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Browsing Posts published on May 10, 2009

The Surf Club, a Fort Myers Beach institution, is about to stop operations – temporarily ” as preparations are made to reopen in a new location.

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A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his roommate as they drove home from a nightclub last fall.

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The weather is looking up for Monday’s launch of space shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Very light winds so far have allowed for the column of smoke to tower over the area.

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Authorities say a transient man apparently concerned about his smell was caught stealing two deodorants from a St. Petersburg Walgreens.

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Authorities say a Lantana man shot and killed is ex-girlfriend and then killed himself.

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ng to complete a two-game sweep to clinch another A-Sun regular season title, the Eagles took game one 11-7 but fell in game two, 5-6 against A-Sun rival Kennesaw State at Stillwell Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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On Sunday members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run.

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A Naples man is in critical condition after being hit by a car on u-s 41 and Osceola Avenue.

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Authorities say a Clearwater woman wasn’t wearing any clothes when she knocked on stranger’s door in the middle of the night to ask for cigarettes.

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Very light winds so far have allowed for the column of smoke to tower over the area.

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Ortiz Avenue is shut down in both directions due to a brush fire burning in Fort Myers.

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A lawyer for a jailed American journalist in Iran says he’s optimistic there will a change in her verdict after her brief appeals hearing.

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Today is Sunday, May 10, the 130th day of 2009. There are 235 days left in the year. This is Mother’s Day.

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It’ll be another hot day across the area as highs head for the low to mid 90s away from the coastline.

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