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What SWFL Is Talking About 12/19

Author mmangas

Southwest Florida News

 

3 people were hurt in a stabbing incident last night at a home in Port Charlotte near the corner of Yarborough Avenue and Pelham Blvd. One person has been arrested. Police say alcohol was involved.

 

Investigators have closed I-75 twice in recent days, looking into a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning. Yesterday we got a little more information on the shooting. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a motorist was struck by a bullet in the Southbound lanes of I-75 by the Alico Road exit. The victim had to be hospitalized. If you have any information on this shooting, please call CrimeStoppers.

 

48 year old Bradley Phillips was killed yesterday when he was ejected from his vehicle after a rollover crash on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in the Cape yesterday. Bradley was pronounced dead at the scene. We’ve also got a report of a bicyclist that was killed overnight when he was hit by a vehicle on US 41 near the intersection of Magnolia Landing Lane, North of Del Prado Blvd. No I.D. on the deceased.

 

29 year old Yoel Perez-Florat, has been arrested and charged with operating a marijuana grow house in the garage of his Lehigh Acres home. Police recovered about 20 plants that weighed over 150 pounds. The suspect will be back in court next month.

 

 

Penny Marshall Dead At 75

  • Actress and director Penny Marshall has passed away.
  • According to her spokesperson, the television and film legend died on Monday following complications from diabetes. She was 75 years old.
  • Penny was best known for her role as Laverne on the classic sitcom ‘Laverne & Shirley.’
  • She was also an accomplished director. She directed several movies including “Big” and “A League of Their Own.”
  • Our prayers are with her family and loved ones at this time.

 

Popeye’s Is Selling “Emotional Support Chickens”

  • If you stress out during holiday travel Popeye’s is coming to your rescue with “Emotional Support Chickens” to calm your nerves as you deal with your holiday travel stress.
  • The three-piece chicken tender combo comes in a chicken-shaped box to give you and others a good laugh to help you forget the holiday stress.
  • If you want to get the “Emotional Support Chicken” they’re only available at the Popeye’s in the Philadelphia International Airport starting today.
  • Don’t stress out though, they may be coming to other airports soon.

 

Butterfinger Has Changed Their Recipe

  • Butterfinger has changed the recipe for their classic candy bar for the first time in ten years.
  • The candy bar still has chocolate outside and crispy peanut inside, but the chocolate isn’t as sweet and the peanut flavor is more intense. Kind of like biting into peanut brittle intense.
  • Even though the recipe has changed, the flavor is said to still be the same. The revamped Butterfinger will be at your local store in January.

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