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Men's basketball: FGCU gets bell run again by Bruins

Belmont’s men’s basketball team played at Alico Arena for the last time in the foreseeable future early Saturday evening, and that’s probably just fine with...

Prep wrestling: Gulf Coast senior Mitch Haan wins regional title

Gulf Coast senior Mitch Haan has gradually moved up in weight class since his freshman year going from the 182-pound division to 220 pounds to this year’s heavyweight level...

BLADES PAGE: Florida players, and some new sources of inspiration, take flight

With the Florida Everblades playing their worst hockey of the season and struggling to win games during the last month, it seems like nothing can go right for the team or its...

BLADES PAGE: Around the ECHL

Around the ECHL

BLADES PAGE NOTEBOOK: Team welcomes fan No. 3 million to Germain Arena

When 13-year-old Naples resident Jenna Bender walked into Germain Arena on Feb. 4 only to be asked by arena officials where he parents were, she wondered if she was in trouble....

BLADES PAGE: Meet Kyle Lawson

Meet Kyle Lawson

ACE GROUP CLASSIC: TwinEagles looks ahead past troubled history

The story of TwinEagles rivals that of any page-turning book or mind-bending Hollywood script.

David Moulton: Jeremy Lin (Lin-sanity!) gives us someone to root for again

If nothing else, Jeremy Lin’s week has made for some great headlines. Lindisputable! Lingenious!

Review: Young lovers ignite on stage in Lab Theater's "Romeo & Juliet"

The Laboratory Theater of Florida dove into fair Verona Friday night. Star-crossed lovers, nurses, friars, Capulets, Montagues - it must be Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet."...

Goodwill worker gave away items in case of poor helping the poor, deputies say

A thrift store employee accused of giving customers deep discounts without permission was a case of "the poor trying to help the poor," authorities say.

Clueless culinarian: Naples woman to compete with 'Worst Cooks in America'

Rhodes decided to try out for the show at the urging of her fiancé, David Workinger, who had watched her struggle in the kitchen throughout their four-year courtship. Far...

East Naples man whacks teen with vomit-covered mop, deputies say

Angry at being called "a drunk," an East Naples man is accused of child abuse after witnesses said he thrust a vomit-covered mop at a 16-year-old girl,

No surprise: Top-rated Collier County schools receive most school choice requests

Collier County public schools with A and B grades are among the top schools parents made for out-of-zone and school choice requests in the 2011-12 school year.

Brent Batten: No Casinos doubles down against Internet cafes

House Bill 3 would ban operations that get around laws against gambling by offering gift cards and coupons instead of cash payouts.

ACE Group Classic golf tournament all grown up at 25 years old

Twenty-five years ago, Naples had a distinct beginning and end on U.S. 41. Now, golf courses stretch up, down and across Southwest Florida.

STAY TUNED: Southwest Florida's Seidl expands his TV reach

Last April in this column, we spoke with Southwest's Florida's Jay Seidl, who – among other things – is the creative force behind the syndicated TV show...

Collier County real estate transactions from Jan. 2 - 8, 2012

Collier County real estate transactions reported from Jan. 2 - 8, 2012. Click on the link of the left to view the entire list of transactions.

South Lee County real estate transactions from Jan. 29 - Feb. 4, 2012

South Lee County real estate transactions reported from Jan. 29 - Feb. 4, 2012. Clink on the link on the left to view the entire list of transactions.

Christian film festival puts down its first roots in Naples

What is a Christian movie? Perhaps an easier question is: What is not a Christian movie? For Emmy-award winning director Steven Feldman and his partner at Reload Pictures,...

25 YEARS OF CHAMPIONS TOUR IN NAPLES: Bobby Wadkins birdies No. 18 to win in 2007

NAPLES -- Bobby Wadkins drained a 15-footer right in the middle of the cup for birdie on the final hole to win The ACE Group Classic. He joins brother Lanny Wadkins, the 2000...

Editorial: Sand dollars, sand spurs, coconuts and starfish

A look at the good, the bad and the questionable

"Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle" ... Naples Tea Party and GOP committeewoman Lavigne Kirkpatrick; House Republican candidate Trey Radel; Michael Wynn, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce

"NewsMakers’’ airs Sunday morning at 10 on ABC7. Current and past segments are at naplesnews.com/newsmakers.

