http://naplesnews.com/news/news/naplesnews.com Stories: Newsen-usnewshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-county-police-briefs-july-19-2008/Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:48:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-county-police-briefs-july-19-2008/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/developer-ginn-faces-default-quail-west-three-othe/In a brutal market slump, Ginn Cos. is struggling to pay off the debt it owes on four high-end resort communities, including Quail West in North Naples. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:41:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/developer-ginn-faces-default-quail-west-three-othe/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/bayshoregateway-community-working-clean-polluted-s/The Bayshore/Gateway Triangle Community Redevelopment Agency’s latest land purchase isn’t exactly ready to be revamped. Instead, the lot at 4315 Bayshore Drive, which is adjacent to the agency’s 17-acre property off Bayshore Drive, is now in the preliminary stage of getting a Brownfield designation. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/bayshoregateway-community-working-clean-polluted-s/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/governor-asks-florida-court-reconsider-its-rejecti/Gov. Charlie Crist isn’t ready to fold as his attorneys Friday appealed to the Florida Supreme Court to reverse its decision that voided an agreement to expand Indian gambling in Immokalee and other venues. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/governor-asks-florida-court-reconsider-its-rejecti/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/hearing-delayed-labor-complaint-against-nch-health/An administrative hearing to determine if the NCH Healthcare System violated fair labor laws has been delayed until Aug. 4, two weeks later than originally scheduled. The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint in May against the hospital system. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/hearing-delayed-labor-complaint-against-nch-health/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/dad-gets-2-years-probation-child-neglect/A Golden Gate man who appeared high on drugs while his 5-year-old daughter sat in a stroller, dirty, shoeless, and hungry outside a store, has been ordered to take a parenting class and drug tests as part of his probationary sentence. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/dad-gets-2-years-probation-child-neglect/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/east-naples-hospitalized-after-drinking-battery-ac/An East Naples man was hospitalized tonight after he drank battery acid thinking it was water, according to a Collier County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:44:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/east-naples-hospitalized-after-drinking-battery-ac/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/goodwill-opens-new-store-golden-gate-bringing-new-/The grand opening of a Goodwill Industries store in Golden Gate on Friday proved to be a gauge of increasing unemployment in Southwest Florida. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:38:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/goodwill-opens-new-store-golden-gate-bringing-new-/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/after-5-years-and-866-million-immokalee-road-expan/They didn’t exactly do it in the road. You try stretching a ribbon across six lanes of traffic. But Collier County officials and commissioners were all smiles as they snipped a ribbon in half at the side of Immokalee Road Friday, with traffic whizzing by in the background. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/after-5-years-and-866-million-immokalee-road-expan/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/census-looking-few-good-regular-folks-help-them-20/When the nation’s largest headcount takes place in 2010, one of the thousands of people going door to door gathering household data could look a lot like the person reading these words – o la persona leyendo estas palabras (translation: or the person reading these words). At least, that’s what census officials hope. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/census-looking-few-good-regular-folks-help-them-20/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-deputies-search-teen-who-they-say-shot-air/Collier County sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for a teenager who they say shot a gun in the air and then struck another teen in the face with a gun. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:19:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-deputies-search-teen-who-they-say-shot-air/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/authorities-seek-information-about-missing-north-n/Collier County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a 22-year-old North Naples man who has been missing since late Thursday. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/authorities-seek-information-about-missing-north-n/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/weekend-events-friday-sunday-july-18-20/Looking for fun? An event? Just something to do? Check out the list below. From a wine tasting to art to jazz on the beach to Pauly Shore (yes, Pauly Shore!), we have something for you. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:51:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/weekend-events-friday-sunday-july-18-20/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/traffic-enforcement-locations-today-collier-lee/Here are today's traffic enforcement locations in Collier and Lee counties. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/traffic-enforcement-locations-today-collier-lee/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/fort-myers-police-officer-dies-gun-battle-suspect-/A 30-year-old former missionary who began his police career a year ago was allegedly gunned down early Friday morning in downtown Fort Myers by a 26-year-old East Naples man, who was later shot and killed by police. In an emotional press conference at City Hall, Fort Myers police and city officials identified Andrew Widman as the officer who was killed. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:21:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/fort-myers-police-officer-dies-gun-battle-suspect-/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-county-police-briefs-july-19-2008/Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:48:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-county-police-briefs-july-19-2008/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/dad-gets-2-years-probation-child-neglect/A Golden Gate man who appeared high on drugs while his 5-year-old daughter sat in a stroller, dirty, shoeless, and hungry outside a store, has been ordered to take a parenting class and drug tests as part of his probationary sentence. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/dad-gets-2-years-probation-child-neglect/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/lee-county-police-beat-july-19-2008/  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:31:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/lee-county-police-beat-july-19-2008/crimehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-deputies-search-teen-who-they-say-shot-air/Collier County sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for a teenager who they say shot a gun in the air and then struck another teen in the face with a gun. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:19:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-deputies-search-teen-who-they-say-shot-air/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/lee-school-board-candidates-debate-school-choice-p/The race for two seats on the Lee County School Board has led to a raucous debate over the district’s school-choice program. One candidate couldn’t contain her laughter when asked about the other’s plan. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/lee-school-board-candidates-debate-school-choice-p/education