Deputies seeking man who stole high-dollar colognes from Estero mall

Lee County deputies are looking for a man they say stole several high-dollar colognes last week from an Estero store. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said Monday that a man went into Ulta Beauty at Coconut Point Mall in Estero on Dec. 14 at about 11:46 a.m., and was caught on surveillance video leaving with a […]

3 dead after murder-suicide in Bonita Bay home

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office now says a man and two women were found dead inside a home in an upscale Bonita Springs community Monday, and their deaths have been ruled a murder-suicide. Original LCSO reports said two people were dead inside the home. Investigators were taking photos all day Tuesday at the home on […]

1 killed, another injured in Collier County crash

A Naples man was killed and another seriously injured in a crash early Sunday in Collier County. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 35-year-old driver of an SUV was headed east on Golden Gate Parkway near Airport Pulling Road North when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree. The driver was […]

Darwin notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

Cambridge University launched an appeal Tuesday to find two valuable notebooks written by Charles Darwin after they were reported as stolen from the university’s library. The notebooks, estimated to be worth millions of pounds, include the 19th-century scientist’s famous “Tree of Life” sketch. They haven’t been seen since 2000, and for years staff at the […]

Collier County Public Schools issues guidance for winter sports

You’re going to have to follow new rules watching your kids’ games in Collier County this winter. The school district just released new guidance for winter sports. It says that all spectators must wear the proper face coverings and follow social distancing. For basketball and soccer, each student-athlete or cheerleader can invite two household members […]

Kim Ng ready to bear the torch as baseball’s 1st female GM

The Miami Marlins’ new general manager sat at home plate in the team’s ballpark Monday, reflecting on all the times she struck out. As baseball’s first female GM, Kim Ng can bask in a breakthrough achievement that’s all the more admirable because she was turned down for a similar job by at least five other […]