NAPLES, Fla.– A woman drove her car into a ditch near the Shoppes of Pebblebrooke in Naples on Friday afternoon. Witnesses said the woman was driving on the wrong side of the road. When she tried to turn around, she ended up getting stuck in the mud. The driver almost hit a pole during the incident. The witness called 911 and deputies arrived to help. Crews were able to remove the vehicle and the driver did not get hurt.
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NAPLES , Fla. – The Alternative Baseball Organization is making its way to Southwest Florida this August. Through baseball, the organization teaches those with autism and other special needs life skills on and off the diamond thanks to founder and commissioner Taylor Duncan. From the time he was a boy Duncan loved baseball and everything that came with it. “Really for me I grew up watching the game, I grew up watching the Braves on TBS,” Duncan said. He is a walking encyclopedia of the sport and has memories of watching hall of famers like Randy Johnson, Greg...
NAPLES, Fla. – A bear who first was spotted roaming around Naples Friday morning has been seen all over Collier County since. The bear was last spotted at Doc’s Beach House Monday after being seen at the Ritz Carlton Saturday night. Collier County deputies received a 911 Saturday call saying, “Calling from Ritz Carlton Beach Resort, we have a black bear that’s cornered in our front drive area right next to one of the golf storage rooms.” Naples Police believe he swam over from Keewaydin Island and began traveling north. The bear ended up exploring one...
NAPLES, Fla. – Two people were seriously injured in a crash on Pine Ridge Road near I-75 in Naples Thursday evening. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said four cars were involved in the crash. The westbound inside lane is blocked, according to troopers on scene. Witnesses said two people were flown to the hospital after the crash. FHP said the crash is still under investigation.
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NAPLES, Fla. – Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann hosted a community conversation on Thursday. This comes after two ethics complaints were filed against her. Wednesday morning from 9-11 a.m. Mayor Heitmann had one-on-one conversations with people in the community. Residents voiced their concerns on several topics such as development and fluoride concentration in the water. Many also came to show their support for the mayor as she deals with allegations of her accusing former Mayor Bill Barnett and Collier County Sheriff Rambosk of running a child sex ring out of Naples Airport. Mayor Heitmann...
NAPLES, Fla. – A brush fire has ignited in Collier County. The fire started around 4 p.m. Sunday and is currently burning off of Sabal Palm Road and Sanders Boulevard in Naples, according to the Florida Forestry Service. Officials said the brush fire is estimated at 10-15 acres as crews work to extinguish the blaze.
#wildfire in #CollierCounty – Sanders Blvd. Size estimated at 10-15 acres. 2 @FLForestService dozer units on scene. @CollierSheriff Air rescue 1 is E/R. pic.twitter.com/5MdLxwcgTG— FFS Caloosahatchee (@FFS_cafc) May 30, 2021
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Collier County deputies are responding to a shooting at a mobile home park on Dewey Court and San Marco Boulevard in Naples. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they got a call around 10 p.m. for shots fire at Southwinds Mobile Home Park. No one was injured in the shooting, but deputies are still in the area investigating. CCSO said a helicopter that was already up from the brush fire in Golden Gate Estates swung over to help with the investigation. This is a developing story.
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — First responders helped revive a 51-year-old lawn maintenance worker who nearly drowned in a Naples lake on Tuesday morning, officials said. Deputies with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a near-drowning in a lake off of Ivy Point Court in Pelican Marsh, a CCSO spokesperson said. Witnesses said that the worker was cutting grass on a steep incline when the mower tipped over into the lake, trapping the man underwater. Good Samaritans tried to pull him from the water but weren’t able to. When CCSO’s Cpl. Pierre Richard Jean...
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. – One person was flown to the hospital after they were hit by a car in the parking lot of a North Naples Church. The crash happened at the First Baptist Church of Naples at 3000 Orange Blossom drive just after 8 p.m. Monday, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. One person was taken by Medflight to Lee Memorial hospital as a trauma alert, officials confirmed. The crash is currently under investigation. No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story.
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NAPLES, Fla.– Hundreds of customers of an East Naples dry cleaners are being hung out to dry after the business appeared to close up shop and take everyone’s clothes with them. Randy Jones says he’s been coming to the “Eco Cleaners” on Collier Boulevard in the Stock Plaza for three years. When he arrived to get his clothes on Friday, he noticed the doors were locked and the clothing racks were bare. “It’s a whole lot of nothing. It’s racks! It’s just empty racks!” Jones said. “It looks like they came in, grabbed stuff in the middle of the night...