Naples News

Fishing: Naples' Collins defends IGFA Inshore Championship (Naples Daily News) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:13:44 GMT
Naples resident Robert Collins defended his grand champion title Wednesday at the International Game Fish Association Inshore World Championship in Islamorada.

Rare ghost orchid in bloom again near Naples (TCPalm.com) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:59:52 GMT
If you are a plant lover, you may want to take a trip across the state to get a look at a rare ghost orchid growing on an ancient bald cypress tree at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples.

Olympic Swimming Trials: Swim Florida's Kennedy doesn't qualify for 200 breaststroke (Naples Daily News) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:43:44 GMT
Cape Coral's Maida Turnadzic, who competes for Swim Florida, failed to qualify for the semifinals in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials 200-meter butterfly preliminaries on Wednesday afternoon.

Becker named first FGCU PGM scholarship recipient by South Florida PGA Section (Naples Daily News) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:30:24 GMT
The South Florida PGA has announced Jason Becker of Fort Myers is the first recipient of the South Florida PGA Professional Golf Management (PGM) Scholarship at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Naples-area political group releases endorsements (Naples Daily News) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:58:29 GMT
The Greater Naples Better Government Committee has announced its endorsements of candidates for Collier County School Board District 2 and District 4, Collier County Commissioner District 5, Collier County sheriff and Public Defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit.

Jim Clarke's soggy Southwest Florida forecast (ABC 7 Gulfshore News) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:00:31 GMT
An upper level trough over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico will combine with deep tropical moisture over South Florida to keep the skies partly to mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with showers and thunderstorms likely.

Florida man arrested on porn charges (The Grand Rapids Press) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:25:35 GMT
GRAND RAPIDS -- A 43-year-old Florida man with family in Kent County was arrested here and charged with 130 counts of possession of child pornography.

Former East Naples man jailed on child porn charges (Naples Daily News) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:08:19 GMT
A former East Naples resident was booked into the Collier County jail on child pornography charges Tuesday afternoon after being extradited from Texas.

North Naples man faces prosecution on child porn charges (The News-Press) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:33:48 GMT
A North Naples man is awaiting extradition from Michigan to Southwest Florida to face prosecution on 130 counts of possessing child pornography on...