FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — A car that slammed into a fire hydrant caused a major water leak on Fort Myers Beach on Memorial Day, officials said. The flooding stopped both directions of traffic near the Big Carlos Pass on Estero Boulevard for over half an hour. Some people were seen getting out of their cars while waiting on the bridge. Officials with the Town of Fort Myers Beach said that water pressure in the town was reduced from 8350 Estero Blvd to Island Ends, including Estrelita. A white SUV with front end damage was seen in the area where the flooding was coming from. Credit:...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man was shot and killed inside a car off of Royal Palm Avenue in Fort Myers just after midnight on Tuesday, officials said. Shot spotters in the area detected a gunshot in the area of Franklin Street and Central Avenue, police with the Fort Myers Police Department said. Officers are investigating at 2475 Central Avenue. The man that was shot died at the scene and the suspect is on the run, police said. FMPD’s Major Crimes unit is at the scene and investigating inside a large area surrounded by yellow crime scene tape. Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest information...
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – A large fight on Fort Myers Beach led to one shot being fired Monday afternoon, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. During a busy Memorial Day celebration on the beach, multiple people began fighting on the beachside of Avenue C before a shot rang out, deputies said. Crime scene tape can be seen blocking off a portion of the beach. No one was injured in the shooting. Deputies are investigating the incident. A large law enforcement presence was seen lining the streets on Fort Myers Beach. This is a developing story.
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FLORIDA – There are some big changes for people still collecting unemployment in Florida. For the last year since the pandemic, those collecting didn’t have to prove they were looking for work. In order to continue collecting unemployment those receiving benefits are going to have to work a little harder in fact they’ll have to prove that they are looking for a job and that means visiting places like Career Source which is expecting more people to start showing up and looking for work. Desperate employers hope the requirement will help fill some of their empty positions....
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — It started with just six flags, and now the display stretches for several blocks on Cape Coral Parkway with 900 flags. Jeff Verzi wanted to get a simple message out to Gold Star families. “There’s people out here that do respect you,” Varzi said. “For what you did and what your family member did for us as a country.” As he lined the street with hundreds of flags, Verzi said his own family was on his mind. His father, grandfather, and uncles all served, as well as his son who is an active duty member of the Army. “I’ve been putting them up now since 2014,” Verzi...
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Neighbors in North West Cape Coral found a baby gator floating in the canal with its head and tail cut off. The man who found it said it didn’t look like the gator was attacked by another animal. It looked like the gator was cut with a sharp object like a knife. People who live along the canal said they always enjoyed seeing the small gator roaming around outside. Seeing it with its head and tail cut off on Friday afternoon was a disturbing sight for many. Florida’s statewide alligator harvest season runs from August 15th to November 1st every year for those...
The Collier County Veterans Council hosted a Memorial Day event at Hodges Funeral Home – Naples Memorial Garden. The event featured speakers, a 21-gun salute and a flag-folding ceremony.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. – One person was injured in a shooting over the weekend, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Santa Barbra Centre on Hancock Bridge Parkway sometime between late Friday and early Saturday, investigators said. Officials have not yet released further details on the incident, but did say no one was killed. This is a developing story.
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