Housing Correction Gathers Momentum as Supply Surges, Affordability Pressures Persist
Intercontinental Exchange took a broad look at factors influencing the mortgage landscape in its July Monthly Mortgage Monitor presentation. ICE Spotlights Emerging Risks, Market Realignment in Monthly Mortgage Landscape Look. The mortgage and housing markets continue to navigate choppy waters, with Intercontinental...
Fire on Delta plane forces emergency landing in Fort Myers
A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale made an unexpected detour to Fort Myers on Monday after the battery from a passenger’s personal electronic device apparently caught fire. "Flight attendants worked quickly to extinguish a probable burning personal battery belonging to a customer while pilots...
Foreclosure Rate For Flooded Homes Rises 40%
According to First Street, the real estate research firm, foreclosure rates tend to soar in areas where floods have...
Teen Dead, Another Hospitalized After Port Charlotte Shooting
PORT CHARLOTTE — A confrontation between two teens ended in tragedy Saturday evening, July 5, when both opened fire on each other in a Port Charlotte neighborhood, leaving one dead and the other injured. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting gunfire around 5:20 p.m....
Fort Myers Police investigate overnight death on Towles Street
Fox 4 saw officers leaving the scene of the neighborhood as we arrived, without any crime scene tape in sight. We will update you as we learn more.
Florida orthopedic practice suffers data breach
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Gardner Orthopedics provided notice that it was the target of a cyberattack. The practice determined that it was targeted April 29 and immediately engaged with a third-party cyber security firm to halt and contain the attack, according to a press release from Gardner Orthopedics. The company’s...
Hypocritical Lee County Sheriff Caught Speeding In A Lamborghini On Video
Whether you’ll admit it or not, everyone’s broken the speed limit at least once. Maybe it was an accident. Maybe, like Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, you just wanted to show off. A few days ago, The Florida Trident posted a video showing Sheriff Marceno hammering the throttle in a black Lamborghini Huracan...
COLUMN: Freedom Swim is more than just a swim
I missed a lot of the Fourth of July fun this past weekend, thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime bad eye infection.
3 To Know: State of Our Water, waterway cleanup and new fast-food items
The Caloosahatchee Watershed is facing similar pressures to many others in South Florida, says the Calusa Waterkeeper in a press release. And that’s what why their July State of Our Water event, entitled “Pollution and Pragmatism,” is all about. The group has invited Matt DePaolis of Sanibel-Captiva...
‘The traffic is terrible’: Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis
Cape Coral officials want you to come to a mobility plan workshop, which will address traffic concerns as the city transitions from road impact fees to mobility fees.
