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FWC to participate in Operation Dry Water this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT As the summer recreational boating season gets into full swing, the FWC Law Enforcement Division will be ou…
Obituary: Peter Higgins Hoyt
Peter Higgins Hoyt of Chagrin Falls, Ohio and Boca Grande passed away on May 11, 2016. He was 65. Peter was the loving hus…
Profile: Capt. Leighton Ingram
■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s difficult to pinpoint a “hometown” when talking with local fishing Capt. Leighton Ingram about his chi…
Everyone should have the right to protect themselves
■ BY LEE COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT In predictable fashion, Preside…
One body, debris field found 30 miles off Sanibel believed to be linked to missing boaters
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Coast Guard announced this evening …
Englewood man killed, two others injured in boating accident near Eldred’s Marina
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 19, Dylan Gonzalez texted a photo of a juvenile tarpon to h…
Missing swimmer not wearing a life jacket when he disappeared
One of Castro’s family members being taken away from Range Li…
Authorities suspend search for missing swimmer off Boca Grande beach
[caption id="attachment_3504" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Andrew Sanger JUNE 19: The search for the …
Ladies Night Out Howl: Bella Siren wins again!
■ STAFF REPORT Was it the red shoes that did it? We may never know, but the team aboard the Jill Marie stepped onto the W…
Boca Grande native part of initial response at Pulse Club, awarded Medal of Heroism
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – A Boca Grande native was one of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement officers who resp…