This man’s first words post-coma were ‘I want Taco Bell’
FORT MYERS, Fla. – After six long weeks in a coma, Jake Booth opened his eyes and turned to his friends with a smile. It took a while for him to gain his speech back, but when he did it was pure taco...
View ArticleCollier schools consider parting with federal funding over transgender directive
NAPLES, Fla. – Collier County Public Schools officials are considering breaking with the federal government and forfeiting $57 million over a U.S. Justice Department directive about the use of school...
View ArticleMasked robber blocks Naples victims into driveway, takes off with items
NAPLES, Fla. – A dark-colored sedan blocked a local man’s car into a driveway behind St. John Neumann High School and its driver attempted to rob him at gunpoint in the third incident in a string of...
View ArticleNaples business owner arrested in $700K workers’ comp fraud scheme
NAPLES, Fla.- The owner of Naples construction company Complete Framing Professionals (CFP) was arrested on fraud charges, accused of avoiding at least $700,000 in workers’ compensation premium...
View ArticleCollier County mother donating kidney to 8-year-old daughter
NAPLES, Fla. — A lifelong struggle with a kidney disorder will soon be over for an 8-year-old Golden Gate Estates girl, thanks to a major assist from her mother. The girl’s mother, Sofia Luque, will...
View ArticleHurricane hunters show methods behind tracking storms
NAPLES, Fla.- With the start of hurricane season less than two weeks away, hurricane experts stopped in Southwest Florida on Friday to show off the tools and technology they use to track the storms....
View Article100-year-old Collier County veteran prepares for Honor Flight
NAPLES, Fla. — A 100-year-old World War II veteran from Collier County will have a brush with his own heroism Saturday. Retired Navy Seaman 3rd Class Fred Gomez will fly to Washington, D.C., as part of...
View ArticleElderly Collier County woman falls victim to scamming contractors
NAPLES, Fla.- Eighty-seven-year-old Mary McCourt has had no kitchen sink or kitchen cabinets for the past 10 weeks. In fact, her toaster is sitting in her living room. “I’ve had excuses, excuses,...
View ArticleSuspects in East Naples shooting still at large
NAPLES, Fla. — The suspects in an East Naples shooting that hospitalized one are still at large, police said. The incident occurred when three men were on their way to a party on 6 L Farm Road on...
View ArticleNaples man facing felony DUI manslaughter charge
NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples man is facing a felony DUI manslaughter charge stemming from a November crash that killed one of his passengers. The Florida Highway Patrol on Friday arrested Jaden Gabriel...
View ArticleSwamp buggy racer who lost arm won’t rule out return to sport
NAPLES, Fla. — A professional swamp buggy racer from Naples isn’t ruling out a return to the sport even after losing a significant portion of his left arm in a horrific accident earlier this month....
View ArticleLawsuit filed against Naples for age, sex discrimination
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – A federal class action lawsuit says the City of Naples used an unwritten policy of targeting older female workers for termination when the city discriminated against and fired three...
View ArticleMan arrested in bizarre Naples child neglect case
NAPLES, Fla. – An 8-month-old baby was discovered before a bizarre arrest landed one man behind bars for child neglect. Jesse Jeremiah Black, 27, of Tennessee was arrested at 2365 Hidden Lake Court on...
View ArticleBusiness owners step in to help elderly scam victim
NAPLES, Fla.- Local business owners are stepping up to help an 87-year-old woman who says she was ripped off and robbed by the contractors she hired. Mary McCourt was told by United Water Restoration...
View Article2 women nearly fall for eerily similar Match.com scammers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two women say they were targeted by scam artists who were looking to steal their hearts and money on popular dating site, Match.com. Nancy Mullen joined Match.com earlier this year...
View ArticleU.S. 41 reopens in North Naples after crash blocked northbound lanes
NAPLES, Fla. — The scene is clear after a crash blocked all northbound lanes of U.S. 41 just south of Immokalee Road in North Naples Tuesday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officials said.
View ArticleSuspicious incident in North Naples under investigation
NAPLES, Fla.- Reports of a man walking into a wooded area with a young child near Pine Ridge and Livingston roads are under investigation, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. The caller described...
View ArticleCollier commissioners OK $1M to lure mystery company
NAPLES, Fla. — More than $1 million in Collier County funds will go toward luring a mystery company to Southwest Florida after county commissioners approved incentive money for what they’re calling...
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