COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - A plan to increase "Mount Collier" is moving forward. On Tuesday, commissioners voted to send paperwork about the landfill to the Florida Department of Envir..
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. - Late Monday night, deputies were called out to an assault at River's Edge Mobile Home Park in North Fort Myers. Zeke Smith has been stabbed... not with a k..
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The jury listened to the gory details about the rape and murder of a man in a Bonita Springs shopping plaza. Richard Elkins is accused of killing Obed Flores in ..
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Taking a loaded gun into a Lee County park is no longer illegal - if you have a valid permit to carry one. A state statue already allowed permitted firearms in p..
NAPLES, Fla. - Naples Jet Center, a leading provider of aircraft service, new and used aircraft sales, and aircraft charter and management, today announced a major expansion in sta..
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say three central Florida fires that ignited over the weekend were intentionally set. Authorities on Tuesday weren't sure the blazes were set by on..
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is spending $800,000 to help train police officers in learning how to anticipate and survive violent encounters. U.S. Attorney Gene..
MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Herald has named a new executive editor. Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. promoted Anders Gyllenhaal to vice president for news and Washington editor. The H..
CRESTVIEW, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say two people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in the Florida panhandle. Investigators say the a man fatally shot a woman before ki..
CLEVELAND (AP) - A radio host in Cleveland has hired a witch doctor in an attempt to send some bad voodoo to basketball star LeBron James after he ditched the Cavaliers to play for..
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education is sending a warning to schools, colleges and universities nationwide in response to several high-profile cases of bullying.I..
MIAMI, Fla. - Four outstanding South Florida students, and the non-profit organizations they represent, were honored by Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee at a special on-field ceremony a..
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida arms dealer convicted in a $300 million Pentagon scheme is pleading guilty to another federal weapons charge. A plea agreement filed in Orlando feder..
MIAMI (AP) - A Miami man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for participating in a scheme to sell stolen patient records to lawyers for injury claims. U.S. District Judge Joa..
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - A Florida Keys man has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for possessing nearly 300 undersized lobsters. Monroe County Judge Ruth Becker also stripped..
TAVARES, Fla. (AP) - To stay out of jail, a central Florida man must send a weekly postcard to the family of the soldier he killed in a car crash. Lake County Circuit Judge G. Rich..
PALATKA, Fla. (AP) - Six children are accused of being responsible for a string of burglaries in north Florida. Palatka police say the children range in age from 10 to 15. The chil..
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A newborn baby is dead after being attacked by a pit bull in Jacksonville. Police say they were called to the baby's home about a dog attack late Sunday. ..
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Fort Myers Downtown Utility Replacement and Streetscape Improvements Project, created through a partnership between the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency (FMRA) an..
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - For the third time in several months, thieves steal from the construction site of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Cape Coral. Over the weekend, one thousand dol..
