http://naplesnews.com/news/naplesnews.com Storiesen-ushttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/assessments-past-hurricane-damage-could-grow-flori/Florida residents could soon be faced with increased surcharges on their home, auto and other insurance policies because the state's catastrophe fund needs more money to pay claims from past hurricanes. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/assessments-past-hurricane-damage-could-grow-flori/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/deputy-serious-condition-after-being-bitten-alliga/A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being bitten by an 8-foot-long alligator he was trying to subdue in a parking lot. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:21:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/deputy-serious-condition-after-being-bitten-alliga/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-unemployment-holds-april-49-percent/Florida's unemployment rate remained the same in April, just under 5 percent. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-unemployment-holds-april-49-percent/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-wildfires-burned-homes-now-70-percent-containe/Officials say the wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes on Florida's Atlantic Coast are now 70 percent contained. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:18:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-wildfires-burned-homes-now-70-percent-containe/floridahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-lifts-ban-allstate-selling-new-insurance-polic/Allstate Corp.'s subsidiaries can resume selling new car insurance and other policies in Florida after it turned over documents showing how it sets homeowners rates, the state said Friday. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:17:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/fla-lifts-ban-allstate-selling-new-insurance-polic/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/tough-times-even-high-end-restaurants/When high-end steak chains — known for their high-rolling clientele — are mailing $25 discount cards, advertising happy-hour specials and promoting value deals, it can only mean one thing: Hard times in the restaurant industry have gone much deeper than was expected even a year ago. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:13:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/tough-times-even-high-end-restaurants/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/letters-editor-may-17-2008/A selection of recent letters to the editor. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/letters-editor-may-17-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-baker-settlement-only-pleases-those-who-/An issue that started with finances as the furthest thing from the minds of three Collier County School Board members ends with them and a fourth member having finances as Priority One. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-baker-settlement-only-pleases-those-who-/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-dont-limit-preservation-conservation-202/ Conservation 2020 has been a success story in Lee County. On the books since 1996, when Lee voters approved an annual half-mill levy on themselves to buy and preserve green space, some 19,000 acres have been set aside for $140 million. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:51:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-dont-limit-preservation-conservation-202/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-child-safety-season/This is prime time for child safety programs. With summer around the corner, there will be fewer school-supervised activities and we might be inclined to let our guard down. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:49:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/editorial-child-safety-season/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/prepzone-barron-collier-looking-right-left-quarter/Mark Ivey said he’d be “extremely comfortable going into a game” with Nate Garland and Mark Schoenfeld. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/prepzone-barron-collier-looking-right-left-quarter/prepzone/bchshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/firecats-running-back-going-against-former-team-to/James Gibson has heard it from his teammates. He’s heard it from his coaches. This is his homecoming. Sat, 17 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/firecats-running-back-going-against-former-team-to/sports/firecatshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/police-beat-may-17-2008---collier-county/COLLIER SHERIFF Deputies search for man in Estates fondling case The Collier County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help finding a man who fondled a teen at a Golden Gate Estates bus stop on Friday morning. Deputies say between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m., a man approached a 14-year-old girl at her bus stop on the corner of Wilson Boulevard and 20th Avenue Northwest. Reports give this account: The man started talking to the girl and then fondled her breasts and genitals over her clothing. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, about 5 feet, 7 inches, ... Sat, 17 May 2008 03:11:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/police-beat-may-17-2008---collier-county/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/suspected-illegal-aliens-face-deportation-hearings/Following Thursday’s arrest of 25 suspected illegal aliens who were working on the new Lee County jail, deportation hearings will determine how many of the workers will return to their home countries and how many will remain within the United States. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/suspected-illegal-aliens-face-deportation-hearings/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/south-lee-police-beat-may-17-2008/LEE SHERIFF Arrests • Arthur Patrick Fleck, 21, of 17110 College Club Loop, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday on a charge of trespassing. • David Gentner, 65, of 28059 Boccaccio Way, Bonita Springs, was arrested Thursday on a charge of criminal mischief. • David Michael Lewis, 42, of 5670 Carter Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday on a charge of possession of marijuana. • Jackie Jo Mason, 54, of 9893 N. Colonial Walk, Estero, was arrested Thursday on a charge of petty theft. • Jamil Opal Yenne, 22, of 20111 Seagrove St., Estero, was arrested Thursday on charges of grand ... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:37:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/south-lee-police-beat-may-17-2008/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/eden-florida-experiencing-growing-pains/Eden Florida is experiencing growing pains. As its educational programs grow bigger, there is a need to trade up to a bigger facility. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/eden-florida-experiencing-growing-pains/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/ducks-rooster-among-estero-code-complaints/Lee County Code Enforcement officials have been exploring Estero, and they’ve found some peculiar infringements, among them rafts of ducks and roosters populating the properties of area absentee homeowners. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:27:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/ducks-rooster-among-estero-code-complaints/bonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/horizon-council-lee-county-entice-new-businesses-2/Lee County’s Horizon Council wants county commissioners to set aside $25 million to lure new businesses. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:24:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/horizon-council-lee-county-entice-new-businesses-2/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/fire-police-youth-academy-ready-exhaust-middle-sch/When Pamela DeMeo and Bill Gonsalves developed the Naples Police and Fire Department’s youth academy last summer, their goals were modest. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/fire-police-youth-academy-ready-exhaust-middle-sch/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/former-owner-naples-gay-bar-wins-13m-award/Nearly five years after his downtown Naples gay and lesbian bar closed, Mike Rodriguez got the justice he was seeking. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/16/former-owner-naples-gay-bar-wins-13m-award/local