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- Pizza madness round 3: Final Four voting starts now for Lee County
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 05:05 AMMeet the Final Four in Lee County's best pizza bracket challenge based on your votes. Round 3 voting starts now and ends Thursday, March 23
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - VIDEO: Watch Boston Red Sox spring training stadium fill up in seconds
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 05:10 AMIt's a tradition to have a spring training baseball game on St. Patrick's Day in Fort Myers and the fans flock to JetBlue Park.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vote for The News-Press Athlete of the Week for March 13-18 presented by Babcock Ranch
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 10:37 AMThere are seven athletes vying for this week's top spot and an Athlete of the Week T-shirt provided by BSN Sports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man missing after boat capsizes in Caloosahatchee River on Sunday
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 10:38 PMA nearby boater rescued a man after waves capsized his boat on the Caloosahatchee on Sunday, but his stepson remains missing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FGCU women, shooting for first Sweet 16, will need to slow down nation's top scorer
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 10:42 AMThe FGCU women's basketball team has never reached the Sweet 16. If the Eagles hope to make history Monday, they'll have to get past Villanova.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man arrested in woman's death in Golden Gate Estates; held in Glades County
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 10:23 PMCollier County Sheriff's Office reports a relative went to check on a woman Thursday night when they found her body.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FGCU uses third-quarter surge to power past Washington State in NCAA Tournament
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 07:14 PMThe FGCU women's basketball team knocked off Pac-12 champion Washington State to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Myers Beach fire chief announces resignation after more than two decades locally
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 11:41 AMOne of the longest tenured fire chiefs in Southwest Florida announced his resignation Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - March Madness: You have a better chance of shark bite, having sextuplets or winning Powerball than perfect bracket
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 06:00 PMWhat are the odds of getting a perfect March Madness bracket? 1 in 9.2 quintillion. You have a 1 in 4.3 million chance of dying from a shark bite
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Red tide numbers waning in Lee, Collier waters, still prevalent elsewhere in Gulf
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 11:44 AMRed tide is waning a bit in Lee and Collier. It occurs naturally in the eastern Gulf but is fed by nutrients coming from farms and homes.
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- Flying canines show off at annual Greater Fort Myers Dog Club's dog show
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 07:55 AMOne of the big hits at the annual Greater Fort Myers Dog Club's dog show was dock-jumping dogs. that splashed down in a pool.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Last Fort Myers Beach shrimp boat grounded by Ian is back in the water after almost 6 months
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 05:30 AMThe Florida Division of Emergency Management contracted Fort Lauderdale-based Resolve Marine for the $8.45 million recovery project.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two shot in early Sunday while towing boat in Lehigh Acres
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 10:36 PMSouthwest Florida Crime Stoppers asks for help tracking gang that attacked pair in Lehigh Acres hauling boat to Key West
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida House makes lawsuits harder to file, school vouchers easy to get
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 05:07 PMFlorida House Republicans passed bills that make it harder to file lawsuits but easier to obtain a taxpayer-financed private school voucher.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Greater Fort Myers Dog Club hosts its annual dog show at Lee Civic Center
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 06:05 PMGreater Fort Myers Dog Club hosts its annual dog show at Lee Civic Center
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A Florida grandma found herself parenting her grandson. Now she helps others do the same.
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 05:51 AMGrandparents Raising Grandchildren founder: 'It isn't that you want to keep the children away from their parents, you want to keep the children safe.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday in Manhattan probe, calls for protests
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 02:50 PMFormer President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested Tuesday in connection with an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - April arraignment date set for man accused in south Fort Myers Restaurant Depot shooting
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 01:39 PMA Port Charlotte man remained in custody Saturday, accused of fatally shooting another man in the parking lot of a members-only chain store.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch time lapse of JetBlue Park fill up for 2023 St. Patrick's Day spring training game
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 04:44 PMWatch time lapse of JetBlue Park filling up with fans for 2023 St. Patty's Day spring training game between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - JetBlue Park turns green for St. Patrick's spring training game between Red Sox and Braves
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 04:38 PMJet Blue Park filled with green during spring training game between Red Sox and Braves on St. Patty's Day
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- Rats! Roaches! Termites! 8 invasives that cost Florida homeowners money
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 07:22 AMOnce invasive species establish, they become persistent and expensive problems – invasive insects and rodents are no exception.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Happy first day of spring! Dairy Queen celebrating with free ice cream cone
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 08:38 AMThe popular fast food chain is offering a free small vanilla cone to customers at participating locations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lehigh Acres man inspired firefighters as he battled muscular dystrophy
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 05:00 AMA Lehigh Acres man whose life muscular dystrophy claimed is remembered as an inspiration to many, including the local firefighter community.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Deaths on Lee, Collier roads last year near historic highs, troopers call for caution
Friday - 03/10/2023 - 09:36 AM'Our traffic fatality statistics are extremely concerning' said Lt. Greg Bueno, adding troopers 'can't be everywhere.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FGCU women's basketball beats Washington State in NCAA first round
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 08:52 PMPhotos from FGCU's 2023 first-round NCAA Tournament game against Washington State.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Charges downgraded against LCSO deputies accused of pouring hot water on inmates
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 07:12 PMThe two former deputies are accused of pouring hot water on at least three inmates, causing first- and second-degree burns.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DeSantis, GOP lawmakers flex muscle over Florida school teachers union
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 09:59 AMTeachers unions and those for health care workers face new hurdles organizing and keeping members under proposed legislation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida lawmakers eye expanding property insurance reforms to all types of insurance
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 02:48 PMThe property insurance market was already in crisis when two hurricanes hit Florida. Lawmakers are looking to expand reforms passed in special sessions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mar-a-Lago workers subpoenaed in Trump documents case. What we know.
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 06:47 PMThe case broke in August when FBI agents searched and retrieved the files. The "raid" sparked a political firestorm and a series of court battles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lee County Black History Society receives $100,000 to help build cultural center in Dunbar
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 09:09 AMJoe and Benita North of Fort Myers made the contribution toward the $22 million needed to develop the center
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