Archive for November 9th, 2008

Estates man gets prison for sex with teen

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A 30-year-old Golden Gate Estates man who had sex with a 17-year-old girl just weeks before she turned 18 was sentenced to 366 days in a state prison. Collier Circuit Judge Elizabeth Krier also sentenced Charles Edward Turner Jr., now 31, of 105 16th St. S.E., to two years of sex-offender house arrest and 10 [...]

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East Naples man gets jail for having sex with teen

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An East Naples man who was caught in the act when a mother found him inside her 14-year-old daughter’s bedroom — on top of her and exposing himself — was sentenced to county jail and sex-offender probation.

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Deputies hold food drive for food banks

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Lee County deputies took their efforts to serve the public beyond enforcing the law Sunday when they hosted a food and toy drive barbecue in Fort Myers.

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Florida 4th in new BCS poll

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Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings Sunday. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall.

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Florida moves up to third in AP poll

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The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

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Community center packed on opening day

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The Grace United Methodist Church in North Fort Myers opened the doors at its new Community Center on Sunday. The congregation took over the old Winn Dixie for .2 million in 2007 plus paid for renovations.

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Michael Peltier: Florida pulls it off in style

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This is what happens when you put an election official in charge of elections. Florida’s top election official last week rightfully claimed that a nearly seamless 2008 presidential contest should allow the state to shed the stigma of being the nation’s electoral klutz and move forward as a model of modern voting.

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Missing Golden Gate children found unharmed on Marco

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Two Golden Gate youngsters were found, unharmed, Sunday afternoon on Marco Island and have been returned to their families.

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80,000 attend Sandsculpting Festival in Fort Myers Beach

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About 80,000 have attended the 22nd Annual American Sandsculpting Championship Festival, which started Thursday and ends today, said event chairman Andrew Cochran.

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Naples school district implements new grading system

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The Collier County school district has replaced zero with 50 as the lowest score a student can get on an assignment.

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Miami mayor could lose his home

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The mayor of North Miami is asking the Miami-Dade County courts to create a mortgage foreclosure diversion program to help folks stay in their homes – folks just like him.

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GOP fundraiser named in oil bribery lawsuit

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A prominent fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate John McCain is being sued in Florida by an oil industry competitor for allegedly paying bribes in Jordan to maintain a monopoly on shipping fuel to U.S. military forces in Iraq.

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Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives

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A large study suggests a cholesterol drug dramatically lowers the risk of heart attack in people normally not considered to be at high risk.

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Punches will be thrown today in Fort Myers for a statewide competition

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The Fort Myers Police Department is hosting the statewide competition this weekend at the stadium in downtown Fort Myers.

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Cooler start today, with lower humidity

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A noticeably cooler start with lower humidity wakes us up this Sunday as more sunshine prevails.

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