Governor Crist, lawmakers differ on Indian deal
House committee examining a potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe was told the agreement Governor Charlie Crist already signed essentially doesn’t exist.
House committee examining a potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe was told the agreement Governor Charlie Crist already signed essentially doesn’t exist.
Lee County Manager Don Stilwell took the stand Monday in federal court. His son-in-law, Samir Cabrera, is the one on trail; but it is Stilwell who finds himself on the defensive.
During Tuesday’s media event for next month’s ACE Group Classic, NBC2 managed an exclusive interview with defending Classic champion Scott Hoch.
Two people from Lee County have been named in a federal indictment related to an immigration fraud scheme.
Q: What happened with the opening of the new restaurant to be called Miramare in the old site of Marie Michelle’s. It was scheduled to open in early December.
Q: What happened with the opening of the new restaurant to be called Miramare in the old site of Marie Michelle’s. It was scheduled to open in early December.
A recent surge in prices at the pump likely won’t last, according to Gregg Laskoski, spokesman for Tampa-based AAA Auto Club South. Statewide, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline checked in at .834 on Tuesday, nearly two cents lower than the average price of .852 in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral survey area.
Terry and Christine Flynn were named today as the 2009 Humanitarian of the Year by Hodges University.
Cape Coral police have ordered another supply of gun locks after nearly all of the initial 500 locks acquired through “Project ChildSafe” were distributed in the first three days of availability.
The city’s free gun lock program has been so popular that officials are ordering more of the devices.
The jury is now deliberating in the trial of real estate broker Samir Cabrera, who is accused of money laundering and wire fraud.
A committee charged with building community consensus on issues facing Clam Bay in North Naples has three new members after a vote by Collier County commissioners today. Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Naples Cay resident Ronald Glah, former Marco Island Councilman John Arceri and growth management consultant and former Collier County planner Noah Standridge.
There is a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. for inland Collier County. There have been reports of visibility falling to around an 1/8 of a mile causing hazardous traveling conditions.
There will be temporary road closures at Pine Ridge Road Thursday night for the Interstate 75 expansion project, iROX.
Crews will set three beams on the Interstate 75 bridge at Pine Ridge Road between 9 p.m. and 5 p.m. tonight and Thursday. The work requires complete closure of Pine Ridge Road three times for about 15 [...]
Naples City Council wants the people to decide. That was the consensus Monday when the East Naples Bay Taxing District’s advisory committee approached council about a multi-million dredging project for the area. Rather than deciding to move forward with a dredging application, which could cost upwards of ,000, council told the board to survey the [...]