Store owner dead after shooting in Arcadia

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

ARCADIA, Fla. – Residents in an Arcadia neighborhood are looking over their shoulders after a shooting leaves a corner store owner dead. Neighbors said the shooting happened at the Fiesta Food Mart on Magnolia Street around 2:30 p.m. on Friday. A suspect went into the store shooting and killing the store’s owner, Saleh Ahmed, who was working at the time, according to neighbors. The suspect then left the store. Autumn Sanchez said she was returning home Friday when she noticed the crime scene tape and cop lights surrounding the corner store. “I saw cops coming out of the little...

Deputies investigate early morning Port Charlotte shooting

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A car was shot at early Saturday morning on Fleetwood Drive and Joplin Avenue in Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating the shooting after it was reported around 4:40 a.m. in the Murdock area. A car was hit by bullets, and after talking with witnesses, Charlotte County deputies said they believe it was a directed incident. The investigation is ongoing and the Major Crimes Unit with CCSO is continuing to follow leads. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or CCSO. The post Deputies investigate...

Investigators respond to deadly crash in Charlotte County

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Troopers and deputies are responding to a deadly crash on Cochran Boulevard near the US 41 intersection in Charlotte County. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the southbound lanes of Cochran Boulevard are blocked off in the area. Florida Highway Patrol is on scene with deputies. The crash is under investigation. This is a developing story. The post Investigators respond to deadly crash in Charlotte County appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 Fort Myers

Citizens help remove people from flipped car on SR 82 in Fort Myers

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – One person was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash on SR 82 and Buckingham Road in Fort Myers on Saturday. The Fort Myers Police Department said traffic was down to one lane on SR-82 north. Officers said no one was seriously injured, but one was taken to the hospital. At least three cars were involved in the crash. Citizens stopped to help lift the car that flipped on SR 82 to help everyone get out of the car, according to Fort Myers police. Fort Myers Fire Department and Lee County EMS also responded to the scene. The post Citizens help remove people...

Former FGCU, Dunbar Star Working Towards WNBA Shot

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

As the WNBA tipped off their 25th season tonight one of Southwest Florida’s best is on the outside looking in after having her senior year cut short FGCU and Dunbar alum Keri Jewett-Giles is hungry for an opportunity she believes she’s earned. For Keri Jewett-Giles 2020 was supposed to be a dream season. It was supposed to include a deep run with FGCU in front of WNBA scouts leading to her being drafted but as we now know she was never given that chance. “I feel like I got robbed my last college season,” Jewett-Giles said. COVID canceled her dream run to finish her FGCU career putting...

Lehigh Acres gator trapper wrangles gators two days in a row

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.– A gator made itself at home at a Lehigh Acres community on Friday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission got a call after the four-foot gator made its way from under a car to the back porch of a home. “I was actually just looking out my back porch and I seen him walking across the yard and I was like ‘Oh, that’s a gator,’” said Mackenzie Marinell. FWC dispatched Tracey Hansen, a gator trapper who has been wrangling for 30-years. “Got here and he had slipped out of the backyard,” said Hansen. “He was along the bushes. Had to chase him down.” In only a...

Diocese of Venice in Florida will no longer require masks at Mass

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

SOUTHWEST, Fla.– The Diocese of Venice in Florida announced a change to it’s mask policy on Friday. Masks and social distancing are no longer mandatory during mass. They are also not required at Parish activities or gatherings. “Masks remain encouraged and certainly permitted, particularly for those who are not yet vaccinated,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane in a Facebook post. Children in a Catholic School or religious education program will continue to wear masks for the rest of the school year. Bishop Dewane mentioned in the Facebook post that this decision was made...

North Collier crews respond to car fire at LaPlaya Beach Club

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– North Collier crews responded to a car fire on Friday afternoon. Around 5:30 pm, crews arrived to a car fire at the LaPlaya Beach Club on Gulfshore Drive. Staff at the resort tried to put the fire out themselves by using two fire extinguishers. According to officials, the flames were put out quickly once fire crews arrived. In a Facebook post, North Collier fire praised the quick reaction of staff as the fire could have spread to be much larger had they not contained the blaze with extinguishers. The post North Collier crews respond to car fire at LaPlaya Beach...

Inseparable friendship formed in Army leads to emotional airport reunion

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 14, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Only a few months ago, Jami Aguayo and Travis Livingston were strangers. Now they consider each other best friends. Their friendship led to an emotional reunion at Southwest Florida International Airport last month (watch the video above to see the moment unfold). Aguayo and Livingston served in the U.S. Army alongside each other in northern Syria. For months they battled extreme challenges together, including spending 19 days in the desert without power. Each Tuesday they would send each other special messages via video to let each other know...

Newspaper boxes empty & littering Lee County streets

Written by Fort Myers Mortgage Syndicated User on May 14, 2021. Posted in Fort Myers Mortgage, Mortgage Fort Myers.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Newspaper and magazine boxes were once a big part of the local landscape, but now they are empty and littering city streets. The once prominent fixtures of the community now haunt busy streets. They were once filled with publications including information and salacious headlines. Now residents pass by them every day and don’t give them a second look. Faith Morgan, who helps run Victory Lane Café in North Fort Myers, called the boxes an eyesore. “My generation we don’t use these,” Morgan said. “We have access to all of this stuff...

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