Fort Myers Beach, Florida

A two car accident sent five people, including a toddler, to the hospital.

Lee County deputies say they have apprehended a homicide suspect in Fort Myers.

Deputies are accusing a Charlotte County High School student of selling pills, pot, and a whole lot more to undercover detectives. But the student’s mom says it was all a big set up.

A school bus and a vehicle collided near the intersection of Sheehan Boulevard and Nobel Terrace in Port Charlotte around 2 p.m. Wednesday.

A Marco Island church fired all of its staff members on Tuesday. The pastor blames the economy, but the employees aren’t buying it.

Several outlets are reporting the Arena Football League is set to cancel the 2009 season.

The 20th Annual Merrill Lynch Shootout tees off at the Tiburon Golf Course at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples on Friday.

Cape Coral police say they have arrested two suspects on 32 charges that are all related to a string of home burglaries that happened over several months.

Lee County school bus drivers from transportation west arranged to have Santa Claus visit several elementary schools.

A debate is forming over whether or not Celebration Community Beach Church should continue to be allowed to have services in a Naples public park every Sunday.

On the occasional cool morning, with holiday music on the radio, a hot cup of coffee with peppermint may sound inviting. But across the country, caffeine addicts are watching their pennies and thinking twice about cups of coffee. Sales at Starbucks are slowing and recent reports indicate they haven’t hit bottom yet. Through 2009 the coffee giant plans to close 600 locations. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, a coffeehouse and wine bar at Goodlette Corners shopping center at Goodlette-Frank and Pine Ridge roads in Naples, fell victim to several troubles, including the economy.

A Miami man is facing a felony drug charge after Collier deputies say they found narcotics and muscle relaxers in his car during a traffic stop Tuesday evening, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports.

It was a chilly evening when Peg and Marvin Geller took their Cockapoo named Cappy for a walk around the block outside their home on Capistrano. The couple made it no further than Waterleaf, about a block away, when seemingly out of nowhere an approximate 100-pound Rottweiler grabbed their dog Cappy by the leg and shoulder.

According to a news release, a check for the net proceeds of ,700 from the 2008 Naples Orchid Show in March was presented to Jeanne Nealon, Laces of Love, by Susan Roehl, Treasurer of the Naples Orchid Society, and Jim Connell, Naples Rotary Club at the luncheon meeting of Rotary on Wednesday.

Saying he was placed in an “impossible situation,” a state disciplinary panel on Tuesday exonerated a Marco Island police officer who faced charges of battery and excessive force surrounding a February on-duty scuffle at an island comedy club. Accompanied by his police chief, Stephen Mariani stood silently as the panel for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reviewed the Feb. 16th incident that brought criminal charges and department sanctions against the 22-year veteran.