Fort Myers, Fla. — A teen was arrested on New Year’s Day after police found him with a concealed firearm following an active search warrant. Fort Myers Police Officers saw Omari Love,18, on Palm Avenue and Blount Street. As they approached Love, he fled and threw away a cross body-bag. Love was later found hiding in a home under construction. Inside the bag, officers found a reported stolen gun. Love was arrested and charged with resisting and Obstructing without violence and Unlawful carrying of concealed firearm. The post Fort Myers teen arrested for carrying stolen gun appeared fir ..read more

(CNN) — Rafael Nadal made an impressive return to singles action on Tuesday as he beat Austria’s Dominic Thiem in straight sets at the Brisbane International in Australia. The 22-time grand slam champion was playing in his first singles match in almost a year, having spent months struggling with injuries last season. “Today is honestly an emotional and important day for me after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt,” Nadal said in his on-court interview after the first-round win. “(I) have the chance to comeback after a ..read more

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Someone in Michigan has won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year’s Day since the game’s start in 1992. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball: 1. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier estimate of $810 million to $842.4 million at the time of the drawing, making it the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and 10th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won. Before the big win on New Year’s, the jackpot had been growing since mid-October. The chance of winning the Powe ..read more

(CNN) — A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. JAL flight 516 ignited after flying into Haneda from the northern Japanese city of Sapporo at 5:47 p.m. local time (3:47 a.m. ET) All crew members and passengers, including eight children under the age of two, were safely evacuated from the passenger plane, according to the airline. One person on the Coast Guard plane escaped, but five are unaccounted for. JAL is investigating ..read more

The first of three cold fronts will move through Southwest Florida today, sending us a replenishing shot of cool, dry air for your Tuesday. The front is moving through our area quietly this morning, so don’t expect any rain to arrive with the front.  Behind the front, humidity levels will drop slightly through the day while our temperatures top out in the upper 60s to lower 70s, which is about five degrees below average for this time of year. Expect a blend of sunshine and clouds today as we track a stream of high thin clouds spreading in from the Gulf of Mexico. Overnight, temperatures w ..read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As the calendar flips from 2023 to 2024, the Florida Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams are switching focus. The Eagles just ended their non-conference schedules and are starting out the new year preparing for ASUN conference games. “We’re confident,” said FGCU men’s basketball forward Zach Anderson. “I feel like this is the most connected we’ve ever been. The guys in the locker room, we believe in each other. We instill that confidence in each other every day. The coaching staff does it as well. So we’re in good vibes right now.” The vibes have been getting bette ..read more

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Former Lee County Manager Donald Stilwell died at the age of 85 on Dec. 22 in Fort Myers. Stilwell reportedly died from an aggressive form of cancer. He served as Lee County manager for 16 years. During his tenure, he oversaw the expansion of the Southwest Florida International Airport and the building of the Midpoint Memorial Bridge. Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest developments on this story. The post Former Lee County Manager dead at 85 appeared first on NBC2 News ..read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Chance Jackson spent the last four years in Alico Arena playing for FGCU Men’s Basketball. When he first got to the Nest, the weight room wasn’t his most frequented place. The Tampa native studied business in undergrad. It wasn’t until the COVID pandemic that Jackson found his love for the gym, which was solidified with a trip up north. “My sister, she goes to Army West Point, so I was up visiting her,” Jackson said. “She was showing me around, and I got to meet the football strength and conditioning coach.” From then on, Jackson wanted to be a strength and conditioning coac ..read more

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Rubber burn marks stain the Coralwood shopping plaza parking lot after neighbors say drivers continuously interrupt the peace along SE 17th place in Cape Coral. “Floridians, know the ‘get off my lawn’ and slow down,” Adam Hindson said. “It’s part of our DNA.” But what’s not part of their DNA is the rising tempers. One of their neighbors even got into a fight a few weeks ago. “Three cop cars, and an ambulance, and then a story came out where the speeding and the donuts, there was a physical confrontation,” Hindson said. All because of reckless drivers. “I would say mostly coo ..read more

Two people are dead, including one victim and a suspect, after a shooting at a Collier County hotel on New Year’s Eve. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the deadly shooting happened at the Port of the Islands Resort hotel on Sunday afternoon. Detectives say the suspect, a former employee of the 25000 Tamiami Trail East hotel, entered the lobby at 3:25 p.m. and shot a hotel employee. The employee died of their injuries. Deputies evacuated the hotel and searched the facility and surrounding area. The CCSO SWAT, Aviation Unit and Drone Unit; the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservat ..read more