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Married snake wranglers remove 2 rattlesnakes from Estero front yard
One homeowner living in Estero’s Stoneybrook community found a pair of huge rattlesnakes this week, and a married duo of snake wranglers had to take them away. Taylor and Rhett Stanberry, who in December caught an albino boa constrictor in Naples, went out to remove the eastern diamondbacks, a species of rattlesnake not uncommon […]

Naples man arrested, accused of attacking a woman in front of HeadPinz
A man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of beating a woman and taking took her purse while she was riding her bicycle. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to HeadPinz Naples near Radio Road and Davis Boulevard at 12:19 p.m. The victim told deputies she was on her bike in the […]

Suspect on video stealing bicycle from open garage in Englewood
Deputies want your help finding someone who stole a bicycle in broad daylight and on camera in Englewood in January. A suspect wearing a hooded sweater entered an open garage at around 5:10 p.m. and rode off on a bike that didn’t belong to them on Thursday, Jan. 13. If you can help identify the […]

Police release dramatic body-cam video of rail yard shooting
A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a Northern California rail yard shot himself twice in the head as sheriff’s deputies raced into a building, according to authorities who on Tuesday released body-camera footage of the tense encounter. The nearly 4 1/2 minutes of footage is from one deputy who arrived minutes after the first […]
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Firefighter jumps in Cape Coral canal, breaks car window, saving drowning victim in submerged car
A firefighter breaks a car window and pulls a driver out of a car after crashing into a canal in Cape Coral Saturday morning. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, Battalion 3, Engine 5, Rescue 5, and Engine 4 all went to NE 9th Avenue and NE 12 Street in response to a car […]

Second annual GLSEN Youth Pride Conference in Naples
Saturday is the second annual Youth Pride Conference, created by and for LGBTQ youth as a chance to explore LGBTQ-related issues they experience daily. The conference was met with pushback in 2022 when it debuted. And in 2023, they saw the same resistance. Despite this, those attending are excited to get together for the conference. […]

Partly cloudy skies with a few inland showers for your Saturday
High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies.

North Fort Myers brush fire sparked by tree on power lines
A brush fire torched Ian-toppled trees in North Fort Myers on Friday afternoon, making it tough for fire crews to battle the flames.