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Browsing Posts published on December 15, 2008

Significant damage was reported after a house fire took place at 1182 McGregor Drive Monday night. Luckily, no people were injured.

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Gloria Tate was selected to complete the final year in the District 1 seat vacated by Jim Burch when he was selected as Mayor.

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It carries toxins that affect the liver and the stomach, and exposure can cause rashes.

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FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw will hire the school’s new Athletic Director, but he has charged a committee to assist with the search.

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Half of the planes landing at Southwest Florida International Airport now fly over the southern part of Fort Myers Beach. It’s a major airspace change that the Federal Aviation Administration put into place September 30, 2009.

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Cape Coral Police have filed charges in a series of 13 home burglaries committed over a four month period.

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A Collier County resident recently received a water bill that he says is too high – ,100 for just one month! The county says it’s not a mistake. Now, the man is taking his fight to the county commission.

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United Way and the Veterans Council of Collier County will present a ,360.40 check to the Collier County Commission. The money will pay for the purchase of a van that will transport veterans to medical appointments, as part of the Veterans Transportation Program.

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Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old man on multiple felony charges late Sunday after he broke into another man’s car off U.S. 41 North and then led the victim and deputies on a chase, according to law enforcement reports.

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Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old man on multiple felony charges late Sunday after he broke into another man’s car off U.S. 41 North and then led the victim and deputies on a chase, according to law enforcement reports.

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Lee County deputies responded to a report of shots fired in Lehigh Acres.

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The FHSAA is abandoning a proposed 8-district alignment for Classes 6A through 3A in high school football. A news release from the FHSAA says travel within the proposed districts would have been too extreme for some schools to accommodate.

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The head of the Public Affairs Bureau for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office submitted her letter of resignation to the sheriff Monday afternoon.

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A Lee County deputy accused of lying about calling PETA on a fellow canine handler, has resigned.

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Lee County deputies made their 14th arrest related to a drug bust at Miller’s Ale House at Gulf Coast Town Center.

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