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NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS

-Fire Chief-"The person put in that position wasn't necessarily trained."

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Fire Fleet Fight

CONCERN IN CAPE CORAL.

THE FIRE CHIEF WANTS A CHANGE IN WHO OVERSEES HIS FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS, BUT THE CITY MANAGER ISN'T BUDGING. FOR NOW.

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Marine Mystery

PLUS, A BIZARRE FIND.

CATFISH WASHING ASHORE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

7:03 "dead or swimming sideways or swimming upside down."

EXPERTS STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE MARINE MYSTERY.

***New Tonight***

Controversial Facelift

SHOPPING, CONDOS, AND A NEW MARINA.

BUT WILL NEW PLANS ON THE GATEWAY TO FORT MYERS BEACH FORCE PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

14:48 how much of a rush am I in to get out of there, how long do I have? 14:53

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO ALEX-SOTVO-2-SHT-OBX

-Fire Chief-"My professional experience with that position is it did not work for us."

YOUR SAFETY AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE COULD BE AT RISK.

TONIGHT, THERE'S A POWER STRUGGLE OVER WHO SHOULD TAKE CARE OF CAPE CORAL'S AGING FIRE FLEET.

GOOD EVENING, I'M KELLIE BURNS.

AND I'M PETER BUSCH.

THE FIRE CHIEF WANTS A SWORN OFFICER.NOT A CIVILIAN.TO OVERSEE REPAIRS, BUT THE CITY MANAGER SAYS NO -- AT LEAST FOR NOW.

NBC2'S ALEX BOYER IS LIVE OUTSIDE FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, WITH THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS.

CAPE FIRE FLEET FIGHT-REMLIVE

CAPE FIRE FLEET FIGHT-BNR-PKG

THEY'RE OLD AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. COUNCILMAN KEVIN MCGRAIL IS WORRIED ABOUT THE DETERIORATING CONDITION OF THE CITY'S FIRE FLEET.

-Kevin McGrail/Cape Councilman-"we're not at the critical stage but it's getting there."

SOUNDING THE ALARM.FIRE CHIEF BILL VAN HELDEN WHO WANTS THE CITY MANAGER TO HIRE A LIEUTENANT TO TAKE CHARGE OF MUCH-NEEDED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

-Chief Bill Van Helden/CCFD-"My position along with the department is we do need that position back because of the complexities of the fleet.

THAT POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A CIVILIAN STAFF MEMBER WHO WAS REASSIGNED TO THE ROLE IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING LAID OFF.

-Chief Bill Van Helden/CCFD-"the person put in that position wasn't necessarily trained as a mechanic or have fleet experience. It was just someone we just inherited."

PROBLEMS PEAKED LAST APRIL. A CONSULTANT -- HIRED BY THE CITY -- FOUND A NUMBER OF SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING MISSING TRANSMISSION PARTS, HOLES IN SEVERAL MUFFLERS AND PROBLEMS WITH TURBO SYSTEMS. SOME FIRE TRUCKS FORCED OUT OF SERVICE. SPREADING SERVICE DANGEROUSLY THIN.

-Lenny Nesta/Cape Councilman-"As everyone knows the fleet is getting older."

BUT THE CITY MANAGER ISN'T BUDGING. AT LEAST FOR NOW.

-John Szerlag/City Manager-"I had a discomfort approving it quite frankly until I hear what the committee I established recommends."

LEAVING THE FIRE CHIEF TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT HE'S GOT. A CIVILIAN, IN CHARGE OF THE CITY'S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FLEET.

CAPE FIRE FLEET FIGHT-REMLIVE

TOSS TO CHAD-TRX-1-SHT

IN A BRAND NEW EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE VOTING FIASCO EARLIER THIS MONTH, NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN--

STATE DEMOCRATS JUST FILED SEVERAL BILLS TO INCREASE EARLY VOTING HOURS.

BILL TO INCREASE EARLY VOTING HOURS-PLASMA

KELLIE, WHO COULD FORGET THESE LONG LINES IN LEE COUNTY, STRETCHING AROUND BUILDINGS DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

TODAY, SENATE DEMOCRATS FILED THE FIRST LEGISLATION FOLLOWING CONCERN OVER THE VOTING PROCESS.

