U.S. 41 northbound reopens after crash near Naples hospital
NAPLES, Fla. — A crash temporarily closed northbound lanes of U.S.
View ArticleVIDEO: 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...
View ArticleHow 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.
View ArticleSexual 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.
View ArticleStudents 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.
View ArticleAll-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.
View ArticleIncumbent 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.
View ArticleNaples 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...
View ArticleChihuahua 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..
View ArticleAirport-Pulling Road clear after crash at Davis Blvd.
NAPLES, Fla. — Airport-Pulling Road was clear as of 11:30 a.m.
View ArticleVIDEO: 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.
View ArticleRecent 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.
View ArticleNaples 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,...
View ArticleDeputies 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.
View ArticleReport: 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.
View ArticleI-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.
View ArticleHuman 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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