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2 dead, 10 missing after boat overturns near Key West

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KEY WEST, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching for 10 people that went missing after a boat overturned near Key West. The Coast Guard confirmed two people are also dead after the crash happened 18 miles southwest of Key West. Units rescued eight people and recovered two bodies from the water at about 1 p.m. Thursday. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. The post 2 dead, 10 missing after boat overturns near Key West appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

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Mosquito Control ramps up treatment in Lee County

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LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Mosquito breeding season is here, and for the next several months, mosquitoes will be laying their eggs all over Southwest Florida, in any standing water they can find. Lee County has had an unusually dry year so far but high tides and thunderstorms are coming our way which means so are the mosquitoes. Lee County Mosquito Control is staying ahead of the game, ramping up treatment on the ground and from above. “Our inspectors and biologists are out constantly looking for areas sometimes seven days a week,” said Eric Jackson with Lee County Mosquito Control. “This...

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New tool being used to kill algal blooms on the Caloosahatchee River

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LEE COUNTY, Fla. – There is a new tool being used to kill algal blooms on the Caloosahatchee River. The South Florida Water Management District is now testing Lake Guard Oxy on the river. They demonstrated what it can do to the bloom sitting at the Franklin Lock on Thursday.  BlueGreen Water Technologies created the algae-fighting powder a few years ago. The company has been using the oxy on other lakes in Florida. So far, they said it’s helping clear toxic algae. Dr. Waleed Nasser with BlueGreen said the hydrogen peroxide inside the powder targets and eliminates algae....

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Property meant for Margaritaville’s satellite lot sold amid financial trouble

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FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – The company managing the Margaritaville Resort’s construction project announced they are restructuring. Residents on Fort Myers Beach have been anxiously awaiting the highly anticipated resort construction to start. Right near the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and San Carlos Blvd, you can still see the sign from TPI Hospitality, advertising their plans for a plot of land there, but now, that plan is no more.  “That’s probably the least of our concerns right now,” Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy said. “The major concern...

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Officers to step up boating patrol over Memorial Day weekend

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – As you head out on the water over Memorial Day weekend, so will law enforcement. Thousands of boats will be out this weekend, and law enforcement officials said you should remember to wear a life jacket. “It’s one of the busiest boating weekends out of the whole year,” Corporal J. Trufan with the Punta Gorda Police Department said. “We’ll have several officers out this weekend and we’ll have a team out looking specifically for impaired drivers.” Drinking and boating is just as dangerous as drinking and driving. Alcohol...

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Officials work to improve access to broadband, internet speeds in Cape Coral

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The City of Cape Coral is working to improve access to broadband and improve internet speeds in areas like north of Pine Island Road.  Currently, many residents have limited access or have internet access with slow speeds, making it difficult to do basic tasks, like work from home or surf the internet.  “I would be absolutely ecstatic if I didn’t have to worry about that,” said Linda Stevens, the secretary of the Northwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Association. “I would love to be able to come over here to my computer, click on something,...

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Forecast: Mainly dry holiday weekend

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Memorial Day weekend looks beautiful and problem free for much of Southwest Florida. The only exception to that will be across the interior, where occasional pop-up showers will be possible each afternoon starting Friday. Otherwise, the sea-breeze will keep coastal spots dry through the holiday with high temperatures topping out near 90. Humidity will gradually make a return, becoming more noticeable into next week. Speaking of next week, models are now in good agreement that a rainy season pattern should set up, as early as Monday. A moderate east wind next week will usher in more...

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