ARCADIA, Fla. – A 64-year-old Punta Gorda man died Friday nearly one month after he was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Arcadia. Around 11:30 a.m. on April 12, a pickup truck driven by a 22-year-old Arcadia woman was pulling a utility trailer on County Road 760 near SW Nipper Avenue when the trailer detached from the truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 64 -year-old was driving a motorcycle along the road and crashed into the detached trailer after it separated from the truck and went right into the path of the motorcyclist,...
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A Lehigh Acres man, who lives on 59th Street West near Susan Ave North, said he had his mailbox smashed by a white van. Welter Almeida said it was around 6 p.m Friday night, when he heard a loud bang come from outside his house. “At first I was thinking, it has to be an ATV because their are a lot of ATV’s around here and sometimes they drive pretty fast and sometimes they can be irresponsible,” said Almeida. However, it was no ATV. Instead, a mysterious white van was to blame for smashing into the mailbox and then taking off. “They were going so fast!...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and mom figures today and every day! As you celebrate today, however, the weather should be pretty nice, but we want you to keep an eye out for thunderstorms this afternoon on the seabreeze. Any storms should hold off until after lunchtime and will be focused along and east of I-75. Don’t cancel outdoor plans, just keep an eye on the sky (and the NBC2 Weather App with the Live Doppler Radar!) It will also be another warm day with highs back into the low 90s with humidity creeping back up. The rest of the week will feature warm and...
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – One person was killed and another was seriously injured in an early Sunday morning shooting. All access to the Midpoint Bridge was blocked just after 2 a.m. along with the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway at Del Prado Boulevard. Someone shot into a car, sending both victims to the hospital, according to Cape Coral police. One person died and the other is in critical condition. Major Crime Detectives and the Forensics Unit are investigating. Officers believe this was a targeted crime.
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