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5 days ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla — Big changes could be coming to Fort Myers Beach, and town leaders want the people who live there to help shape them. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski stopped by the Fort Myers Beach Library on Saturday to check out a public input session designed to give neighbors a voice. It was a planning meeting with a twist, or… a stack. Town Senior Planner Sarah Probst says people used Legos to build what they want to see rise from the sand.
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6 days ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A bear was spotted roaming through the McGregor Reserve neighborhood Friday morning! So, Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski went to talk with the neighbors who saw it up close. “I saw the bear standing here and I couldn’t believe my eyes,” said Aime Yavor. Watch what neighbors say the bear did: Bear in the backyard?
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6 days ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A transformer caught on fire in Fort Myers, Friday morning. The San Carlos Fire Department reports it happened at 7501 Alico Road. The fire then caused a small area of grass to also catch fire. SCPFD firefighters extinguished both the transformer fire and the grass fire. Fox 4 saw a heavy response when our team arrived around 10:30 a.m. FPL is still on scene, as of 11 a.m.No injuries are reported.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
LABELLE, Fla — LaBelle is growing, and that means big decisions are coming about how people move through the city. Fox 4's Hendry County Community Correspondent Austin Schargorodski works in this area daily, so he keeps an eye on commission meetings - that's where he saw a mobility study laying out ideas for safety, growth, and what streets like Main should look like.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla. — FK Your Diet’s new donation pod is now wrapped and fully ready to roll. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski has been covering this story since FK’s original pod was shut down and forced off the lot. Now, their new mobile “pod” truck is impossible to miss and already making a difference. Decked out in bright colors and parked right out front, this truck is now the center of FK Your Diet’s donation efforts.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla — Caps were flying, and future’s calling - more than 2,000 FGCU Eagles left the nest over the weekend. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski stopped by FGCU’s 2025 commencement ceremony to ask students what it feels like to finally spread their wings. Watch what students said about their big day: Soaring into the future: FGCU Eagles take flight at 2025 commencement Family members packed the stands - phones in hand, ready to catch that once-in-a-lifetime moment.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
SANIBEL, Fla — Beachgoers weren’t the only ones flocking to the reopened Sanibel Causeway over the weekend - least terns are back for nesting season, and they’ve clearly claimed their slice of sand. Entire sections of the beach were roped off for them. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski spoke with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation about how they’re protecting these state-threatened birds.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla — An environmental group says the Caloosahatchee River and estuary is getting saltier and it's starting to sting, and with Lake Okeechobee releases reduced due to drought conditions, they say saltwater is creeping upriver and putting the estuary's delicate ecosystem at risk. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will lower releases from an already reduced flow starting May 3rd.
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1 week ago | 
kesq.com | Austin Schargorodski
By Austin SchargorodskiClick here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida ( WFTX) - The Cape Coral Police Department said a Miami Gardens man drove to Cape Coral to run a gift card scam. Police say they caught him outside the Walmart on Del Prado Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Cape Coral Police say a Walmart loss prevention officer monitoring surveillance cameras saw 25-year-old Sebastian Garcia Gallego slip tampered gift cards onto a rack, then leave the store.
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2 weeks ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CAPE CORAL, Fla — The Cape Coral Police Department said a Miami Gardens man drove to Cape Coral to run a gift card scam. Police say they caught him outside the Walmart on Del Prado Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Cape Coral Police say a Walmart loss prevention officer monitoring surveillance cameras saw 25-year-old Sebastian Garcia Gallego slip tampered gift cards onto a rack, then leave the store.
