Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is now challenging Ron DeSantis in 2022 and is making headlines for her stance and statements against oil drilling. This week Fried wrote to leaders of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) urging rejection of TrendContinue Reading
Pest control company, Terminix, yesterday released a list of the top cities in the United States that were most interested in finding out more about mosquitoes, according to internet search trends from 2020. The state of Florida had the highest search frequency with seven different cities in the top 25,Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edgar Vazquez (36, Fort Myers) to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. The court also ordered Vazquez to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were involved in the offense. VazquezContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Jamar Maurice James (31, Fort Myers) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex parking lot in Fort Myers. James had pleaded guilty on January 13, 2021. AccordingContinue Reading
A 32-year-old North Fort Myers, Florida man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for two bank robberies, an attempted bank robbery, a Hobbs Act robbery, and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. John Armstrong had pleaded guilty on September 22, 2020. Armstrong’s co-defendants, TanyaContinue Reading
Two west coast Florida cities have been rated to be in the top 10 fastest-growing cities in America in 2020, according to a recent WalletHub report. Fort Myers, FL was ranked number one in the country, while Town ‘n’ Country, FL, in the Tampa Bay area was ranked number seven.Continue Reading
Four Florida men were charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday for their alleged participation in a compound pharmacy kickback scheme. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez of the Middle District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Cyndy Bruce ofContinue Reading
The state of Florida, as well as the cities of Boynton Beach, Coral Gables, Fort Myers, Melbourne, Ocala, Tarpon Springs, and West Palm Beach, have issued proclamations celebrating men’s health and fatherhood in June, helping educate men, boys, and their families about disease prevention, timely screenings, healthy lifestyles, and positiveContinue Reading
In Fort Myers Friday, 35-year-old Alison Marie Sheppard, a/k/a “Aiisha Abdullah,” was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The court also sentenced Sheppard to a term of 15 years supervised release. According toContinue Reading
The Spring Swing® Sun Safety Tour is a partnership between Moffitt and the Tampa Bay Rays offering free skin cancer screenings at specified baseball spring training venues throughout Florida. Screeners look for early signs of skin cancer and promote sun safety with help from Moffitt’s Mole Patrol® team. Free giveaways include Blue Lizard sunscreen,Continue Reading
