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U.S. 41 northbound reopens after crash near Naples hospital

NAPLES, Fla. — A crash temporarily closed northbound lanes of U.S.

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VIDEO: Concern grows over insecticide used to fight Zika

NAPLES, Fla. — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the mosquitoes thought to be transmitting the Zika virus on the east coast of Florida may be resistant to the...

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How safe are gated communities? The sense of security can be inflated

NAPLES, Fla. – Gated communities are effective at keeping out certain visitors, however, they provide little security from determined criminals.

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Florida police chiefs discuss improvements to trust, tactics

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Sexual battery victim says memory of attack gives her ‘chills’

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. – A woman hopes a Collier County Sheriff’s Office sketch will help capture the man she said violently attacked her between 11:30 p.m.

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Students inspired by culture, create ‘Taste of Immokalee’

IMMOKALEE, Fla. – A group of 16 students has created a line of food products inspired by their community.

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All-you-can-eat pizza deal to benefit local law enforcement

NAPLES, Fla. – Cosmos Cafe & Pizzeria at 536 Tamiami Trail N honored law enforcement officers by offering unlimited pizza in exchange for $10 donations to the 100 Club.

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Incumbent Benaquisto, outsider Maughan vie for state senate

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Republican primary in the race for Florida’s District 27 state senate seat pits newcomer Jason Maughan against incumbent Lizbeth Benaquisto.

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Naples High athlete relearning how to walk after shooting

NAPLES, Fla. — Gunshot wounds have made it doubtful a Naples High School athlete will ever return to competition, and his mother says he doesn’t want to return to school for his senior year because the...

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Gulf Coast in year-5 of 5-year plan

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Chihuahua reunited with family after MIA mishap

NAPLES, Fla. – Tica the Chihuahua is back with her family in East Naples after she went missing at the Miami International Airport..

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Airport-Pulling Road clear after crash at Davis Blvd.

NAPLES, Fla. — Airport-Pulling Road was clear as of 11:30 a.m.

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VIDEO: Thieves steal charter boat from Naples marina

NAPLES, Fla. — Authorities are searching for a stolen charter boat taken Thursday night from Brookside Marina off Davis Boulevard.

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Recent arrests highlight concern over online sex predators

NAPLES, Fla. — Deputies in Manatee County this week arrested 18 men, including one from Charlotte County and another from Collier County, who allegedly solicited minors for sex online.

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Naples man on frustrating quest to recover therapy dog

NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples man who lost his therapy dog received a Facebook message from a woman who’d found it in Tampa, but after initially cooperating with him to arrange a time to hand the dog over,...

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Deputies find $843K worth of pot at Collier home

GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. — A man was arrested Friday after Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies encountered what they estimate was $843,000 worth of marijuana at his home.

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Report: Gun makers in Florida surge 350 percent since 2009

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Federal data shows the number of firearms manufacturers in Florida has surged by 350 percent since 2009.

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Barron Collier football team preview

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I-75 northbound reopens after vehicle fire near Exit 111

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — A vehicle fire shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 75 for about an hour just north of Exit 111, Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Human remains found near ‘ninja robber’ home

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Human skeletal remains were found near the home of one of the so-called Ninja Robbers, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WINK News.

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