Guest column: Alan Horton ,, Beginning today, Collier residents, visitors have 'helpline' at 211

Today, and from now on, needy Collier County citizens and visitors only need to remember 211.

Letter: Frittering freedom

Rev. Michael P. Orsi, Ave Maria School of Law: The decision of the Obama administration to force Catholic institutions to provide health-care plans for their employees covering...

Letter: What's next?

Jim Gerali, Naples: Yet another edict from the arrogant Obama administration.

Letter: Get it?

Roger Brown, Naples: How interesting that two letters I really agree with are juxtapositioned to make perfect sense. l

Letter: Write on

Leo Stadt, Naples: As a retired northerner who's been living in Naples and reading your op ed pages daily for the last 10 years, I'd like to thank Guy Turcotte for his...

Class Notes: Where the Collier school district stands on social media usage

You may have seen the recent media coverage about students using Facebook pages to rate “who’s hot,” and you may be wondering where we as a school district weigh in...

Letter: 'So loud (rude)'

Mary Wakefield Buxton, Naples: Thank you for the recent Daily News article addressing the protesters at the appearance in our city of visiting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Letter: Down to earth

Alan Keller, Naples: A recent letter to the editor demonstrates differences between politically-driven blogosphere interpretations of climate change and what science actually says.

Letter: Medical mess

Jim Merpohl, Naples: Physician Heal Thyself

Letter: Controlled?

Mitch Steinberg, Naples: The recent controlled burns in conjuction with east winds have pushed smoke all thourgh the metro areas near Naples making breathing difficult.

Golden Gate High JROTC students meet with governor and many more in Tallahassee

In early February, I traveled with a group of seniors from the Golden Gate High School JROTC program to the state capital of Florida for our first ever “We Love Our State...

Letter: Way out of bounds

Raquel D'Acosta Llompart, Naples: It's hard to tell which stance is more unethical, hypocritical and shameful: Using religion to gain political advantage, or using...

Letter: Fluid situation

Norman Baker, Naples: Mary Henderson, writes “What was That?, Commenting on what she witnessed from planes approaching the Naples airport.

Letter: Onward Christians

Lee B. Miller, Naples: Re: Guy Turcotte's letter "Eternal truths."

Collier ‘211’ social services hotline debuts today

Residents can now call “211” — an information and referral service where operators, cross-trained as crisis counselors, will answer calls around the clock.

Prep wrestling: Titans turn to Dan Gable's story for inspiration as regionals begin

Before the Class 1A-Region 3 tournament, members of meet host Golden Gate watched a video of the Dan Gable story. Gable, a 1972 Olympic gold medalist and former coach at Iowa,...

Mother reunited with children after 5 years apart

Christophe, 50, was reunited with her three children in East Naples — almost five years after they left Haiti and came to the United States without her. She recently received...

Bill would give parents power with failing schools

Known as the “parent empowerment” bill, the Florida legislation is similar to new laws in California, Mississippi and Texas. Elsewhere, it’s called the “parent...

Market Pulse 2012: Housing market improving but economic recovery slow

Hunter and Michael Bryan, a senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, spoke to a group of about 200 realtors, builders, bankers and students at FGCU’s Cohen...

Ave Maria president: compromise on birth control law creates 'more confusion'

“There is confusion about who is paying for what,” Towey said. “The reality is, (the university’s) current health plan does not provide contraceptive services...

Jump in burglaries partly responsible for crime increase in Collier

Burglaries in unincorporated Collier County and Everglades City jumped by 26 percent from 2010 through 2011, an increase partly attributed foreclosures. The jump is part of an...

Women's basketball preview: FGCU vs. Belmont

SATURDAY'S GAME FGCU women (22-2, 14-0) vs. Belmont (9-15, 8-5) When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Alico Arena Live coverage: Audio and video is available at fgcuathletics.com Projected...

Men's basketball preview: FGCU vs. Belmont

SATURDAY'S GAME FGCU men (12-12, 7-6) vs. Belmont (18-7, 10-2) When: 5:15 p.m. Where: Alico Arena Live coverage: Audio and video is available at fgcuathletics.com Projected...