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A negotiated settlement in an NCAA infractions case has been made with Florida Gulf Coast University.The negotiated resolution, announced Friday, stems from an infractions case from July 2023 to May 2024 within the university's men's tennis program. The penalties levied by the NCAA against FGCU in the case include a $25,000 fine; the men's tennis program was prohibited from recruitment efforts January 6-21, 2025; the issuance of a 2-year probation; and vacation of selected team contests.

Seven Amber Alerts remain active in Florida

Before too much longer a kitschy example of Old Florida — the Shell Factory & Nature Park in North Fort Myers — will be a thing of the past.However, there are still chances to capture a little bit of the site's nostalgia in the guise of Elvis, Sinatra, Zoltar the fortune teller, a giant shell and several other remaining artifacts.

Stringent water restrictions now in effect in Northeastern Cape Coral after aquifer drops. Moves made to protect the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer and the drinking water supply in this area of Cape Coral.

Repeating in a championship is usually a difficult proposition. Three-peating nearly impossible. But the Florida Highway Patrol is trying to do just that in the 2025 American Association of State Troopers ‘Best Looking Cruiser’ competition.With only a few days left to vote, the FHP remains a few car-lengths behind the Michigan State Police cruisers in public voting.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management will host a hurricane recovery town hall from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Sonshine Baptist Church on Veterans Boulevard in Port Charlotte.Residents can also sign up to attend virtually: www.tinyurl.com/TownHallDec18.

Rachael Loukonen and Trent Reichling of Fort Myers, have been appointed to serve as judges on the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court.The appointments were made late Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a Cape Coral man told troopers he was a CIA agent when the pickup he was riding in, which sported flashing red and blue emergency lights, was stopped Thursday on I-75 in Collier County.