Florida kid who sent message in a bottle has been found

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

MARATHON, Fla. [WFLA] – A message in a bottle claiming to be sent from Myrtle Beach and dated back to 1987 was found on in Marathon, Florida on Monday. As it turns out, the message wasn’t from Myrtle Beach or from 1987, but was the project of a young prankster. The note was dated May 16, 1987 and said: “Dear person who finds this I want you to try to return it to me my name is Zack Williams and if I’m dead by the time you try to return the just keep it I put it in the ocean at Myrtle Beach SC.” Christopher Nolan spotted the bottle in a Marathon canal. He thought it was litter...

Dreaming of a Bigger Home? Why Not Buy It This Year?

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Are you clamoring for extra rooms or a more functional floorplan in your house? Maybe it’s time to make a move. If you’ll be able to work remotely for the long-term or your overall needs have simply changed, it’s a great time to sell your house and move up. Why? With mortgage rates in their favor and higher-priced home sales powering more moves across the country, sellers in today’s market are finding the space they need (and have always dreamed of) by purchasing a home in the upper end of the housing market. With so few homes available for sale and high demand from today’s homebuyers, sellers...

Hungry? St. Matthew’s House is giving away food in SWFL today

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — St. Matthew’s House is helping feed the community today, June 3. The organization is fresh off of a record breaking month of food distributions and hopes to feed even more families in June. In May, SMH fed 20,000 families — so they’ve got quite the challenge. If you are hungry and need help putting food on the table, there are four food distribution sites across Southwest Florida on Thursday: Thursday, June 3: First Baptist Church Naples, 3000 Orange Blossom Dr. Naples, 34109 10:00-12:00 PMThursday, June 3: Iglesia Pueblo de...

Lee County vaccinations starting back up at Edison Mall

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Vaccinations are starting back up in Lee County today, June 3. People who made an appointment to get their first or second doses of the coronavirus vaccine will get their shot at Edison Mall. Vaccinations will be administered at the Edison Mall location through Friday, June 18. Local health officials said the vaccine is working and don’t expect to see a spike in cases like last year. Half of the United States have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with about 40 percent of Americans being fully vaccinated. Health care providers are administering...

Animal Control in LaBelle reduces services until next week

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LABELLE, Fla. – Animal Control in LaBelle is reducing their services until next week and said residents should not bring animals their way. The facility located off of Rodeo Drive in LaBelle. City officials said they’re restricting services due to shortages on staff. Shelter operators said one employee recently underwent back surgery while the other is on vacation. They’re also asking residents not to trap their own animals. They hope to be fully operational June 9. The post Animal Control in LaBelle reduces services until next week appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (...

Abandoned dogs found near Clewiston canal with zip ties on their tails

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CLEWISTON, Fla.– A good Samaritan makes a disturbing discovery in Clewiston after finding five dogs abandoned near a canal on Wednesday morning. Jamie Wright and Amanda Nelson, who work for the Clewiston Animal Control, said they rushed to Evergreen and Art Lawrence roads in a rural part of Clewiston searching for the puppies. “They dumped a bag of puppy chow and that was it. It was on the edge of a canal bank by some cane fields,” said Wright. Three dogs were located and rushed to the Cape Coral Animal Shelter for treatment. Two of the three dogs found initially had...

Lee County deputies respond to scene in Pine Manor

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla.– Lee County Deputies are responding to a scene at Cypress Drive and 9th Avenue in Pine Manor, Wednesday night. Crime scene tape is blocking off the area as officials investigate. A car with a Domino’s delivery sign is also visible at the scene. No further information was immediately available at this time. Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest info once it is released. The post Lee County deputies respond to scene in Pine Manor appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Orlando International Airport welcomes first transatlantic flight since pandemic

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)– Florida’s busiest airport has started offering transatlantic flights again for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. A flight from Frankfurt, Germany was set to land at the Orlando International Airport on Wednesday evening. The trip will mark a return to normal travel, officials said. “It is a milestone for us here at Orlando International Airport,” said Phil Brown, CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. The post Orlando International Airport welcomes first transatlantic flight since pandemic appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Estero looks to crack down on panhandling with new pedestrian safety ordinance

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

ESTERO, Fla. – The Village of Estero is looking to join Lee County and Bonita Springs in passing a pedestrian safety ordinance that would crack down on panhandling. The ordinance would be nearly identical to ones passed in Lee County and Bonita Springs. It would ban people from lingering in medians and crosswalks. It would also prevent any drivers from interacting with a pedestrian on village maintained roads. The village held its first reading of the ordinance on Wednesday. Estero officials said they plan to pass it at their next village council meeting later in June. The post Estero...

Florida inmate says he killed 6 in Pennsylvania in 1970s

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An inmate serving life in Florida has confessed to killing six people in Pennsylvania in the 1970s, state police said Wednesday. Pennsylvania State Police investigators obtained the confessions in March from Edward A. Surratt at a state prison in Raiford, Florida, the agency announced. Surratt, now 79, a truck driver and former resident of Aliquippa, implicated himself in four cases — the 1977 slayings of William and Nancy Adams in Beaver County, Guy and Laura Mills near Bedford and Joel Krueger near McConnellsburg and the 1978 death of John Shelkons in Beaver County....

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