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3 news organizations win 'Grand Slam' honors in Associated Press Sports Editors contest

Mar. 08, 2024 16:01 PM EST

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Three organizations earned Grand Slam recognition, while nine others were awarded a Triple Crown in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest. The APSE contest – voted on by sports editors and writers at judging in Lake Buena Vista, Florida,...

United flight forced to return to Houston airport after engine catches fire shortly after takeoff

Mar. 07, 2024 04:43 AM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. Several of the 167 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 took video showing a line of flames shooting out of the engine, KTRK-TV reported. ...

NeoGenomics: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 20, 2024 16:43 PM EST

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — NeoGenomics Inc. (NEO) on Tuesday reported a loss of $14.3 million in its fourth quarter. The Fort Myers, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option...

Alico: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 07, 2024 18:09 PM EST

FT. MYERS, Fla. (AP) — FT. MYERS, Fla. (AP) — AliCo. (ALCO) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $42.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Ft. Myers, Florida-based company said it had profit of $5.64 per share. Losses,...

A sniper killed a Florida bank robber as he held a knife to a hostage's throat

Feb. 07, 2024 16:47 PM EST

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — As officers tried to get a would-be bank robber in Florida to surrender, the man decided instead to take two hostages. Then he put one of them in a headlock and held a knife to her throat — and that's when a sheriff's sniper ended it. The 36-year-old...

Zach Anderson scores 21 as Florida Gulf Coast beats No. 7 Florida Atlantic 72-68

Dec. 30, 2023 22:07 PM EST

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dunk City has pulled off another surprise. A decade or so removed from making the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed, Florida Gulf Coast made a splash again Saturday night — this time taking down a Florida Atlantic team that made the...