Charlotte County Lyft incident was misunderstanding, deputies say

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 10, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A scary situation for a Charlotte County mother in a Lyft ride with her children ended up just being a case of miscommunication, deputies said. The mother had been taking a Lyft to Fort Myers to pick up her vehicle from the shop with her two children on Monday when she claimed her driver had started to ignore his GPS directions. The woman said the driver claimed he needed to stop at his house to get a different credit card to pay for gas after they had already stopped at a gas station. She said she felt uncomfortable doing so and said she asked him to stop the...

Charlotte County mother escapes Lyft ride with her children after driver ignores GPS

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 9, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.– A Charlotte County woman was taking a Lyft to Fort Myers on Monday to pickup her vehicle up from the shop with her two children. She said her Lyft driver stopped for gas shortly after picking her up. After filling up his vehicle, they drove on the highway for less than 10 minutes. The woman said the driver claimed he needed to stop at his house to get a different credit card so he could buy more gas. The woman told him multiple times she didn’t feel comfortable doing that. She also asked him to stop his vehicle multiple times but he ignored her. The...

Kings Highway construction could cause delays in Charlotte County through June 23

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 8, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Construction, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Motorists in Charlotte County might notice some delays until June 23. Construction is happening in the southbound Kings Highway from Midway Boulevard to Olean Boulevard every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Warning signs for the construction will be posted, so plan ahead if you’re traveling through the area. The work being done will improve manholes in linear ponds. The road closure is necessary and will give the contractor safe access to the area. The post Kings Highway construction could cause delays in Charlotte County through June 23 appeared first on NBC2...

Charlotte County shelter in need of fosters for kittens

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – The Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County said boxes of kittens are being dropped off at their doors daily. The shelter said it’s in need of more fosters for the kittens. Sometimes the kittens are just a few weeks old, and they’ll die without their mother unless they have someone like a foster to bottle feed them. “We’ve had like up to 168 kittens in foster this season,” Diana Mitchell said. “It’s been extremely busy this season, and I know all the shelters are in the same boat right now.” The bottle...

Charlotte County boy burned by scalding hot water flown to hospital

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 29, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-month-old boy was flown to a Tampa hospital after being burned by scalding hot water in Charlotte County. The incident happened around 11:40 a.m. Thursday at a Rotonda West home on Broadmore Lane, according to Charlotte County Fire and EMS. The child had second-degree burns on his right shoulder and back. The child was in stable condition and flown to Tampa General Hospital. The post Charlotte County boy burned by scalding hot water flown to hospital appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 Cape Coral

Crash damages gas line, forces some evacuations in Punta Gorda

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 27, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — About 22 Punta Gorda homes had to be evacuated after a car crash on US 41 damaged a gas line Wednesday night, officials said. Two cars collided on US 41 near Acline Road around 8:30 p.m. A car involved in the crash swerved off the road and ran over a pressurized natural gas main. The damaged line started spewing out natural gas and was making a noise that sounded similar to a jet engine, rescue crews with Charlotte County Fire & EMS said. Because the damaged gas line had a risk of exploding, 22 homes had to be evacuated, rescue crews...

Closed Charlotte County hockey rink may reopen after two years

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Kids in Charlotte County have been shut out of a park rink for two years. Now thanks to one organization, the county is going to fix and reopen the amenity. The locks have kept kids away from the multi-purpose rink at Tringali Park in Englewood for more than two years. The county thought they needed to demo the rink and rebuild it for $1.5 million. In reality, the fix is only estimated to be $50k. Robert Kruzel and the Tringali Sports League are pushing to get the rink fixed. They were willing to pay for the $50,000 fix themselves but the county...

Charlotte County commissioner apologizes for controversial gun sanctuary comment

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – After Charlotte County took on the role as a second amendment sanctuary county, democrats are sounding the alarm. Commissioners voted unanimously earlier this month to guarantee the right to own and carry guns in the county. “If you don’t like it, leave,” said Commissioner Bill Truex at that last meeting. “Many people are outraged by Commissioner Truex’s comment,” Jim Blue said. Another resident said he found it especially troubling considering the board is so competent in how they do their business.Now Truex...

Charlotte County crews use night vision technology to put out Collier fire

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is using aviation technology to help Collier County fight brush fires from the skies. Pilots used ‘Air One’ to drop buckets of water over the weekend and that is not the only tool they have been utilizing. Here you can watch Charlotte County’s Air One chopper use night vision. The crew dips down into the body of water to help bring relief to growing fires in Collier County. If you take the goggles away, the video shows a sea of darkness. On Saturday night, crews dropped down to pick up buckets of...

One person taken to hospital after Charlotte County crash

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.– One person was transported to the hospital following a crash on Friday afternoon. The wreck happened near a Goodwill on US 41 between Midway and Ellery Street. Charlotte County fire and EMS crews responded to the scene. One person involved was transported to the hospital for treatment according to officials. The southbound lanes were congested while crews responded. The post One person taken to hospital after Charlotte County crash appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 Cape Coral

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