BILL TO INCREASE EARLY VOTING HOURS-CG-RVL

IF PASSED, EARLY VOTING WOULD BEGIN 15-DAYS *BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

THAT'S UP FROM TEN DAYS UNDER CURRENT LAW.

THE BILLS WOULD ALSO REQUIRE 12 HOURS OF VOTING PER WEEKDAY-- AND 12 HOURS *TOTAL ON THE WEEKEND.

THAT'S SOMETHING LEE COUNTY DOES ALREADY.

BUT CURRENT LAW ONLY REQUIRES SIX HOURS OF VOTING EACH DAY.

BILL TO INCREASE EARLY VOTING HOURS-PLASMA

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW FAR THE BILLS WILL GO IN TALLAHASSEE.

BUT LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES PROMISE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS YEAR'S LONG LINES.

WE'LL BE SURE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT FOR YOU.

LEE FLIGHT PATTERNS CHANGING-VOWIPE

RESIDENTS ARE MAKING NOISE.

NOW FLIGHTS PATTERNS OVER FORT MYERS BEACH COULD BE CHANGING.

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS LISTENING TO COMPLAINTS -

THIS WEEK A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MADE SIX RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLIGHT PATTERN CHANGES THAT WOULD CUT NOISE ON THE BEACH.

LEE FLIGHT PATTERNS CHANGING-SOTVO

'by using the back bay and some of these other approaches they're talking about, it will not impact those communities and as I say it won't be moving it from one area to another and making it somebody else's inconvenience. This is really a good solution for a lot of people."

THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET IN JANUARY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ASK THE F-A-A TO MAKE THESE CHANGES.

TOSS TO GABY-TRX-VTPS-OC

THERE'S A MARINE MYSTERY UNFOLDING IN COLLIER COUNTY TONIGHT.

DEAD CATFISH ARE WASHING ASHORE IN NAPLES AND MARCO ISLAND.

COLLIER CATFISH KILL-BNR-PKG

VULTURES CIRCLING--

LOOKING TO SNATCH UP AN EASY MEAL.

"We were wondering what they were looking for."

"Clusters of dead fish."

DEAD CATFISH--

FLOATING DOWN HENDERSON CREEK AT ROOKERY BAY RESERVE IN NAPLES.

"Several catfish floating on the creek, many of them dead, several swimming erratically."

THE DEAD FISH ARE ALSO WASHING ASHORE ON MARCO ISLAND BEACHES AND BAYS.

"A ton of catfish, well my son noticed at first a lot of fish on the beach and then as we were walking we noticed it was catfish."

There was flies by it."

"A little gross."

SCHOOLS OF CATFISH HAVE ALSO BEEN SPOTTED ACTING STRANGE--

SWIMMING SIDEWAYS AND UPSIDEDOWN AT THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

"They spend most of the time near the bottom so in a water column when you see them swimming near the top it's kind of unusual."

"Experts say they have found small traces of red tide in the waters around collier county-- but because this is a catfish-specific kill, that may have nothing to do with it."

"There's a virus possibly affecting these catfish so with that in mind some of our staff have collected tissue samples."

SAMPLES THAT CAN HOPEFULLY GIVE THEM CLUES TO WHATS KILLING THE CATFISH.

"Until we have a better understanding of what for sure the problem is, we could never even begin to think about a solution."

COLLIER CATFISH KILL-TAG

IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS FOR TEST RESULTS TO COME BACK.

COLLIER PED HIT-VO

TONIGHT, WE'RE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE CONDITION OF THE MAN HIT BY A CAR WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE ON A NAPLES STREET.

IT HAPPENED A FEW HOURS AGO ON BAYSHORE AND TAMIAMI TRAIL.

WITNESSES TELL US THE MAN RODE HIS BIKE IN THE PATH OF A CAR AS IT WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION.

AS THE MAN WAS BEING TREATED, A WITNESS HAD A SEIZURE.

DANIELS 75 WORK-FDOT CAM

DON'T BE SURPRISED IF TRAFFIC IS A LITTLE SLOW ON DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR EYE 75 FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THE DAMAGED OVERPASS.

CREWS STILL HAVE TO REPAVE THE EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS, AT THE OVERPASS.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO RE-ARRANGE THE OVERHEAD SIGN ON THE OVERPASS.

