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NBC2 Investigates: Who pays for healthcare for the homeless?

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WBBH) — Amid a national health crisis, a homeless crisis emerged in Lee County.  Over the past several months, the seemingly growing homeless population moved from Centennial Park in Fort Myers, to Lions Park, to most recently the back of a run-down plaza in North Fort Myers.  As elected leaders work on how and where to house the homeless — with millions of county and federal money designated for exactly that — there’s a sobering reminder that lingers. People aren’t just living on the streets. They’re dying on them. Two homeless men featured...

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Recent satellite images of Lake O algal blooms may be deceiving

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SANIBEL, Fla. – NOAA’s satellite images of Lake Okeechobee’s algal blooms may not show the whole picture. A satellite image taken on May 11th showed toxic algae covering more than half of the lake. 500 square miles were green, yellow, or red on the image. On May 24th, only 150 square miles of the lake were covered in a bloom. It could make viewers think the bloom is shrinking or going away, but that is not the case, experts said. The lake is lowering quickly with the recent dry weather in Southwest Florida. The wind is pushing the blooms around and may...

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Closed Charlotte County hockey rink may reopen after two years

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Kids in Charlotte County have been shut out of a park rink for two years. Now thanks to one organization, the county is going to fix and reopen the amenity. The locks have kept kids away from the multi-purpose rink at Tringali Park in Englewood for more than two years. The county thought they needed to demo the rink and rebuild it for $1.5 million. In reality, the fix is only estimated to be $50k. Robert Kruzel and the Tringali Sports League are pushing to get the rink fixed. They were willing to pay for the $50,000 fix themselves but the county commissioners...

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Cape Coral issues burn ban to limit fire hazard

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Cape Coral issued a temporary burn ban Wednesday to limit fire hazards within the city. The burn ban is in place to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Cape Coral residents, the Cape Coral Fire Department said. It prohibits recreational burns, including fire pits and campfires, and city permitted burns, which includes bonfires and land clearing control burns. Fires solely for cooking purposes where the fire, flames, and heat generated are fully contained within the confines of the device being used are still allowed. The burn ban will be in effect until the...

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Detectives search for Target thief who nabbed over $2K in electronics

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Authorities are searching for a man who stole thousands worth of electronics from the same Fort Myers Target store at least two times in May. The man pictured stole electronics from the Target at Gulf Coast Town Center on May 15 and again on May 24, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. On May 15 the suspect made off with $1,157 worth of electronics while sporting a blue polo. Just nine days later the man stole around $1,558 in electronics from the same store, but this time in a bright orange t-shirt. Investigators said he was seen getting into the passenger...

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WATCH LIVE: FDLE announces results of theft ring operation

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Fort Myers. FDLE will announce the results of Operation “Thou Shalt Not Steal” involving a theft ring charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in church donations throughout the United States. The news conference is expected to start at 2:30 p.m. at FDLE’s Regional Operations Center. WATCH LIVE: The post WATCH LIVE: FDLE announces results of theft ring operation appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

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