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SunPass is alerting users after a notice from the toll collecting service said there was a phishing scam targeting the general public.SunPass, a division of Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, said in a statement to customers that “SunPass does not ask customers via text to make a payment or to take immediate action on their account.”
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps people financially after disasters, but some disaster survivors say the agency is not clear on deadlines they need to meet for their recovery assistance.
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a crash happens every 44 seconds in the state. With April being Distracted Driving Awareness month, Southwest Florida is becoming more aware of its crash and accident fatality problem. The area has already had 94 deaths between Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, Glades, and Hendry counties since Jan. 1.
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In the midst of the Israel-Palestine war, a group of FGCU students has taken a stand to support the people of Gaza. FGCU For Palestine was founded last October following the thousands of Palestinian deaths after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel’s Gaza settlements that killed over a thousand Israelis and took hundreds hostage.It started when a member of the Biden administration doubted the Palestinian death count released by the Gaza Ministry of Health. A few people started reading the names of the killed Palestinians on FGCU’s library lawn, but the death toll became too large to share every casualty.
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There were no structures in danger, fire officials said.
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In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Dr. Pierre Loredo tells his wife Elizabeth Loredo about his childhood, daring to dream big, defying others’ expectations, and becoming a pediatrician.
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More than 50 pieces of heavy equipment as well as law enforcement vehicles including helicopters, ambulances and fire trucks, will be spread out inside Hertz Arena Saturday for what’s being called SW Florida’s Largest Touch-A-Truck Event.The event is a collaboration between the Florida Department of Transportation and the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
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Military veterans who receive GI benefits may need to make a change in their banking this month.
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Law in the Mall: Annual free legal clinic returns to Fort Myers with same name but a new location.Lee County Legal Aid Society to join six other nonprofits, government agencies at April 27 event.
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In this first installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Lucy Garcia tells her daughter Samantha Garcia her story of coming to the U.S. as an teenage undocumented immigrant, getting an education, and building a social work career in service to others.