TOSS TO CHARLIE-TRX-SS-DBX

THE WIDOW OF A MURDERED CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIREFIGHTER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION TONIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY DANIELLE DREHER PLANNED A BURGLARY AND CONVINCED MICHAEL MINOR.HER BOYFRIEND AND THE ACCUSED MURDERER.TO CARRY IT OUT.

NBC2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN IS LIVE WITH THE DEVELOPING STORY.

FIREFIGHTER'S WIDOW ARRESTED-REM2LIVE

IM RIGHT ACTOSS THE STREET FROM WHERE SAM DREHER WORKED.

TODAY, WERE GETTING MORE DETAILS ON WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WEEKS BEFORE HIS MURDER.

FIREFIGHTER'S WIDOW ARRESTED-BNR-PKG

DETECTIVES AND FAMILY MEMBERS FIRST THOUGHT DANIELLE DREHER PLAYED A ROLE IN HER HUSBAND, SAM's MURDER.

Lt. Joe Hayes, Sarasota Co. Sheriff's Office "we have not uncovered any conclusive evidence that she was involved. "

DANIELLE AND SAM WERE WORKIG TOWARD A DIVORCE WHEN HE DIED.

AUTHORITIES SAY DANIELLE's BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL MINOR KILLED SAM.

IN ANOTHER TWIST TODAY, AUTHORITIES SAY DANIELLE PLANNED A BURGLARY BEFORE SAMS MURDER AND HAD MINOR PLAY IT OUT.

Cindy Lutz, Sam's Sister

"the arrest of Danielle is just one more bizarre twist in this case"

REPORTS SAY THREE WEEKS BEFORE SAM's DEATH DANIELLE HAD MINOR BREAK INTO THE APARTMENT OF ONE OF SAMS FRIENDS IN SARASOTA.

SHE SUSPECTED HER HUSBAND HAD TAKEN HER JEWELRY THERE.

Investigators say during THE BREAK IN, SHE TEXTED MINOR.

Lt. Joe Hayes, Sarasota Co. Sheriff's Office "they had a bad feeling about it, they were getting nervous about the fact law enforcement might come."

ON TOP OF THAT, REPORTS SHOW DANIELLE AND MINOR HAD A GPS TRACKING DEVICE ON SAMS TRUCK.

Lt. Joe Hayes, Sarasota Co. Sheriff's Office "it appears Danielle was monitoring Sams movements wanted to know where he was and was basically spying on him"

DREHER'S FAMILY SAYS THIS ARREST MIGHT BRING SOME JUSTICE.

Cindy Lutz, Sam's Sister

FIREFIGHTER'S WIDOW ARRESTED-REMLIVE

NOW DANIELLE AND MUNOR ARE FACING BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED GRAND THEFT CHARGES.

SAM WAS A FIREFOGHTER FOR 18 years.

MISSING VISTA PATIENT-VO-SS

A TEENAGE PATIENT WHO RAN AWAY FROM VISTA BEHAVIORAL CRISIS CENTER IN FORT MYERS STILL HASN'T BEEN FOUND.

THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON DEER RUN FARMS ROAD.

A COUPLE HOURS AGO, POLICE AND DEPUTIES LINED THE STREET.

K-9 UNITS WERE ON THE GROUND AND THEY ALSO SEARCHED BY AIR BUT THEY HAVE SINCE STOPPED LOOKING

THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND ANDREW ZIDEK.

HE'S FROM SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL.

OFFICIALS SAY HE IS SUICIDAL.

HE IS FIVE FOOT NINE, ABOUT 140 POUNDS.

HE WAS WEARING A BLACK SWEATER, JEANS.

FM CVS ROBBERY ARREST-TRX-SS-VO

FORT MYERS POLICE ARRESTED THE MAN THEY SAY ROBBED A CVS.

WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE STORE ON TAMIAMI TRAIL, NEAR EDISON AVE.

POLICE TELL US CHARLES WILKINS WALKED IN WITH A KNIFE AND DEMANDED MONEY.

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE K-9 UNIT TO TRACK HIM DOWN.

