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Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer November 18, 2024

Local: FEMA Orders all Business Trailers to be removed from the Fort Myers Beach FEMA just denied a request to extend a business trailer permit to June 1, 2025 according to WINK News. This means...

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Outside the Nest

Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

Local: Federal Agents Raid Seed to Table Owner Alfie Oakes’ Home and Immokolee Packing Plant Last week, federal agents were seen raiding the home and packing plant of Alfie Oakes, a conservative...

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Outside the Nest

Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

Local: Experts Raise Concern Over Condition of Sanibel Island’s Ecosystem  After being battered by two years of brutal hurricanes, many experts are concerned over the state of Sanibel’s habitat. The...

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Outside the Nest

Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

Local: Cape Coral Man Admits to 20-Year Cold Case On June 12, 2004, Corey Smith was shot and killed at his mother’s house on Royal Palm Avenue according to Fort Myers Police.  A friend of Smith,...

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Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

Local: Cape Coral Oktoberfest is in Full Swing Despite Recent Storms The 39th annual Cape Coral Oktoberfest has kicked off after the area was battered by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.  The event...

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Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer October 7, 2024

Local: Downtown Fort Myers Post Office Closes… Again After finally reopening earlier this year in May, the downtown Fort Myers Post Office has closed citing damage caused by Hurricane Helene.  The...

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Outside the Nest

Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer September 30, 2024

Local: Flooding Resulting Hurricane Helene Batter Fort Myers Beach and Surrounding Areas As the outer bands of Hurricane Helene made landfall last Thursday in Southwest Florida, many residents prepared...

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Outside the Nest

Casey Shepherd, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

Local: Shell Factory Closing Permanently After 86 years, the iconic Shell Factory & Nature Park will close its doors permanently. Located in North Fort Myers, the attraction has entertained visitors...

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Johnathan Minehan, Staff Writer September 8, 2023

Local:  FGCU Staff Morale Falling Facing Contract Disagreements The union representing FGCU faculty members is expressing deep concern as professor morale is at its lowest. Students and Staff are...

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Abigail Muth, Editor-in-Chief August 4, 2023

Local:    Two Bodies Found in Cape Coral Pool Cape Coral Police have confirmed a double drowning that happened Saturday. A woman cleaning a Cape Coral home went into the back yard and reportedly...

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Outside the Nest

Abigail Muth and Addyson McCullough June 23, 2023

  Local:    Fort Myers Police Chief Search Continues Causing City Officials to Worry Fort Myers’s city manager Marty Lawings’s police chief nomination was struck down by council...

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