Baseball

Collier County high school baseball coach heads home

The battle over a baseball coach at a Collier County high school has caused confusion between students, coaches, parents and the school board. Charlie Mauer, Barron Collier’s head baseball coach, means a lot to his players and their families. This would be his tenth season as coach, and some parents said not renewing his contract […]

East Naples Middle School to see increased law enforcement presence Tuesday

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says it will have an increased presence at East Naples Middle School on Tuesday after a concerning social media post. The sheriff’s office did not release the exact wording of the post but said it did mention East Naples Middle School. CCSO says an investigation is underway into the statement […]

Palmetto Ridge High School

Palmetto Ridge High School teacher hopes to inspire students with Artemis launch

A science teacher in Collier County wants to make sure her students fully appreciate the significance of the unmanned Artemis 1 launch. Before NASA suspended Monday’s liftoff because of technical problems, Palmetto Ridge High School students in Kathy Schroeder’s marine biology class waited eagerly to see history unfold before their eyes. They planned to watch […]

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Immokalee man accused of leaving child alone in car for 40 minutes

An Immokalee man was arrested for leaving their child alone in their car for nearly 40 minutes back in June. Deputies arrested Ketel Lorsime, 45, on Sunday after an investigation into him leaving his 3-year-old son alone in the car for about 39 minutes on June 21. Just after 7:30 on that day in June, […]

Man arrested at NCH for misusing 911 system

A 24-year-old man was arrested early Monday after Naples police said he was causing a disturbance in the NCH emergency department. Favio Vallejo kept yelling at NCH staff and said he wasn’t happy with the care he was receiving, according to the Naples Police Department. Police told him Vallejo could either let himself be treated […]

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Woman reunited with car after it was stolen from her driveway

Naples Police Department reunites car with owner after it was stolen from her driveway. Sherry Beaver has had her van for 22 years she uses it for much of her daily needs including her frequent beach days. She keeps many of her personal essentials in it including her two walkers. When it was stolen out […]

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Man arrested, accused of fleeing deputies on a golf cart

A man was arrested in Immokalee for fleeing deputies on a golf cart. Alex Acevedo, 24, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest without violence, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. According to a Collier County report, around 11:30 p.m. a deputy saw a blacked-out vehicle on Lake Trafford […]

19-year-old arrested for fight at Naples Forever 21 store

A 19-year-old woman was arrested after authorities say she started a fight at a clothing store inside the Coastland Center mall on Friday. Jillian DeVitto was caught on camera fighting another woman at Forever 21, according to an arrest report from the Naples Police Department. The victim’s age was not disclosed. The arrest report states […]

Illinois man arrested for running $6K tab at Ritz-Carlton with fraudulent credit card

A 39-year-old convicted felon was arrested by Collier deputies on Friday after he ran up a $6,000 tab at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and then said he couldn’t pay it. Eric Louis, of Illinois, faces a charge of swindling an establishment, four counts of fraud for possessing a similitude of a driver’s license, one count […]

Mosquito

Collier Mosquito Control District expansion comes as dengue fever case reported

A referendum passed during Tuesday’s primary that allows Collier Mosquito Control District to expand its coverage. Coincidentally, it comes at a time when a case of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, popped up in the county. The Board of Mosquito Control Commissioners approved the policy for expansion citing a number of reasons and voters agreed. […]