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The Fort Myers Police Department has released new details about the Publix stabbing that occurred Wednesday night.
Fewer eyes will be watching the next time a tropical system heads our way. The federal government has cut hundreds of jobs.
The Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard team conducted a rescue mission to help three individuals off the coast of Captiva.
Five Florida Southwestern Buccaneers signed to continue their athletic and academic careers on Friday and two of them are heading to FGCU.
The 26th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival is set to kick off this weekend in Lee County. The free, family-friendly event celebrates the power of reading.
The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation is making progress in restoring its McGregor Preserve in Fort Myers.
The 36th annual boat show is happening this weekend in Bonita Springs, offering opportunities for those looking for something to do.
Reading enthusiasts are expected to gather together as the Southwest Florida Reading Festival will kick off on Saturday.
Jacksonville-based holding company GreenPointe Holdings broke ground Feb. 27 on the 426-acre TurnLeaf planned development along Burnt Store Road, west of Interstate 75, that will bring 1,735 single-family homesites to south Charlotte County.
A sprinkler system failure at Island Coast High School led to an unexpected evacuation as students were sent home early on Thursday.
The first Sanibel Island resort to completely rebuild following Hurricane Ian — and the first to be built from scratch on the island in about 40 years — did more than just celebrate a construction milestone.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of more than 30 people for charges related to trafficking, selling and/or delivering drugs.
Traffic conditions are improving in Bonita Springs, as smoke from a prescribed burn at Villagewalk Boulevard has begun to dissipate.
Plans for a new boutique hotel with a restaurant at 3467 Bayshore Drive in East Naples are still alive but they are undergoing revisions. Changes in the plans have slowed down the project.
The Cape Coral Police Department swarmed a neighborhood early Friday.
The Fort Myers Police Department has released new details about the Publix stabbing that occurred Wednesday night.
Fewer eyes will be watching the next time a tropical system heads our way. The federal government has cut hundreds of jobs.
The Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard team conducted a rescue mission to help three individuals off the coast of Captiva.
Five Florida Southwestern Buccaneers signed to continue their athletic and academic careers on Friday and two of them are heading to FGCU.
The 26th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival is set to kick off this weekend in Lee County. The free, family-friendly event celebrates the power of reading.
The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation is making progress in restoring its McGregor Preserve in Fort Myers.
The 36th annual boat show is happening this weekend in Bonita Springs, offering opportunities for those looking for something to do.
Reading enthusiasts are expected to gather together as the Southwest Florida Reading Festival will kick off on Saturday.
Jacksonville-based holding company GreenPointe Holdings broke ground Feb. 27 on the 426-acre TurnLeaf planned development along Burnt Store Road, west of Interstate 75, that will bring 1,735 single-family homesites to south Charlotte County.
A sprinkler system failure at Island Coast High School led to an unexpected evacuation as students were sent home early on Thursday.
The first Sanibel Island resort to completely rebuild following Hurricane Ian — and the first to be built from scratch on the island in about 40 years — did more than just celebrate a construction milestone.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of more than 30 people for charges related to trafficking, selling and/or delivering drugs.
Traffic conditions are improving in Bonita Springs, as smoke from a prescribed burn at Villagewalk Boulevard has begun to dissipate.
Plans for a new boutique hotel with a restaurant at 3467 Bayshore Drive in East Naples are still alive but they are undergoing revisions. Changes in the plans have slowed down the project.
The Cape Coral Police Department swarmed a neighborhood early Friday.
Five Florida Southwestern Buccaneers signed to continue their athletic and academic careers on Friday and two of them are heading just down the road to Florida Gulf Coast.
Abby Toeniskoetter and Julija Grubisic Cabo are both volleyball players who will join their former FSW coach Thais Baziquetto Allen in her new role with the Eagles.
“The program has an amazing history, and I think with Coach Thais taking them over, I think she can do a lot further on,” Grubisic Cabo said. “I know what she does, how she does things, and I’m super confident that she can do amazing things with the program.”
“I absolutely love her and love playing for her,” Toeniskoetter said.
Abby won two of the Bucs’ last three national championships with them and was named a First Team All-American last season.
“Coming in, I had no idea the impact that everyone here would make on me, and I wouldn’t change a thing with how everything went,” Toeniskoetter said.
Julija was named the NJCAA Division I Player of the Year and the National Championship MVP.
Both told me they consider FSW their home away from home.
“I’m also super excited to be kind of close to this school, because this place just has a special place in my heart,” Grubisic Cabo said. “So I’m going to be cheering them on.”
Their teammates are taking their talents further north.
Camila Brandalise signed with Virginia Tech, and Nina Boledovicova signed with Virginia Commonwealth.
Women’s basketball player Georgi Buzzetti signed with the University of North Florida.
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Baziquetto-Allen takes over from FGCU’s 11-year head coach Matt Botsford, who is taking over at the University of Central Florida.
Several Southwest Florida football standouts are taking their talents to Division I gridirons after signing during the Early Signing Period.
At Florida Gulf Coast University, alumni are proving they still bleed blue and green years after they graduate.
Barbara Koehler, a national champion volleyball player at FSW, is back in a place she considers home now playing for FGCU.
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