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Our partners at NBC-2 are reporting an active scene at the corner of Sumter Drive and New York Avenue where there was a report of multiple shots fired. No further information is available.
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Confusion and chaos for a time Saturday at Orlando International Airport, after an off-duty TSA Agent fell to his death from a hotel balcony inside the airport Saturday morning. Authorities are saying it was an apparent suicide. There were long delays at security areas after several passengers went through without being screened. They had to…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he would be signing an executive order eliminating education involving common core standards used in Florida's education system, and he wants more of an emphasis on civics courses in the Florida curriculum. DeSantis made his announcement yesterday at Ida Baker High School in Cape Coral.
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No arrests have been made, but police continue to investigate the murder of 66 year old Brenda Hill who was found dead Monday night at her home at Grandma's RV Resort in LaBelle. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
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Governor Ron DeSantis has named Sanibel city councilman Chauncey Goss to the board of the South Florida Water Management District. The governor made the announcement yesterday at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center in Naples. The Governor has requested that all nine board members resign, and he said that Goss "has a clear record of supporting and preserving…
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2 are dead and State Road 82 is closed North of Daniels Parkway to Haviland in both directions. Authorities expect the road to be closed for several more hours
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21 year old Zephen Zaver, accused of shooting and killing five people in a Sebring bank Wednesday appeared in court yesterday and the Judge ordered him held without bond. He's been charged with five counts of pre-meditated murder. He's been assigned a Public Defender.
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21 year old Zephen Xaver, of Sebring is in custody, 5 people dead after a shooting at a Sun Trust Bank on US 27 in Sebring. No I.D. yet on the victims. The suspect is a former corrections officer.
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Officials with OSHA and the Lee County Sheriff's Office are investigating a construction accident at Bonita National Golf and Country Club. A construction worker was killed yesterday morning when a dump truck malfunctioned. No I.D. yet on the deceased. Police believe drugs or alcohol led to a Cape Coral man's death over the weekend.…
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Adam Soules, charged with 2nd degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Fort Myers Beach Library Director Leroy Hummerding Sunday, made his first appearance in coourt yesterday. He's being held without bond and will be back in court today. There may be an upgrade in the charge to first degree murder.