http://naplesnews.com/news/florida/naplesnews.com Stories: Florida newsen-usfloridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/fla-address-criminals-mortgage-industry/The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:07:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/fla-address-criminals-mortgage-industry/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/lou-pearlman-serving-time-atlanta-penitentiary/Former boy band creator Lou Pearlman has finally been transferred to a federal penitentiary to serve his 25-year prison sentence. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:07:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/lou-pearlman-serving-time-atlanta-penitentiary/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/scientists-expose-mystery-behind-northern-lights/Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/scientists-expose-mystery-behind-northern-lights/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/teen-sues-all-girls-school-over-alleged-bullying/A teenage girl has sued her private, all-girls Catholic school, claiming it allowed bullying to spread from the classroom to online social networks. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Circuit Court against Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop John Favalora. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:04:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/teen-sues-all-girls-school-over-alleged-bullying/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/investigators-review-cause-water-park-injuries/A preliminary investigation has found that four people injured on a ride at a South Florida water park may together have been in excess of the weight limit for the ride. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/investigators-review-cause-water-park-injuries/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/911-calls-released-case-missing-orlando-girl/The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/911-calls-released-case-missing-orlando-girl/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/product-recall-publix-super-market-issues-recall/Publix Super Markets of Lakeland, Fla., has issued a voluntary recall on no-sugar-added cherry pie with a sell-by-date of July 8 to July 27. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/product-recall-publix-super-market-issues-recall/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/michelle-obama-stump-fort-myers/While the husband is away, the wife is getting pay. Michelle Obama, wife of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, held a fundraising event Thursday morning in Fort Myers. She spoke to some 650 supporters who paid $100 or $500 a ticket to fill the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater on Colonial Boulevard near the Midpoint Bridge. Her speech began around 9 a.m. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:09:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/michelle-obama-stump-fort-myers/local/election/2007http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/part-fla-pledge-allegiance-law-stricken/A federal appeals court on Wednesday invalidated part of a Florida law requiring public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but the panel declined to rule on whether the rest of the statute is constitutional. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:47:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/part-fla-pledge-allegiance-law-stricken/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/officials-shark-bites-teens-left-foot/Officials say a 15-year-old boy who was surfing on Florida's east coast was bitten on his left foot by a shark. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:30:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/officials-shark-bites-teens-left-foot/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/airboat-captains-charged-feeding-alligators/Two Broward County airboat captains are charged with illegally feeding alligators and a third with molesting an alligator following an undercover investigation. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/airboat-captains-charged-feeding-alligators/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/survey-gas-and-violence-among-hurricane-worries/Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm if told to, a survey released Wednesday by Harvard University found. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/survey-gas-and-violence-among-hurricane-worries/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/florida-growers-want-compensation-tomato-scare/Florida tomato growers want compensation from the federal government for millions of dollars lost because of an investigation that originally focused on raw tomatoes after a salmonella outbreak in parts of the country this spring. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/florida-growers-want-compensation-tomato-scare/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/unknown-disease-killing-floridas-state-tree/The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/unknown-disease-killing-floridas-state-tree/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/state-agency-hires-more-100-foster-grads/As a kid growing up in Florida's foster system, Ciarra Allen says no one ever gave her a chance. Now 23 and living on her own, Allen is among more than 100 former foster children working for the Department of Children & Families, the agency said Wednesday. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:49:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/state-agency-hires-more-100-foster-grads/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/authorities-4-people-injured-fla-water-park/Authorities say four people have been transported to hospitals after being injured during a ride at a South Florida water park. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:49:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/authorities-4-people-injured-fla-water-park/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/cobb-county-jury-awards-45m-girlfriend-millionaire/A Cobb County jury has awarded the girlfriend of a millionaire car dealer $4.5 million from his estate. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:46:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/cobb-county-jury-awards-45m-girlfriend-millionaire/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/study-med-students-sharing-too-much-info-online/Would you visit a doctor who wore a lab coat labeled "Kevorkian Medical Clinic?" Or dressed as a pimp? Or posted online photos of themselves cross-dressing? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/study-med-students-sharing-too-much-info-online/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/despite-smuggling-conviction-agent-has-no-regrets/Gus Dominguez negotiated the contract for the first Cuban player to defect to the United States. He opened his home to prospects fresh from the communist island, taught them about bank accounts and improved their eating habits. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/despite-smuggling-conviction-agent-has-no-regrets/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/fla-sheriffs-deputy-killed-during-standoff/A man who fatally shot a sheriff's deputy Tuesday had been ordered by a court to undergo a mental evaluation and had twice left a hospital before barricading himself in a home and triggering a shootout with police, authorities said. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/fla-sheriffs-deputy-killed-during-standoff/florida