.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Editorial: Football officials deserve more money and respect — but a contract is a contract
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 06:37 PMA prolonged work stoppage would have caused too much harm to too many young people. Still, we acknowledge the referees have reason to be dissatisfied.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Myers actor cast in National Geographic’s 'The Right Stuff'
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 05:33 PMRachel Burttram will play Betty Grissom, wife of astronaut Gus Grissom, in the series about the early days of the U.S. space program
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- Search continues for two missing firefighters off Port Canaveral
Sunday - 08/18/2019 - 07:36 PMThe U.S. Coast Guard, along with over a dozen other vessels, are continuing to search for two missing boaters last seen at Port Canaveral on Friday
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House and Senate dueling gun bills: Campus carry vs. semi-automatic weapons ban
Thursday - 08/15/2019 - 08:56 AMHill and Sabatini find gun control measures offensive. Hill thinks red flag laws are acts of confiscation. Sabatini calls gun-free zones irrational.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More than 40 charged in federal court from Mississippi ICE raid, but no company officials
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 02:58 PMSo far, more than 40 arrest warrants have been filed in federal court resulting from the Aug. 7 immigration raid.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joining the 'coolest': Naples International Film Festival among top fests
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 07:00 AMNaples International Film Festival has been named one of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by Moviemaker magazine, a Bible to the independent film industry.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Napping more? That could be an early symptom of Alzheimer's, a new study says
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 11:40 AMAlzheimer's wipes out an entire network of neurons that keeps us awake, the study found. This means increased napping may be an Alzheimer's symptom.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Preview: Evangelical Christian has plenty of new faces, ready for state title run
Saturday - 08/17/2019 - 11:15 AMEarnest Graham and ECS won the summer, as R.J. Rosales transferred from Immokalee. Terry Lindsey and Jaidin Brown from Bishop Verot also switched.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch: Palmetto Ridge tops South Fort Myers in preseason football action
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 11:25 PMPalmetto Ridge edges South Fort Myers 7-0 in preseason football game
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sen. Scott stops in Naples for listening tour on student debt
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 08:29 PMU.S. Sen. Scott visited the Naples campus of FloridaSouthwestern State College to hear ideas about how to cut student debt and college costs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opinion: Florida Rep. wants to repeal common sense gun law
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 05:11 PMA Panhandle representative wants to repeal the red flag law allowing judges to OK the removal of guns from people deemed a threat to society.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Unemployment remains at record lows in Southwest Florida
Friday - 08/16/2019 - 06:51 PMHiring continues to be a struggle for many local employers with unemployment numbers so low in Southwest Florida.
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