Guard sends off elderly man in Uber, prompting CCSO search
NAPLES, Fla. – A guard at an apartment complex called an Uber for a 70-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease, but it was not exactly a compassionate gesture. The man, Donald Hillenmeyer, was walking...
View ArticleWill Collier County step up to the plate to attract the Braves?
NAPLES, Fla.- What is the cost and what is the return in bringing the Atlanta Braves to Collier County for spring training? Those are the two big questions Collier County commissioners are looking to...
View ArticleCoast Guard cautions boaters about July 4 safety
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – The upcoming Independence Day weekend means many people will take to Southwest Florida waters.
View ArticleNew Alligator Alley exit proposed for Collier residents
NAPLES, Fla.- With at least 350,000 people expected to move into eastern Collier County in the next few decades, county leaders are talking about building a new Interstate 75 exit off Alligator Alley,...
View Article$600K yacht sinks in the Gulf of Mexico
NAPLES, Fla. – Hundreds of thousands of dollars are slowly sinking off the coast of Collier County..
View ArticleAuthorities: Sebring man killed roommate, dumped body in Everglades
SEBRING, Fla. — A Sebring man is accused of shooting and killing his roommate, stealing his 2014 Lexus iS 250 and dumping his body in the Everglades, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleNaples man sentenced in federal child porn case
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A 38-year-old Naples man who pleaded guilty to charges of distributing child pornography has been sentenced to five years and six months in federal prison, the U.S.
View ArticleTeen with autism beat after Backpage.com encounter
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 19-year-old with autism was hospitalized after meeting two women on Backpage.com for sex, according to a police report.
View ArticleNaples woman saves loyal hot dog stand customer
NAPLES, Fla. – A woman is being called a hero for contacting authorities when she became worried about the absence of a regular customer at her hot dog stand..
View ArticleWalkway, bike path connecting Collier and Lee counties could be here next year
NAPLES, Fla. – Commissioners are expected to vote in mid-July on a $2.3 million project to connect Collier and Lee counties with a walkway and bike path that would extend from Immokalee Road four miles...
View ArticleNaples water park among Trip Advisor’s best in country
NAPLES, Fla. – Trip Advisor is calling Sun-N-Fun Lagoon one of the top rated water parks in the country with regard to visitors’ ratings in the last year..
View ArticleVIDEO: Sinking yacht goes up in flames off Collier coast
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — A Sea Tow worker suffered minor burns when a blaze broke out on a sinking $600,000 yacht Thursday night at Wiggins Pass off the Collier County coast, the North Collier fire...
View ArticleRSW considering $45 million expansion to make security faster
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Officials at the Southwest Florida International Airport are considering a $45 million project to expand terminals to ease congestion at security checkpoints during the peak of...
View ArticleNaples shelter aggressive in fight against human trafficking
NAPLES, Fla. — The Shelter for Abused Women and Children played a key role in the arrest of 15 suspected of human trafficking last March, and another accused of trafficking is now behind bars.
View ArticleGolden Gate man convicted of manslaughter in death of 1-year-old
NAPLES, Fla. — A jury convicted a Golden Gate Estates man charged with first-degree murder on lesser charges of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated battery in the 2014 death of a 1-year-old boy,...
View ArticleCollier woman accused of hitting 2 with car in fight at park
NAPLES, Fla. — A Golden Gate Estates woman is facing a charge of aggravated battery with the use of a deadly weapon after allegedly backing over two women during a fight at Aaron Lutz Park, the Collier...
View ArticleNaples housesitter facing felony charges after 3-day party
NAPLES, Fla. — A family returned from vacation to find an estimated $7,000 in damage done to their newly remodeled home on the 2600 block of 66th Street thanks to a housesitter gone wild, according to...
View ArticleMan jailed for Naples backpack bomb threat
NAPLES, Fla. – A 33-year-old man is in jail after approaching law enforcement and screaming that he had a bomb in his backpack, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleMarco Island police gets donated $50K ATV-jetski
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – A 14-foot amphibious vehicle, a quadski, is the newest member of the Marco Island Police department after a local family donated the $50,000 ride.
View ArticleClient-lawyer remediation program settles local man’s issues
NAPLES, Fla. – A Collier County man said it took weeks for his lawyer to return money he desperately needed.
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