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As prices decline, gold rush may be ending for Collier, Lee businesses
Published 5/19/2013 at 8:00 a.m. 0 comments
The competition has heated up with more gold-buying businesses in town. Yet, falling prices discourage people from selling — and there was only so much yellow metal out there for locals to sell in the first place.
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If Gov. Scott agrees, Florida will spring more money into spring training venues
Published 5/19/2013 at 7:30 a.m. 0 comments
Increasing the amount of money local governments can get for spring training was a priority for Gov. Rick Scott. The Naples Republican said spring training played an important part in Florida's economic recovery.
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Special Report: Phone carriers expose low-income applicants to risk of ID theft
Published 5/19/2013 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
Phone carriers for Lifeline, a federal program that subsidizes phone service for qualified low-income households, exposed tens of thousands of applicants to identity theft. How did this happen, and are you and your family at risk?
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Week in Review: Commissioners say 'No' to projects; comedy club owner says 'Yes' to move
Published 5/19/2013 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
Were you out of town last week or too busy to follow the local headlines? Here is a look back at the week that was in Southwest Florida:
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Protect yourself from ID theft
Published 5/19/2013 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
Phone carriers for Lifeline, a federal program that subsidizes phone service for qualified low-income households, exposed tens of thousands of applicants to identity theft.. What can concerned applicants or clients do to protect themselves?
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Perverted justice? Child pornography sentences vary widely in federal, state courts
Published 5/18/2013 at 6:00 p.m. 0 comments
Two Collier men, both in their 20s, were sent to prison a month apart for possessing child pornography. One will be out in less than five years. The other may never get out. Find out why some say the discrepancy ...
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Key education issues await Gov. Rick Scott's decision to approve or veto
Published 5/18/2013 at 5:15 p.m. 0 comments
TALLAHASSEE _ The biggest battles on the education front in the 2013 legislative session already have been fought and largely decided: Educators will get $480 million in pay raises, though not precisely how Gov. Rick Scott had asked, and the ...
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Infant mortality rate on decline in Collier County, state data shows
Published 5/18/2013 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments
As a whole nationally, the infant mortality rate has declined 12 percent from 2005 through 2011. Collier's is down and local medical officials offer analysis of the trend.
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Man who shot teen after home targeted by thieves lands in jail on drug charges
Published 5/18/2013 at 4:11 p.m. 3 comments
Sterlin Misener's home was once a target of thieves, who thought they could find large amounts of marijuana inside. In 2009, Misener shot and killed a teen who he said was burglarizing his trailer. Is Misener's drug arrest this week ...
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Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on
Published 5/18/2013 at 12:30 p.m. 3 comments
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to ...
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Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
Published 5/18/2013 at 12:21 p.m. 0 comments
With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes.
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Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools
Published 5/17/2013 at 6:03 p.m. 0 comments
With $600 million on the line, this is the time to play. It's the largest-ever Powerball jackpot and the second-largest world jackpot of all time. And it could get even bigger before Saturday's drawing.
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Naples-Marco had state's fourth-lowest unemployment rate in April
Published 5/17/2013 at 5:50 p.m. 0 comments
Naples-Marco Island boasts the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the state, according to April numbers released Friday.
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Policebeat: Friday, May 17, 2013
Published 5/17/2013 at 5:21 p.m. 0 comments
Southwest Florida crime report
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Tampa Bay area girl gets surprise reunion with dad at Rays game
Published 5/17/2013 at 4:19 p.m. 2 comments
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area girl throwing the first pitch at a Rays game got a big surprise from her father, who had been stationed in Afghanistan for the past two years.
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