NAPLES, FL – This weekend marks the 4th week of the python challenge. Since the event kicked off, only 41 pythons have been caught so far. And python hunters only have a few more weeks to compete for the grand prize of $1,500 dollars.
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Fort Myers: Deputies looking for man who robbed Domino’s Pizza
FORT MYERS, FL – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a robbery suspect who robbed a Domino’s Pizza location in Fort Myers.
The incident took place around 10:30 P.M. on Friday night at Dominos Pizza on 13008 Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers Shores. The suspect fled on foot wearing a mask.
Real Estate: Florida again king of foreclosures
REAL ESTATE – Florida will again become the nation’s best state to buy a foreclosure this year, even as overall housing inventories flirt with decade lows and prices escalate to post-bubble heights, a new report predicts.
Seven Florida cities, including the Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area, ranked among the nation’s top 25 places to buy foreclosures in 2013 — led by Melbourne, which held the country’s highest position, according to the housing data provider RealtyTrac Inc. (Full Story on Herald-Tribune)
Venice: No sale at auction for Venice mansion
SARASOTA, FL – One of the region’s most noteworthy residences — and lengthiest multimillion-dollar real estate listings — went to auction this morning, but the result was a no-sale.
Villa Devita, the Venice estate of Richard and Colleen Devita and family, is one of the largest houses in the region at 19,114 square feet.
Villa Devita, the Venice estate of Richard and Colleen Devita and family, is one of the largest houses in the region at 19,114 square feet. (Full Story on Herald-Tribune)
Fort Myers: Closing arguments to be heard in citrus canker lawsuit
FORT MYERS, FL – The trial, filed on behalf of county residents in a class action lawsuit, seeks compensation from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for cutting down healthy citrus trees on residents’ property, in a failed attempt to eradicate citrus canker.
The lawsuit was first filed about seven years ago after an estimated 33,000 healthy trees at 11,700 Lee County homes were destroyed.(Full Story on News Press)
FGCU men’s soccer battles MLS’ Chicago Fire before falling 2-0
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ESTERO, FL – Florida Gulf Coast University got another taste of Major League Soccer on Sunday afternoon when the Eagles took on the Chicago Fire for the third straight year at Ave Maria University.
The Fire, who have been training at Ave Maria since Jan. 20, beat three-time defending Atlantic Sun champion FGCU, 2-0, in three 30-minute periods. (Full Story on Naples News)
Naples: Wine festival fireworks lead to concerns about city being bombed
NAPLES, FL – For those attending some Naples Winter Wine Festival vintner dinners Friday night, the party ended with spectacular fireworks.
But for some nearby neighbors, Friday evening ended with the sounds of cannons firing and the city of Naples being bombed. (Full Story on Naples News)
Naples: U.S. Congressman Trey Radel answers your questions
NAPLES, FL – On January 30th, Trey Radel will be at the Norris Community Center 755 8th Avenue South in Naples. This event begins at 6 p.m and is part of his Southwest Florida listening tour. The events are open to the public. (Full Story at News-Press)
Cape Coral: Whooping cough confirmed at Hector Cafferata Elementary School
CAPE CORAL, FL – After speaking with parents, we have learned the Lee County student with whooping cough goes to Hector Cafferata Elementary School on Santa Barbara Boulevard north in Cape Coral.
Notices went out to parents Tuesday because it is highly contagious. (Full Story on NBC 2)
South Florida man fatally stabs wife over hamburger
KENDALL, FL — Police say a 78-year-old South Florida man became so enraged when his wife refused to cook him a hamburger that he stabbed her to death.
Miami-Dade police say Bartolo Gelsomino confessed to killing his wife 71-year-old Ana Gelsomino on Jan. 21 and staging a burglary to cover up the crime. He faces second-degree murder charges and will be arraigned Feb. 11. (Full Story on Naples News)
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