5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (735+ words) The cause of the powerful torrents of floodwater that carved a devastating path through Nepal and Tibet — swallowing towns, roads and bridges — is not yet clear, but Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (418+ words) Matthew St Marc was killed outside a duplex in Lehigh Acres on July 27, and nearly one month after his death, his grieving family is pleading for justice as the investigation continues. “We’re not okay, we’re taking it day by day,…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (269+ words) Shawn Gilstad, originally from East Tennessee, says his life changed after meeting Dolly Parton inside a Walmart when he was 13 years old, inspiring him to later bring her Imagination Library program to Charlotte County. "Dolly had a way of inspiring…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (327+ words) Neighbors have watched a home along Sixth Street West in Lehigh Acres deteriorate since a fire in January. "It's a rotten house just sitting here and bringing the value down around here in the neighborhood," said Stacy Seibal. It's a…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (160+ words) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office released bodycam footage from the April arrest of a Port Charlotte High School teacher who is accused of engaging in sexual activities with one of her students while on campus. In the video, the 17-year-old…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (153+ words) Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter returned to preside over the city council meeting on Wednesday, marking his first appearance since missing last week’s meeting and coming eight days after his primary election loss. Residents had noted the light-hearted atmosphere of…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (376+ words) ICE agents carried out numerous raids across Gulf Coast neighborhoods, detaining dozens of individuals in operations that sparked mixed reactions from residents and immigration advocates. One major raid occurred early Wednesday morning at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Alderman…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (259+ words) Power has been largely restored to Gary, Indiana, after residents were left in the dark for two weeks following a storm. The 14-day outage is among the longest power outages in modern U.S. history, according to a Get the Facts Data…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (469+ words) Thousands of revelers — including many lured by a Bollywood film — descended on a small Spanish town Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina food fight, painting Buñol red with tons of overripe tomatoes. Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people…...

13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (354+ words) NASA is preparing to launch a new telescope next week that will be able to capture more of the night sky than ever before. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch Aug. 30 and will aim to collect…...