Lisa Spooner

5 days ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lisa Spooner

In a single year, our community saw a more than 30-percent increase in homelessness among women. That's why at the end of 2024, St. Matthew's House opened its first women and children's shelter in the Gulf Coast. In December, when Gulf Coast News Today anchor Lisa Spooner visited the shelter after it had just opened its doors, she was introduced to a young mother named Jacoby.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lisa Spooner

>> FOR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN TOLD TO EAT CLEAN IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY. THE LESS PROCESSED FOOD, THE BETTER. BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE IT TOO FAR? GULF COAST NEWS TODAY ANCHOR LISA SPOONER TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT A CONDITION THAT IS SO NEW. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CODE. BUT DOCTORS ARE SEEING IT MORE OFTEN. >> LETS CORRENTE IS A PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER AND GIRLS LACROSSE COACH. SHE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING HEALTHY TO FUEL OUR BODIES. WE HAVE TO FUEL YOUR BODY.

2 months ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lisa Spooner

WAS NOT HARMED. ANGLE IS NOW BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND ON THE 3 MURDER CHARGES. >> THE GULF COAST CONTINUES TO SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO NEED A HELPING HAND SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN DECEMBER. THE SAINT MATTHEW'S HOUSE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER IN FORT MYERS HAS BEEN FULL AND EVEN HAS A GROWING WAITLIST. GULF COAST NEWS RECENTLY HELD A CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE SHELTER. AND TODAY WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER THE DONATIONS, BUT THEY SAY THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE.

2 months ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Lisa Spooner

Ron Jerozsko, a seasonal resident of the Gulf Coast, found relief from severe back pain through a new endoscopic spine surgery. "When we first moved down here years ago, I would walk a four-mile circle every day," Jerozsko said. Eventually, Jerozsko had to cut back on his walks. "I cut it down to three and then down to two and one, and then, this pain started, you know," he said. Jerozsko's back pain became so debilitating that it would bring him to his knees.

Nov 7, 2023 | nbc-2.com | Lisa Spooner

Joshue Salazar knows what it means to bed rot. He utilizes it as a form of self-care. “To get ready for the week that is coming or when I know that I’m going to have a rough week, I do it so that I can have the energy, ” explained Salazar. He’s been doing it for the past two years, but he only knew it had a name once he did a Google search for the effects of staying in bed for long periods. “And then the term popped in the search like bed rotting,” he said.”He even has a routine.