Samantha Romero
News Reporter at WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL)
News Reporter at WZVN-TV (Fort Myers, FL)
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1 week ago |
gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Samantha Romero
ILLEGAL IN THE CAR. >> THE SIDE OF BURNT STORE ROAD GOING INTO CAN BE JUST ABOUT OVER IN THE AREA. PINE ISLAND ROAD AND A KEY TO AREA. THEY GET A LOT OF WATER. A LOT OF LOW PRICES AND IN THE TAPE ALMOST ON BASABE AFTER A REALLY HEAVY RAIN. >> TODAY LEADERS IN THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT WAYS TO FIX ROADS THAT FLOODED IN HEAVY RAIN. JUST A FEW INCHES FROM AN AFTERNOON STORM CAN TURN SOME ROADS INTO RIVERS.
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1 week ago |
gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Samantha Romero
As the rainy season kicks off, Lee County residents might notice planes and helicopters flying unusually low over their neighborhoods, but officials say that's actually a good thing. “The planes are our friends,” said Jenifer McBride with the Lee County Mosquito Control District.
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2 weeks ago |
gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Samantha Romero
Lee County commissioners say they’re willing to revisit animal shelter policies after a woman’s cat was euthanized less than two hours after arriving at Domestic Animal Services.Angela Tardif stood before the board on Tuesday morning, demanding answers and change.“Kevin was dropped off at 8:36 a.m. By 10:30, he was gone,” Tardif told commissioners. “He was my family.”The story sparked an emotional response not just inside the meeting chambers, but across the county.
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2 weeks ago |
gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Samantha Romero
Angela Tardif is expected to speak during public comment at Tuesday morning’s Lee County Commissioners meeting, hoping her story sparks change after she says her cat, Kevin, was euthanized just hours after being dropped off at the county’s animal shelter. Kevin, a 4-year-old indoor cat, slipped outside unnoticed last Thursday. A neighbor found him and brought him to Lee County Domestic Animal Services. By the time Tardif called the shelter later that afternoon, Kevin was already gone.
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1 month ago |
gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Samantha Romero
She rests quietly in her father’s arms, asleep. It’s a moment that feels peaceful. But to Paul Lagergren, every second like this is a miracle. In February of 2020, when Penny was just a couple of months old, she fell into a backyard pond. "It just happens so fast," Penny's dad, Paul Lagergren, said. "After 70 minutes of full cardiac arrest, she had finally come back."Now six years old, she’s the center of her family’s world, and the boss of the house, if you ask her parents.
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