Naples man convicted of child pornography

A 60-year-old Naples man has been found guilty of 20 counts of possession of child pornography following a 3-day trial in Collier County. Sentencing for Jean Jerome Dorlus is scheduled for March 28. A jury returned the verdict on Thursday night, according to the state attorney’s office. The case was opened in 2018 when a […]

Georgia man convicted of killing Fort Myers man at Village Creek Apartments in 2019

A Georgia man was found guilty of manslaughter and robbery with a firearm after a 2-day trial in Lee County. Wayne Taylor murdered 23-year-old Eric Galvan at the Village Creek Apartments on Winkler Road in Fort Myers in 2019. The jury returned a guilty verdict just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. Galvan was shot […]

Cape Coral man sentenced to 13 years for DUI manslaughter case

A Cape Coral man was sentenced to 13 years and three months in prison for one count of DUI manslaughter. Nathaniel O’Dea was also sentenced to a consecutive five years of probation for one count of DUI with serious bodily injury. He also had his license permanently revoked. The crash happened in 2020 on Burnt […]

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72-year-old man dies after Charlotte County crash

A 72-year-old Port Charlotte has died from his injuries a day after running a red light, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at 6:46 a.m. on Tuesday morning on Peachland Boulevard near Cochran Boulevard. According to a news release, the 72-year-old man was traveling west on Peachland, approached a red […]

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Pedestrian in critical condition after crash in Collier County

A 43-year-old Naples woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle on Monday night in Collier County. The crash happened at 7:38 p.m. on US-41, south of David Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the woman attempted to cross the southbound US-41 travel lanes when a sedan driven […]

NCH experiencing higher than normal patient volume

The NCH Healthcare System says it is experiencing higher than normal wait times in its emergency departments. It is asking patients with non-emergent conditions to use the NCH Virtual Care Telehealth services. It is free to community members and can be accessed through the NCH website here. The hospital system did not specify how long […]

Arrest made in 2004 Lover’s Key State Park homicide

An arrest has been made in an 18-year-old homicide case. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old Sean Boles was arrested for the death of a man found in Lover’s Key State Park in 2004. The man, who was not named, was found with stab wounds. Deputies determined Boles was responsible for the death but […]

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Teen struck by vehicle in Collier County

A 17-year-old Naples teen was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Collier County on Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the teen boy, of Naples, was struck on Immokalee Road, north of Oil Well Road, after exiting a vehicle and walking in front of an oncoming SUV. The crash happened just […]

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Lee Health is reporting 132 COVID-19 patients in its hospital Thursday morning

Lee Health is reporting it has 132 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals as of Thursday morning. As of Thursday morning, there are 132 COVID-19 patients isolated in Lee Health hospitals. Of those patients, four of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. On Thursday morning, Lee Health hospital census was at […]

Fort Myers police asking for tips in Sunday shooting

Fort Myers police are asking the public to provide information on a shooting that injured one man Sunday night. The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. in the 3300 block of Armstrong Court, police said. Officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and began life-saving measures. They transported him to Gulf Coast Medical […]