Publication: NBC 2

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Governor vetoes nearly $400 million from state budget

LEE COUNTY, FL -Governor Rick Scott vetoed nearly $400 million from a state budget passed by Florida lawmakers. We dug through the list of items to show how a few of the vetoes hit close to home.A couple of huge ticket items were slashed affecting Florida ... [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Cape Coral, Richard L Scott, Florida Gulf Coast University, Energy Institute

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Lehigh rollover crash

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is responding to a rollover crash at Lee Street and Owen Avenue in Lehigh Acres.No roads are blocked as of yet.Stay with us for updates. ... [Published NBC 2 - 3 hours ago]

Entities: The Lee Company

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Health Matters: How you stand in a balance test

FORT MYERS, FL -Dawn Root is all about keeping life in balance' "Maintaining balance is extremely important at all ages, but especially as we get older where we're more prone to have falls," says Dawn Root, physical therapist with Lee Memorial Health ... [Published NBC 2 - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Vestibular System, Patient

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Summer style storms

AM UPDATE -Our weather yesterday afternoon resembled a summer-like pattern as showers and storms fired up during peak heating hours. Over the next couple of days, more storms are in the forecast along with temperatures near 90 and lots of humidity.Tuesday ... [Published NBC 2 - 5 hours ago]

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Residents oppose Port Charlotte sewer project

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL -Sewer versus septic: the debate is raging in Charlotte County.Leaders say septic systems in one neighborhood are polluting the water and they want to replace them with a costly sewer system. Residents aren't convinced their septic ... [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Sewer, Septic System, Pollution, Septic Tank

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Possible trash fines for Collier Church

COLLIER COUNTY -The saying goes one man's trash is another man's treasure, but not always.For Pastor Leon Williams it's a headache, a very costly headache. His Unity Faith Missionary Baptist Church faces hefty fines if piles of trash from boxes to dirty ... [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Leon Williams, Easement, Property

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Fort Myers Beach thinking traffic improvements

FORT MYERS BEACH, FL - If you've ever driven to Fort Myers Beach, you know traffic can sit at a standstill going over the Matanzas Pass Bridge. That's on the north end of the island. Now we're learning there are efforts in the works to ease the conge ... [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

Entities: David Smith, Deadlock

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Lee elementary schools may get 15 SROs

LEE COUNTY - elementary schools could add 15 additional Student Resource Officers as soon as next year if money permits.Ten officers are already in place.On Tuesday, the sheriff's office could get the green light from the county to get the ball rolling. ... [Published NBC 2 - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Frank Mann, Catalyst, Threat

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Diver has rare whale shark sighting off Naples

COLLIER COUNTY, FL -Thirty miles off the coast of Naples, a diver comes face to face with the largest known fish species to exist."It felt like I was dreaming, not real" says Bill D'Antuono, SCUBAdventures in Naples. For D'Antuono it was a day he'll never ... [Published NBC 2 - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Whale Shark, Naples, Species, USS Mohawk

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

#1 Pensacola Catholic beats Bishop Verot 2-0 in state semifinal

Pensacola Catholic has ended the Bishop Verot baseball season again.The Crusaders, the #1 ranked team in the country, remained upbeaten with a 2-0 win over the Bishop Verot Vikings in the Class 4A state semifinals at jetBlue Park on Monday afternoon.After ... [Published NBC 2 - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Catholic

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Lee School Board Chair Fischer to suggest Burke replacement

School Board Chair Mary Fischer tells us she is prepared to announce the name of the person who she would like to see replace outgoing superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke.Burke announced last month he will retire on June 16. By law the board must fill his ... [Published NBC 2 - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Naples High School, Middle School

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Accused rapist on the run: Victim's mother speaks out

LEE COUNTY -A Lee County mother opened up about her painful past. She shared some very dark secrets in hopes her daughter's accused rapist will finally be caught. She explained the man she once loved has been on the run for years - accused of raping two ... [Published NBC 2 - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Chameleon, Crime, Molestation

Quotes

"We have patients that are scared to leave the house because they're fearful of falling and going through therapy we can have them get backback out shopping and golfing and going to restaurants" says Root

Health Matters: How you stand in a balance test [Published NBC 2 - 4 hours ago]

...Williams said his congregation can't afford that. "Especially nowadays being that the economy is bad, our general revenue in our church has dropped over the past four or five years by 50%."

Possible trash fines for Collier Church [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

"We just think that it's really a money making operation for Charlotte County Utilities. We're still working on proving that, but right now we've ruled out the science as a possible reason to put in sewers" says Andrichak

Residents oppose Port Charlotte sewer project [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

"It would be using what's there to hopefully mitigate the traffic problem" Mandel said

Fort Myers Beach thinking traffic improvements [Published NBC 2 - 10 hours ago]

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