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Two victims in Collier hit-and-run remain in critical condition

Two young women were in critical condition Wednesday after a late Tuesday night hit-and-run accident near the Collier County Government [...]

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Ex-sheriff’s candidate Vinny Angiolillo wins some, loses some after trial

Vinny Angiolillo left the courthouse smiling after a judge cut $2,000 off legal bills he objected to [...]

VIDEO: Four more who think they were drugged at Blue Martini come forward

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office released four more reports on Wednesday, filed by customers of the Blue Martini in North Naples who believe they may have been drugged while dining at the [...]

POLLS: Naples dog park with $120 yearly usage fee gets city panel’s support

A Naples advisory board said this week it supports plans to build an off-leash dog park on city property. The city’s community services advisory board on Tuesday threw its support behind all aspects of a private group’s plans for an off-leash dog park, including a proposed user fee. [...]

FCAT man to the rescue

Students get a little extra motivation from a “Super [...]

Theatre provides for Golden Terrace students with grant

The Gulfshore Playhouse Theatre Education Project teams up with Golden Terrace Elementary to provide an innovative educational program for nearly150 [...]

JOE LANDON: Class Notes – Literacy highlights “Bush Month”

Last month was “Bush month” here in our little corner of the world. “Bush 43” (George W.) and brother Jeb grabbed the Naples Town Hall Series [...]

The Farmer File: Bumps, not beaver fever

Way back when, say two or three years ago, which is way back when in our big screen and small screen digital world, we had an informal rule for cocktail parties. [...]

Brent Batten: Beach advocates call the fiend Moraya

It represents a devilish legal question that could end up doing more harm than good to the cause of unfettered beach [...]

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two women ‘very critical’ after late-night, hit-and-run accident

The mother of one of the victims said both women are unconscious and the Florida Highway Patrol has a man in custody regarding the [...]

Marco Art League executive director resigns

The Board of Directors of the Art League Marco Island’s Center for the Arts announced the resignation of Executive Director Christine Neal on Tuesday. [...]

Painting of bleak economy nixes public art fee proposal

A proposed requirement for developers to pay a fee for public art went from being on the table to being indefinitely tabled at a meeting held on Tuesday [...]

Vandals strike: Battle over Moraya Bay beach access gets ugly

Tuesday morning, staff of the Moraya Bay condos found vandals had spray painted their sign, beach chairs and umbrellas, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Staff members say it is retaliation for their decision to rope off a part of the beach as private, which has caused a lot of [...]

South Lee Police Beat: March 10, 2010

To report a crime or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 477-1000 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 332-5555 or [...]

POLL: No pants for women: New Ave Maria dress code draws mixed reviews

Ave Maria University freshman Sarah Pakaluk, 19, hadn’t heard about a new dress code, and was a little surprised when she did. She said she didn’t know if it was necessary, as she’s never seen a professor dress sloppily. “The matter of pants vs. skirts, is kind of personal opinion,” she said. “I don’t see the sense in it. I guess it’s kind of the convention that skirts are more dignified for women, but I don’t know if that really holds [...]

VIDEO: Collier County deputy killed in fiery truck crash

Leroy Rahmings, a Community Service deputy, died this morning in an accident in Lee County, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Karie Partington. Rahmings had been with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office since [...]

Employee killed, 2 wounded in Ohio State shooting

A shooting at an Ohio State University campus maintenance building left one employee dead and two others wounded, the university said Tuesday. A suspect was taken into [...]

Foreclosure lawsuit fiasco upends Estates man’s retirement

Warren Nyerges bought his home free and clear. Then, he was served a foreclosure [...]

Marco police nab suspect on counterfeiting cell phones

After police confiscated the loot, they gave a Marco Island man the boot from his apartment, taking him to jail, on Monday afternoon.
Numerous phones and a large amount of questionable personal identification documents were confiscated by Marco Island Police Department investigators on Monday afternoon, officials report. [...]

Police Beat: March 8, 2010

To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office 239-477-1000 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050. [...]