Evan Dean

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

Fernando Carreno doesn’t have the most glamorous job. Much of his time is spent navigating through tight spaces underneath bridges. But make no mistake – the work he does is critical. Carreno is a senior bridge inspector with the Florida Department of Transportation. He’s been doing this type of work for nearly 20 years. Ultimately, his job is done with you in mind – the people who drive over bridges every day. “They need to know that they're safe,” Carreno said.

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

There may be no topic more talked about this year in all of America than tariffs. The problem? “I think most Americans still don't understand how a tariff works,” Victor Claar, an economics professor with Florida Gulf Coast University, told Gulf Coast News. “A tariff is a tax paid by American companies when they want to bring in a good that’s been produced in another country,” he explained.

3 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

In Fort Myers, the stretch of Hanson Street just west of I-75 is insignificant. At least, to most people. “No one really knows what took place or what happened here,” Richard Harasym told Gulf Coast News. But Harasym, a cold case detective with the Fort Myers Police Department, does know – or at least has been working to find out. Because before the street stretched east, something did happen in the area. Something sinister. “Where the street is, was all wooded area,” Harasym said.

4 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

>> I KNOW I'VE LOST TRACK ABOUT HOW MANY STREAMING SERVICES YOU HAVE AND IT COMES WITH A COST IT'S RAISING THE QUESTION. HOW MANY DO ACTUALLY PAY FOR? I CAN'T KEEP TRACK. I WAS JUST TELLING YOU, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND LIKE CUT A BUNCH OF THEM. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY FROM CONSUMER REPORTS, MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS SUBSCRIBE TO 4 OR MORE IN ALMOST ONE IN 10. >> SUBSCRIBE TO 9 OR MORE. THAT SURVEY WAS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOW.

1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

A man who sued the Lee County Sheriff and a now-fired sergeant is getting a large sum of money as part of a settlement. Cory Samek is receiving $400,000 as part of the agreement, according to documents obtained by Gulf Coast News. The incident that sparked it happened back in August of 2023 outside of a gas station on Palm Beach Boulevard. Lee County sheriff’s deputies came across Samek, who they said was drinking and causing problems.