Ella Rhoades
Multimedia Journalist at WFTX-TV (Cape Coral, FL)
Multimedia Journalist @Fox4Now ➡️ story idea dm/email me! [email protected] • Indiana University ’23
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3 days ago |
fox4now.com | Ella Rhoades
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Domestic Animal Shelter has changed its policy on holding stray cats following the death of a pet cat named Kevin. The shelter announced Tuesday it will now hold stray cats for 24 hours before it euthanizes them. Previously, the shelter had a zero-day hold policy for unidentifiable stray cats. Angela Tardiff lost her cat Kevin when he escaped from her North Fort Myers home on May 15. A neighbor found him and took him to the county shelter, believing he was a stray.
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4 days ago |
fox4now.com | Ella Rhoades
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Starting July 1, Florida teens will need to complete driver's education before they can get their learner's permit, a significant change from previous requirements. The new law, signed by Governor DeSantis, mandates that anyone at least 15 years old must complete a driver's education course before getting their learner's permit. Previously, students only needed to complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course. Find more information on the new law here.
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1 week ago |
fox4now.com | Ella Rhoades
FORT MYERS, Fla. — People who live along Wildcat Drive in Fort Myers are raising concerns about their private road being used as a detour route when crashes occur on State Road 82 and Corkscrew Road. The unpaved private road, which connects SR-82 and Corkscrew Road, has deteriorated significantly due to increased traffic volume, according to people who live there. They say the road wasn't designed to handle the inlfux.
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1 week ago |
fox4now.com | Ella Rhoades
GATEWAY, Fla. — Gateway residents are taking the cane toad issue into their own hands, with some even hunting the invasive species in their neighborhood to protect their pets. Richard Holtswarth, a Gateway resident, has begun hunting cane toads after noticing an increase in their population. "If anything happened to her we would just be devastated," Holtswarth said about his one-and-a-half-year-old Yorkie named Bella.
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1 week ago |
fox4now.com | Ella Rhoades
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Residents near Palm Beach Boulevard are calling for improved safety measures following the death of a 14-year-old boy who was struck while crossing the busy road. Find previous reporting here. A petition is circulating for more pedestrian crossing signs and flashing lights along the corridor where locals say speeding is common and crossing is dangerous. Tomas Venabides has lived near Palm Beach Boulevard since 1989 and says crossing the street hasn't improved over the decades.
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