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Florida panther hit by car, dies in Lee County Published 5/23/2012 at 3:18 p.m. 5 comments
An endangered Florida panther was found dead Wednesday on a Lee County road after getting hit by a vehicle, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported.
Trustees: Edison State students will not see tuition increase in fall Published 5/23/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 2 comments
Trustees agreed Tuesday to wait and see how many students enroll this fall before trying to recoup what they predict they will lose in tuition revenue by charging current students more. Edison is one of a ha
Residents to vote on introducing slot machines at Bonita greyhound track Updated 5/22/2012 at 9:03 p.m. 15 comments
Lee County commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday, with Commissioner Frank Mann dissenting, to allow the the issue of slot machines to go to referendum and get on the November ballot.
1-year-old critical after being found in pool Published 5/22/2012 at 5:55 p.m. 15 comments
Shortly before 10 a.m., Heather Lee Madden noticed her son, Eric Madden Jr., in the pool not breathing and called 911 for help. Her husband, Eric Madden, a Bonita Springs firefighter, began performing CPR.
Mack backs Radel, Bush backs Goss in race for Congress Published 5/22/2012 at 5:21 p.m. 17 comments
Two Republican heavyweights have thrown their support behind candidates running for the Congressional seat representing Southwest Florida.
All wet: Teen ‘had to go’ in back of patrol car, deputies say Published 5/22/2012 at 4:35 p.m. 44 comments
Dylan DiFalco just couldn’t hold it.
Police Beat: Tuesday, May 22 - MUG SHOTS Published 5/22/2012 at 4:16 p.m. 1 comment
Collier and Lee county arrests
Home sales drop in Florida, up nationwide Published 5/22/2012 at 6:30 a.m. 9 comments
Florida home sales fell slightly in April, but state Realtors were quick to say Tuesday that median price and pending sales rose dramatically during the month. Nationwide, Americans are buying more homes in
Teen 'Tebows' during graduation, denied diploma — temporarily Published 5/22/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 43 comments
Shriner, 17, a football player at the private Fort Myers Catholic school, didn’t expect his trendy moment on stage to end in punishment and without his diploma in hand. But it did.
Police Beat: Monday, May 21 - MUG SHOTS Published 5/21/2012 at 10:02 p.m. 0 comments
Collier and Lee county arrests
Newsweek: Barron Collier No. 502 best public high school in U.S. Published 5/21/2012 at 9:34 p.m. 3 comments
Barron Collier, located at 5600 Cougar Dr., was the only Collier high school ranked. Fort Myers High School was ranked ahead of Barron Collier at No. 410 and was the only Lee school on the list.
St. Matthew's House responding to long list of Bonita concerns about shelter Published 5/21/2012 at 7:10 p.m. 49 comments
From reducing the number of proposed beds to addressing shelter overflow to improving the landscaping, St. Matthew’s House has a lengthy list of revisions to make on its request to build a Bonita Springs homeless shelter.
Conservation group urges tougher penalty for Estates man who killed panther Published 5/21/2012 at 5:53 p.m. 10 comments
A conservation group founded by hunters is objecting to the terms of a guilty plea entered last week by a Golden Gate Estates man who purposely shot and killed an endangered Florida panther in 2009.
Panther found dead in Hendry County, killed in fight with another panther Published 5/21/2012 at 5:27 p.m. 4 comments
Florida wildlife officials reported finding an endangered Florida panther dead Monday in a Hendry County orange grove, about five miles southeast of the Hendry County prison.
Fate of EMS service in Bonita Springs falls to objective third party Published 5/21/2012 at 1:00 p.m. 0 comments
Instead of issuing a final ruling, Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to take another look at Bonita Springs Fire-Rescue District transporting patients with serious medial conditions.