Derrick Shaw

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Derrick Shaw

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday morning at a Florida Highway Patrol station in Lee County. According to the governor’s office, DeSantis will be joined by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner during the event, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.The press conference will take place at the FHP station at 10041 Daniels Parkway in south Fort Myers.

1 week ago | abc-7.com | Derrick Shaw

Lee County enacted a burn ban Tuesday due to increasingly dry weather conditions, prohibiting outdoor burning in both unincorporated areas and municipalities to reduce the risk of wildfires.According to Lee County officials, the ban includes campfires, bonfires and trash burning but does not apply to grills used for cooking.The decision comes after the county’s drought index exceeded the threshold necessary to implement a ban.On Monday afternoon, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index registered a...

1 week ago | abc-7.com | Derrick Shaw

NCH has started planning a 250-unit workforce housing project in North Naples to help its employees live closer to their jobs. The initiative aims to address rising housing costs and retain essential workers.The project will be located at its business center campus on Immokalee Road.

1 week ago | abc-7.com | Derrick Shaw

Widespread power outages were reported across northwestern Lee County on Tuesday afternoon after an insulator malfunctioned at a substation.At 1:25 p.m., a spokesperson for the Lee County Electric Cooperative said power had been fully restored, and customers should note the last update time on their map, as it does lag behind.Power was temporarily knocked out to more than 70,000 customers, including nearly all of Pine Island, Sanibel and Captiva with a 99% outage rate.According to the LCEC...

1 week ago | abc-7.com | Derrick Shaw

NCH hospital to host in-person job fair Tuesday for nurses, surgical techs and moreA Collier County hospital is holding an in-person job fair Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. to hire nurses, surgical techs, therapists and other skilled health care workers for its new orthopedic-focused facility.According to the hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) job fair will take place in the lobby of its facility located on the NCH North Hospital campus.