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Two green sea turtles released after recovering from red tide poisoning

SANIBEL, Fla. – Two juvenile green sea turtles have been recovering at a local wildlife hospital over the past few weeks. The turtles were rescued near Everglades City with suspected red tide poisoning, according to the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation. The turtles were released back into the water. SCCF said its monitoring five green sea turtle nests on Sanibel and 330 loggerhead nests on both islands. Anyone needing to report any issues with sea turtle nests, nestling turtles, or hatchlings on Sanibel or Captiva can call SCCF’s Sea Turtle hotline at (978) 728-3663....

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Four rescued from boat hanging over dam in Texas reservoir

NBC NEWS — Four were rescued from a boat that was caught partially hanging over a dam in a Texas reservoir on Thursday. Austin-Travis County EMS said crews were responding to s dam in the Colorado River near Lady Bird Lake at about 2:30 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about a boat “up against the dam” that “looks like it’s going to go over the dam.” Originally tweeted by ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) on June 10, 2021. When crews arrived, they found a small blue motor boat hanging over the dam with four people inside, NBC News reports. Crews lowered life vest down...

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Blue-green algae found at Franklin Locks, health alert issued

ALVA, Fla. — Toxic blue-green algae has been detected in the water of the Franklin Locks and local officials have issued a health alert. A sample of water taken from the Franklin Locks on June 7 came back positive for blue-green algae. Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria that can be found in Florida’s freshwater environments. The algae blooms can spread rapidly and will discolor water and even produce floating mats that smell foul. People in the area should take these precautions: Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, water ski, or boat in waters where there is a visible...

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Fort Myers Beach gears up for Fourth of July firework celebration

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for its annual Fourth of July firework celebration. According to officials with Fort Myers Beach, the show begins at 9 p.m. and is expected to last for 20 minutes. Traffic will be heavy as well as the demand for parking in the downtown, Times Square, and Pier areas. The town does have several hundred public spaces and there are some paid commercial parking lots. Officials said paying for parking in town spaces is easy with the Passport Parking app. Visitors and residents can also consider riding the Lee Tran Trolley that runs...

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FOOTAGE: Casual candle thieves nab $1,200 in merchandise

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Surveillance cameras caught two candle thieves stealing 3-wick candles from a retail store in Charlotte County. Security footage shows the thieves casually placing multiple candles into their bags directly in front of store employees. Soon after, the duo leaves the store without paying for their haul. WATCH: The duo is accused of stealing more than $1,200 in candles from the store. RELATED CONTENT: Accused Bath & Body Works thieves tied to other grand theft investigations Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division are trying to identify...

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Cape Coral man thrown from car killed when vehicle flips on top of him

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 57-year-old Cape Coral man died in a single-car crash on Diplomat Parkway east on Thursday, officials said. Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department arrived at the crash around 3:40 p.m. Humberto Munoz was speeding down Diplomat Parkway and was headed towards a curve in the road, a witness who saw the crash said. The car continued straight, past the curve, and drove through a vacant lot. Eventually, Munoz slammed into a utility pole and the car rolled over multiple times. Munoz was thrown from his vehicle and the car rolled over him, officers said. Munoz was...

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Alcohol companies made an estimated $17.5 billion from underage drinkers in 2016, study says

FORT MYERS, Fla. / CNN — Alcohol companies made an estimated $17.5 billion in sales in the United States from underage drinkers in 2016, with the products of three companies — AB InBev, Molson Coors Beverage Co., and Diageo — accounting for nearly 45% of underage youth consumption, a new study found. “A study of this kind hasn’t been done in some 20 years, and it shows that the alcohol industry is making billions of dollars from the sale of alcohol to minors,” the author of the study, Pamela Trangenstein, an assistant professor at the Gillings School of Global...

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How to make an appointment at Lee County’s new vaccine site

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — After administering more than 50,000 shots, thousands of coronavirus vaccine appointments will be removed from the Lee County site at the Edison Mall next week. Lee County is closing the doors to its vaccination site at the Edison Mall on June 18, but you won’t have to go far if you’re still hoping to get a shot. Starting Monday, June 21, people will be able to book an appointment at the FDOH Lee Campus located at 83 Pondella Road. Vaccinations will happen by appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled by calling (239) 461-6100 and selecting option 4. The...

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Forecast: Hot, steamy weekend with isolated storms

The good news is we’ve got some rain back in the forecast today. The bad news is for those who could really use more rain, our rain chances will stay fairly isolated and hit-or-miss.  This morning, expect a warm, steamy start with sunshine and temperatures approaching 90 by the lunch hour.  A few spots of rain will bubble up over Lee, Collier and Charlotte County early in the afternoon, but as winds shift from west to east, the storms that form will favor inland areas during the mid to late afternoon.  If you have evening plans outdoors, a few showers will still be possible...

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Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from public school classrooms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula that could “distort historical events.” Florida’s move was widely expected as a national debate intensifies about how race should be used as a lens in classrooms to examine the country’s tumultuous history, The Associated Press reports. Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared by video at the top of the board’s meeting, urging its members, many of whom he appointed, to adopt the new measures he asserted would...

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