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  • 2 weeks ago | kwtx.com | Lacey Lee

    BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (WBBH) – A 10-year-old girl survived a shark bite while she was snorkeling in Boca Grande, Florida on Wednesday. Bodycam video from police shows officers talking with the girl’s mother, Nadia Lendel, shortly after her daughter was bitten. Lendel told the officer that her daughter, Leah, was snorkeling just a few feet from her in water about four feet deep. She said suddenly, her daughter popped out of the water. “I could see her hand hanging.

  • 1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lacey Lee

    As Southwest Florida welcomes the summer heat, some residents in northeast Cape Coral are also saying hello to snails invading their property. These pests are on their fences and on the walls of their homes. For homeowner Wayne Jarvis, who has lived in the area for just two years, the explosion in the snail population has been hard to ignore. “They must make a lot of babies, that’s all I can say,” Jarvis said.

  • 1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lacey Lee

    Amanda Mullens had been searching tirelessly for her family's 10-month-old kitten, Oliver. She even posted on Nextdoor, Ring, Pawboost and unfortunately got scammed by a fake pet recovery service. "Unfortunately, you will do anything you can when you have children, and they're crying every night for their cat," Amanda Mullens said. She finally spotted a post of Oliver on a lost pets Facebook page.

  • 1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lacey Lee

    FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE. >> AMANDA AND THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVERING AFTER A DRIVER HIT THEM AS THEY WALKED HOME FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND IN FORT MYERS SHORES. GULF COAST NEWS REPORTEDLY SEALY SPOKE TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS TODAY AND LACEY, THEY WANT BETTER SAFETY MEASURES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I UNDERSTAND. >> KELLY, CERTAINLY IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE AREA HERE WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WERE HERE AT 5TH STREET IN WEST CYPRESS AVENUE.

  • 1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lacey Lee

    When driving around the Burnt Store Village community, you'd see spacious, well-kept homes and construction. But recently, some of the lawns are being destroyed, and neighbors told Gulf Coast News it's being trampled on by hogs. This hog madness is leaving many residents to fork up thousands of dollars to get their lawns fixed. However, many of the people who live in the community say it's the cause of evolution that's not helping this situation. "You know, I feel bad for the homeowner.

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Lacey Lee
Lacey Lee @JournoLaceyLee
15 Feb 24

Absolutely ridiculous. R.I.P to the person who unfortunately was killed, prayers to them and their family, also to those injured and to all of those impacted by this tragedy. Thank God for the people who stepped in to stop the shooters.

TOM MARTIN
TOM MARTIN @TwoCirclesTom

look at the size of this gun that this woman picks up. at a gathering for nothing but positive reasons... with 800 police officers on scene... this thing still made it into a huge crowd. an evil person gained access to this weapon and chose to bring it to the parade. we must do https://t.co/SuW0MNtgyg

Lacey Lee
Lacey Lee @JournoLaceyLee
8 Nov 23

RT @VanLacey: The offer still stands. $20k for information leading to a conviction. Detective Stafford @ 817-459-5739. @ArlingtonPD @FOX4

Lacey Lee
Lacey Lee @JournoLaceyLee
9 Aug 23

RT @BAM_FI: Saint Charles, MO: 26y/o Kennedy Walton last seen on March 4, at 2:00 a.m., by her roommate at Show Me's Bar & grill in St.Char…