Fort Myers News-Press

news-press.com — One school board member wants to put the brakes on selecting a superintendent for Lee County next week. In a memo to fellow school board members today, Don Armstrong wrote: "After having many conversations with parents and community members, I am inclined to agree with Ms. (Cathleen) Morgan.

news-press.com — Two of the superintendent candidates proposed by the Lee County school board to replace Joseph Burke were finalists for the position in 2011. Below are the resumes of Nancy Graham and Constance Jones. Look for resumes for all the candidates soon on news-press.com.

news-press.com — Fire up some new flavors on the grill such as fruits, vegetables, even cheese As the rest of the country defrosts, pulling cobweb-covered grills from the back of its collective garages, we Southwest Floridians are preheated for the biggest grilling weekend of the year. A link to this page will be included in your message.

news-press.com — Sheriff Mike Scott's plan to hire 52 deputies for policing Lee County's elementary schools hit a stumbling block Tuesday as commissioners struck down his bid for federal dollars. Commissioners declined to vote on the sheriff's effort to secure $1.87 million in federal dollars because it would have left Lee's taxpayers having to pay millions more, commissioners said.

news-press.com — Fire up some new flavors on the grill such as fruits, vegetables, even cheese As the rest of the country defrosts, pulling cobweb-covered grills from the back of its collective garages, we Southwest Floridians are preheated for the biggest grilling weekend of the year. A link to this page will be included in your message.

news-press.com — Marine Life: Measuring impact on goliath grouper An old joke among area divers is that you could throw a washing machine into the Gulf of Mexico off Southwest Florida, and within a couple of days, a bunch of goliath grouper would be living on it.

news-press.com — The Fort Myers Police Department unveiled today its latest tool in traffic enforcement, an unmarked, fully-equipped police traffic unit. The vehicle has all of the standard law enforcement equipment plus a computer, printer and an Intoxilyzer for roadside breath testing.

news-press.com — Cimini's restaurant offers made-to-order Italian from owners of The Edison Lunch Box

news-press.com — After capping the regular season with one more momentum-building rout Saturday, FGCU baseball players milled about with family, friends and others on a blue-sky day all but ordained for the game.

news-press.com — No job posting. No need to submit a resume. No application and no formal interviews. In one week, Lee County school board members could appoint a new top administrator to take over the ninth-largest school district in the state - a district with a $1.3 billion budget.

news-press.com — Everglades Wonder Gardens in downtown Bonita Springs will reopen in June as a botanical garden and museum under the operation of internationally recognized photographer John Brady and his family. Gatorland in Orlando, one of Florida's last remaining roadside attractions, bought more than 70 animals from Everglades Wonder Gardens and transported the first 18 giant gators Tuesday.

news-press.com — With marching bands, singers and street theater, 300 Southwest Florida farmworkers and supporters are in New York City to urge Wendy's to join the Fair Food movement. In the days before the fast food giant's annual stockholder meeting Thursday, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is asking the world's third-largest hamburger chain to join McDonald's, Burger King and Taco Bell in supporting a pay increase and human rights advances in Florida's tomato fields.

news-press.com — The victims of a fatal January crash off Alligator Alley were not wearing seat belts when their car plunged into a canal off the interstate, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report released today.

news-press.com — Everglades Wonder Gardens in downtown Bonita Springs will reopen in June as a botanical garden and museum under the operation of internationally recognized photographer John Brady and his family. "That's what we're going to be doing," Brady said Tuesday, who confirmed he will lease the property but neither he nor Everglades Wonder Gardens owner David Piper divulged details.

news-press.com — Videos: Watlington lightning death aftermath FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Chuck Watlington, the father of Jesse Watlington, 11, who was struck and killed by lightning last year told WINK News another judge has stepped down and recused himself from the lawsuit against McGregor Baptist Church.