Child rushed to the hospital after being hit by car in Lee County

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A child was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car on Eighth Avenue in Pine Manor Thursday. Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the child was seriously injured. The child has been taken to Lee Memorial hospital, according to South Trail Fire Department. No other information was immediately available. The post Child rushed to the hospital after being hit by car in Lee County appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Gateway home fire sparked by child playing with lighter & rubbing alcohol

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Crews confirmed that the Gateway home fire was intentionally started by a child flown to a Tampa burn center on Thursday. The child started the fire with a lighter and rubbing alcohol in the bathroom of a home on Lake Meadow Drive in Gateway, according to South Trail Fire Department. The fire is not considered arson. The child was flown to a Tampa burn center. The child’s family was home at the time of the fire, crews said. The fire was contained to the bathroom and the child has severe burns, South Trail fire crews said. The exact age of the...

LaBelle City Hall closes after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LABELLE, Fla. – LaBelle City Hall closed Thursday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. City Hall closed out of an abundance of caution at around 12 p.m., LaBelle’s City FInance Director Ron Zimmerly confirmed. The city said they will open back up on Monday, May 24. Zimmerly said all preventative measures continue to be in effect. The post LaBelle City Hall closes after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Blue-green algae detected at two boat ramps on the Caloosahatchee

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Blue-green algae toxins have been detected at the Alva and Davis Boat Ramp’s on the Caloosahatchee River. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for those areas based on reports of algae toxins found by the boat ramps. The department is recommending people avoid contact with the water. Blue-green algae can cause gastrointestinal effects if swallowed, according to local health officials. Children and pets are especially vulnerable, so everyone should keep them away from the water during a bloom. Stay up-to-date on alerts for...

Man steals credit card, spends $1,400 in Lee County stores

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A man stole someone’s credit card and spent over $1,400 at a local gas station and Walmart on Wednesday. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said they are looking for the man involved in the credit card fraud and grant theft case. The suspect stole the victim’s credit card at an Olive Garden in Cape Coral. Crime Stoppers said fraudulent transactions were made at RaceTrac in North Fort Myers and the Walmart on Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres. In total, the suspect used $1,400 on the victim’s credit card, according to local investigators. Crime Stoppers...

Alligator pays Bonita Springs firefighters a visit

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – A rogue reptile stopped by Bonita Springs Fire Station 26 on Wednesday. “This charming fellow took a little tour of the firefighters’ bay and liked it so much he thought he’d stay awhile,” Bonita Springs Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post. After a call to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC], the firefighters were able to “gently encourage” the gator to return to the preserve across the steet. “See you later, alligator…,” the post read. The post Alligator pays Bonita Springs firefighters...

SWFL’s algae situation continues to worsen, gunk decaying in Caloosahatchee

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The algae situation in Southwest Florida is getting worse as a bloom decays in the Caloosahatchee River. Algae first appeared in Lake Okeechobee, then at Franklin lock, the Alva Boat Ramp, and now its in Fort Myers at the Davis Boat Ramp. There’s a thin green film floating across the surface of the Caloosahatchee. The recent blooms smell worse than they look. The Calusa Waterkeeper said that they are sampling the green gunk to find out how toxic it is. On Wednesday, the Waterkeeper group sent a letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection...

Flames tear through home, cause brush fire in Punta Gorda

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Firefighters rushed to a home that was engulfed in flames on Austrian Boulevard Wednesday night, officials said. Rescue crews were dispatched to a house fire around 10:30 p.m., a spokesperson for Charlotte County Fire & EMS said. When crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. The family inside the home made it out safe and no injuries were reported, the spokesperson said. Embers from the house fire sparked a nearby brush fire, officials said. Fire crews worked quickly and were able to extinguish both fires, but the home was later determined as a total...

Forecast: Winds ramp up Thursday; fire danger remains high

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NBC2’s Fire Alert continues for Thursday – Conditions stay the same, so does the fire danger. Today has the ingredients for a pretty bad hair day thanks to a strong easterly breeze ramping up through the day. Winds will range from 15-25 mph with some gusts above 30. The breeze will help keep temperatures feeling slightly cooler, but there’s also a big concern with the windy weather elevating the fire risk. Considering the air and soil are also relatively dry, most of Southwest Florida is under a very high fire danger, which will likely continue for the remainder of the...

Firework starts blaze in Cape Coral neighborhood

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CAPE CORAL, Fla.– A lit firework was thrown from a vehicle driving in a Cape Coral neighborhood. A Ring video doorbell camera captured the moment on Monday night just after 10 p.m. After the vehicle drove off an explosion rocked the neighborhood and started a small brush fire. The boom caught Ashley Nason’s attention, who was inside her home across the street. “I heard like a firework and I saw it through the window back there.” She ran outside to find a fire burning. “I realized it was a fire and it was just picking up and getting bigger and bigger,” she said. ...

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