Archive for December 10th, 2008

5 sent to hospital after two-car accident

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

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Deputies: Homicide suspect in custody

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

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Mom: Son’s arrest was a set-up

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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.

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Vehicle collides with school bus, house

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

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Church fires entire staff weeks before Christmas

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

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Firecats, AF2 unaffected by planned AFL shutdown

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

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Merrill Lynch Shootout: Round 1 tee times & TV schedule

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

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Arrests made in string of burglaries

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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.

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Santa visits local elementary schools

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

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City reconsidering church services in Cambier Park

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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.

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Coffee house pours last cup in Naples

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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 [...]

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Miami man charged with trafficking drugs, driving on suspended license

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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.

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Naples couple comes to aid of injured dog, Marco owners after Rottweiler attack

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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 [...]

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Naples Orchid Society and Naples Rotary Club present check to laces of love

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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.

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Panel exonerates Marco police officer caught hitting suspects on video

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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 [...]

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