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Upon opening on Sunday, July 14, drivers will be traveling in the final diverging diamond interchange pattern on Colonial Boulevard at I-75 with signage and pavement markings guiding motorists through the interchange.

A Fort Myers woman is under indictment for the alleged theft of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.The unsealed indictment charges Laurie Ann Roszelle, 65, with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

A Venice man has been charged with with interstate transmission of a threat to injure and unlawful possession of a silencer and faces up to 15 years in federal prison.An indictment on Alexander Lightner, 26, was handed up on Wednesday.

A number of appointments to boards and offices in Southwest Florida were made by Governor DeSantis late Friday.

Open forums will be held next week for the top three candidates for chief of the University Police Department at FGCU.James Slapp, the UPD's current chief, will be retiring in May after a 45-year career in law enforcement.

Fambrough was the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man."

Authorities are collecting reports from Floridians who felt shaking from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast, the National Weather Service reported.The earthquake happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The County Commissioner Race in Collier County District 5 will de decided in the primary election.

A heat advisory is in effect for the tip of the South Florida area until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday in Florida began Monday and run for two weeks, ending on Sunday, August 11.The third such tax holiday this year will help families to save money on items students need for the new school year.