Connecticut man drowns during visit to Naples City Pier
NAPLES, Fla. – A man from Farmington, Connecticut, 63-year-old John Dexheimer, drowned Saturday afternoon about 100 feet north of the Naples City Pier, police said.
View ArticleHunter saves deer from python in Collier County
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) – Miami hunter Jimmy Wilson was hiking through the swampy woods near Ochopee in rural Collier County this summer when he came upon an amazing sight.
View ArticleNaples cousins catch 700-pound gator on Lake Istokpoga
LAKE ISTOKPOGA, Fla. — Cousins David Rinker and Ryan Gray of Naples reeled in an approximately 12-foot, 700-pound alligator Sunday while boating in Highlands County.
View ArticleParents jailed after bizarre DUI arrest involving child
NAPLES, Fla. – A mother and father, Natalya and Ivan Chenko, are accused of drinking in the presence of their child who was riding in their car.
View ArticleCani Bits, dog treats that simulate marijuana claims
NAPLES, Fla. – Cannabis for your canine.
View ArticleCollier County women’s shelter earns Blue Zone designation
NAPLES, Fla. – A Collier County shelter for abused women and children has earned a Blue Zone designation, which identifies it as a place where health is prioritized with longer lives in mind..
View ArticleImmokalee leaders discuss incorporation at public forum
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Business owners, community leaders and others discussed the idea of incorporation for Immokalee at a public forum Wednesday.
View ArticleNaples businesses struggle with limited Crayton Cove parking
NAPLES, Fla. — Parking is tight in the Crayton Cove area of downtown Naples, and it’s keeping some businesses from expanding.
View ArticleCollier County inmate accuses guards of abuse
FORT MYERS, Fla. – William Naylor says he was beat up for no reason while being booked at the Collier County Naples Jail Center in January 2015.
View ArticleMan appears to illegally dump cats at Naples shelter
NAPLES, Fla. – A no-kill shelter is looking to identify the man who abandoned three kittens and a cat in front of its building Thursday.
View ArticleGoodland man dies when car hits gator
EAST NAPLES, Fla. — A driver from Goodland died Friday when his 2007 Saturn hit an alligator that was in the way on State Road 92, Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleCollier County leaders dedicate 9/11 memorial
NAPLES, Fla. — A 9/11 memorial in the works since 2004 officially opened Friday at Fred W.
View ArticleFriday Night Highlights, Part 1
Lehigh 16 at South Fort Myers 20 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Lehigh 0 2 0 14 16 South Fort Myers 7 0 13 0 20 Estero 6 at North Fort Myers 14 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Estero 0 6 0 0 6 North...
View ArticleNaples cousins catch 700-pound gator on Lake Istokpoga
LAKE ISTOKPOGA, Fla. — Cousins David Rinker and Ryan Gray of Naples reeled in an approximately 12-foot, 700-pound alligator Sunday while boating in Highlands County.
View ArticleCCSO recovers body of allegedly drunk canal jumper
GOLDEN GATE, Fla. – A man’s body was recovered from a Collier County canal after investigators said he became drunk, jumped into the water and never resurfaced.
View ArticleAfter storm delays, dredging begins at Gordon Pass
NAPLES BAY, Fla. – Workers started dredging Gordon Pass on Monday after delays from Tropical Storm Hermine.
View ArticleNaples baby dies after mom runs out of gas
NAPLES, Fla. – Two women who were trying to take a baby to a hospital ran out of gas on the way there, prompting a scramble before the baby was taken the rest of the way in an ambulance, the Collier...
View ArticleFood bank to donate 28K bottles of mosquito repellent
NAPLES, Fla. – In an effort to help Southwest Florida residents in the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida is donating 8,000 bottles of repellent.
View ArticleDamaged cars, roadblock in wreck on Immokalee Rd near Strand Blvd in Collier
NAPLES, Fla. – A Porsche and brand new SUV have been damaged in a crash involving a vehicle transport trailer on Immokalee Road at Strand Boulevard just before 4 p.m., the sheriff’s office said.
View ArticlePersistent road flooding issues leave Goodland searching for answers
GOODLAND, Fla. — Fixes are still a ways off for flood-plagued County Road 892, the only route in and out of Goodland..
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