Archive for February, 2009

Old Navy stuffed toy recall

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and recalled stuffed animal and creature toys from Old Navy LLC.

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Bar ban could be coming to an end

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A controversial night club ban on 18-20 year olds may be coming to an end in Downtown Fort Myers.

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Woman shoots at burglars

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A Golden Gate woman shot at three men trying to break into her home.

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Tracking Tax Dollars: Landscaping cut

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As far as tracking your tax dollar topics go – landscaping budgets by far get the most response from our viewers.

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Tiger Woods to return next week

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Tiger Woods announced today that he would compete in the 2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship February 23 – March 1. Woods is the defending champion and also won the event in 2003 and 2004.

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ACE players team up with First Tee kids

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It was nothing less than a dream come true for some children in Collier County who had a chance to play with the pros. The ACE Group Classic Golf Tournament partnered with a local organization.

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Pet store brings new jobs

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A new store is coming to Fort Myers and will bring jobs to our area.

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Businesses left in the dark without $1.8M plan

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The City of Naples is pulling the plug on a .8 million plan to improve the lighting in Downtown Naples. The decision is pitting city council against business owners who say 5th Avenue needs help now more than ever.

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$240,000 worth of jewelry missing

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Lee County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of more than 0,000 worth of jewelry.

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Deputies investigating Port Charlotte murder

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Charlotte County deputies are investigating a murder at a home in the Suncoast Lakes community in Port Charlotte.

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Gas prices: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

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Some are up a little since last week. Others are down a little since last week. As we like to say, it pays to shop around. Here are prices of a self-serve gallon of gas observed at random stations Thursday morning:

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Park Service realizes public doesn’t like Delnor-Wiggins park plans

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Florida Park Service officials headed back to Tallahassee after two days of meetings in Naples about a management plan for Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park. After a public hearing Wednesday night, an advisory board that includes representatives of citizens groups, environmental groups, the Florida Division of Forestry, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met [...]

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Collier school board will not grow to seven members any time soon

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The Collier County School Board will not have seven members.
For now.
The board voted unanimously Thursday to end discussion about adding two additional members.
Instead, the School Board will express their intent to the Collier County Commissioners and the Supervisor of Elections office to work with both offices on growth issues facing the county following the 2010 [...]

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Walk for MS in Naples on Saturday

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The 19th annual MS Walk takes place Saturday in Naples.

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‘I’m fighting back,’ says woman who fired shotgun at attempted robbers

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Any other night, a jiggle at the door of Golden Gate Estates resident Theresa Ann Muirhead’s home would mean that her grandson was home. But if Wednesday had been any other night, Muirhead wouldn’t have needed her shotgun. “Just as he started to come through, it just hit me, ‘I’ve got to close the door,’” [...]

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