Lama-r Advertising has donated space on a digital billboard on US 41 just south of Alico Road in Lee County asking drivers to slow down and watch for Florida panthers as they drive through southwest Florida.

The message is meant to tell motorists vehicle collisions are among the leading causes of panther deaths.

As of July 12, seven Florida panthers have died on southwest Florida roads this year.

The disabled young veteran thanked his community for chipping in to help him get on with his life after he was nearly killed.

“I’m not much of a public speaker but I just wanted everyone to know that I really appreciate all the support I’ve gotten,” he said. “I couldn’t have asked for a more supportive community.” READ MORE

A southwest Florida soldier returned home to a hero’s welcome Saturday after losing both his legs and his left hand fingers to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in June 2010. It’s the Mariner high school graduate’s first time home since nearly being killed last year. READ MORE

 

Preliminary fights for the Women’s National Golden Gloves boxing championship are underway in Punta Gorda this week. Fifty-five young women are competing to represent the United States in the 2012 Olympic Summer games in London. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has this look into the world of women’s amateur boxing.