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Man accused of trying to lure teen from North Naples bagel shop
Friday, May 16, 2008
Collier County sheriff's deputies arrested a 74-year-old man Thursday after they say he grabbed a 14-year-old girl and tried to lure her away as she sat outside a North Naples bagel shop. Full story »
Golden Gate schools lockdown lifted; teacher saw man with gun
Friday, May 16, 2008
Golden Gate schools were on lockdown for about 40 minutes this morning after a prekindergarten teacher at Golden Gate Elementary School saw a man walking down the street with a gun in his hand. The lockdown has just been lifted. Full story »
Deputies: Soccer players run down would-be thieves; 3 jailed
Friday, May 16, 2008
A group of soccer players stopped a trio who tried to steal their personal belongings at an East Naples park on Thursday night, according to Collier County sheriff's deputies. Full story »
Palmetto Ridge player headed home today from hospital
Friday, May 16, 2008
A Palmetto Ridge High School football player who collapsed a little more than a week ago during a spring practice will be coming home from a Tampa hospital today. Elbrinet Dupras is expected to be released from Tampa General Hospital today and will return home with his father, according to Principal Roy Terry.
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First golf event benefiting Village School offers $50,000 grand prize
Friday, May 16, 2008
The first Village School Golf Classic and Jet Blue Challenge will be held Saturday at the LaPlaya Golf Club, 9891 Gulf Shore Drive. Proceeds from the event will benefit the school's PTO fund and golfers will vie for a $50,000 grand prize. Full story »
Weekend events include Summer Boat Show
Friday, May 16, 2008
Weekend events include the third annual Summer Boat Show at Bayfront in Naples. Full story »
Gas prices continue path to the $4 mark
Friday, May 16, 2008
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices in Southwest Florida continued their climb to $4 per gallon as the Memorial Day holiday continues to get closer. Prices set another record today. Full story »
POLLS: Majority believes gas will hit $4 by Memorial Day, $5 this summer; record prices today; tell us what you think
Friday, May 16, 2008
Record-breaking oil and gasoline prices are causing many Americans to brace for even steeper hikes, with 87 percent who say they expect the nationwide average price for regular unleaded gasoline to hit $4 by Memorial Day, a new Zogby Interactive poll released Friday shows. Full story »
Traffic enforcement locations today in Collier, Lee
Friday, May 16, 2008
Here are today's traffic enforcement locations in Collier and Lee counties. Full story »
Police Beat: May 16, 2008 - Collier County
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Two people were arrested on felony charges Wednesday after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say they stole body piercing rings from an East Naples tattoo parlor while customers were getting tattoos. Full story »
In the Know Lee County: Liberty Youth Ranch growth being noticed
Thursday, May 15, 2008
While traveling north on Interstate 75, shortly past the Bonita Beach Road exit at approximately mile marker 120 on the east side of the road there is a fairly large lake, and on the far east shore of the lake there is a pair of buildings looking like twin residences. They are very large and virtually identical. Can you tell me what they are, and what they will be used for? Full story »
Convicted stalker jailed again
Thursday, May 15, 2008
In December 2006, Smith Joseph of Golden Gate was sentenced to 20 months in a state prison for stalking a woman four years earlier. This February, a year after his release from prison, Joseph was arrested on charges he stalked a former neighbor for three months by sending the 26-year-old Golden Gate woman text messages, joining her gym and showing up at her place of employment after she repeatedly refused to date him. Full story »
Referendum to reallocate money to Collier schools operating budgets will be on August primary ballot
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Collier County School Board member Steve Donovan knows voters might not be happy with him or the board.
But he doesn’t want voters to punish the students and the teachers. “(Funding for) public education has been decimated. We’re bleeding. If you wish to support public education, don’t make this about me or the board,” he said. “If you give us this money, we will provide for (the teachers and students).” Full story »
But he doesn’t want voters to punish the students and the teachers. “(Funding for) public education has been decimated. We’re bleeding. If you wish to support public education, don’t make this about me or the board,” he said. “If you give us this money, we will provide for (the teachers and students).” Full story »
Collier Commissioners may amend county’s camping ordinance to give homeless the boot
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Collier County Commissioners long for a vagrant-free environment. Collier Sheriff’s deputies want better control over trespassers. A proposed solution may resolve some of the problems, but could be a great loss for camping enthusiasts. County leaders are refining an amended ordinance that would prohibit camping on public land in the county’s unincorporated neighborhoods, except on designated camp grounds. Full story »
12-year-old boy apprehended in East Naples brush fire
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A 12-year-old boy who started a small brush fire in East Naples this evening was caught by Collier County sheriff’s deputies. Full story »
The Naples Daily News asked readers to help us build an interactive map of Mother's Day greetings from around Southwest Florida and you responded! The majority of our responses were from Collier County, but we received Mother's Day messages from all over the United States, including Louisiana, Arizona, Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia and Missouri, as well as locations on Florida's East Coast. Find your message on our interactive map of Mother's Day Greetings
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- Armed Forces Day at Naples Zoo -- 05/16/08 at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
- Endangered Species Day at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens -- 05/16/08 at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
- Student Showcase Exhibition 2008 -- 05/16/08 at Art League of Bonita Springs
- 2008 Naples Bayfront Boat Show -- 05/16/08 at Bayfront Marina
- Pollo Tropical Grand Opening Celebration -- 05/16/08 at Pollo Tropical - East Naples
- Fort Myers Miracle vs. Tampa Yankees -- 05/16/08 at Hammond Stadium