FL GRADUATION RATES-OC-(2)FSS

NEW NUMBERS OUT TONIGHT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOW FLORIDA HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST GRADUATION RATES IN THE COUNTRY.

71-PERCENT OF FLORIDA'S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATED LAST YEAR.

ONLY FIVE STATES HAD A WORSE GRADUATION RATE.

THESE ARE THE THREE WORST STATES IN THE SOUTH.

THE STATES WITH THE BEST RATES ARE IOWA, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN.

GOV. SCOTT TRADE MISSION-ONCAM

NEW AT SIX--

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A TRADE MISSION TO COLOMBIA.

HE'LL VISIT SOUTH AMERICA IN AN EFFORT TO POSITION FLORIDA AS A GLOBAL HUB FOR BUSINESS.

FL INTERNET SALES TAX-VOWIPE

AN EXPLOSION OF ONLINE SALES.

CYBER MONDAY WAS THE BIGGEST WEB SHOPPING DAY EVER.

TONIGHT, THE FLORIDA RETAIL FEDERATION IS PUSHING EVEN HARDER TO CASH IN ON THE HOLIDAY SALES.

IT SAYS FLORIDA SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND NEARLY THREE BILLION DOLLARS ONLINE THIS SEASON.

THE RETAIL FEDERATION WANTS SOME OF THAT MONEY PUMPED BACK INTO THE STATE'S ECONOMY.

FL INTERNET SALES TAX-SOTVO

jennifer williams, owner, Jennifer's

"50:04 online companies have a huge advantage. They don't have a brick and mortar. They don't offer services. and to not be able to charge sales tax when the products are being consumed in the state is not fair."

THE FLORIDA RETAIL FEDERATION PLANS TO DRAFT A BILL THAT WOULD CHANGE THE INTERNET SALES TAX LAW.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

TONIGHT, THERE ARE SOME EXCITING PLANS FOR A PIECE OF SAN CARLOS ISLAND, NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

BUT IT COMES WITH A PRICE.

NEW SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, HUNDREDS OF CONDOS, AND A NEW MARINA MIGHT BE BUILT.

BUT PEOPLE WOULD BE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE PROPOSED FACELIFT, IN THE WORKS.

AND ONE GROUP IS TRYING TO MAKE CAPE CORAL THE HOT SPOT FOR TRAINING OLYMPIC KAYAKERS.

DETAILS, NEXT.

TZ1 A) SAN CARLOS ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT-VOTOPS

TZ1 B) CAPE KAYAK COURSE-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

A FEW MORE CLOUDS FRIDAY

Thursday turned out to be a gorgeous day with a decent medley of sun and clouds. As we near the week's end, those clouds will grow in number.

High pressure is strengthening over the Carolinas, and that's causing our winds to pick up. Those brisk winds are able to bring clouds from the Atlantic into southwest Florida. That's what we saw on Thursday, and we'll see it for another day on Friday. However, there's an area of energy anchored just off the Texas coastline. That area will sail eastward and will help give us even more clouds to end the week.

So we have clouds coming from both the east and the west, and well, that makes for a mostly cloudy Friday. That's what we're forecasting along with lows in the upper 50s bouncing back to the low 80s come the afternoon.

Those clouds are short lived, and they will quickly erode for your weekend. Partly cloudy skies will hover over the area for Saturday and Sunday. Looks like a fabulous couple of days! We'll see more of the same Monday and Tuesday, too.

Another cold front will approach Wednesday into Thursday of next week. I expect it to fade away as it approaches, and that means our weather will remain quiet.

Temperatures will continue to be in the upper 50s around daybreak, and lower 80s can be expected for daytime highs.

TOSS TO LAUREN-2-SHOT

DEVELOPERS HOPE TO MAKE BIG CHANGES TO A SMALL LEE COUNTY ISLAND.

TODAY, A PUBLIC HEARING IN LEE COUNTY GOT UNDERWAY-- THAT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OWNERS CAN BUILD A RESORT-STYLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTH END OF SAN CARLOS ISLAND.

NBC2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO WAS AT THAT HEARING, AND JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE.

SAN CARLOS ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT-PLASMA

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SMALL ISLAND BEFORE FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT'S HOUSED THE REGION'S SHRIMPING INDUSTRY-- AND NOW-- RV COMMUNITIES--

SAN CARLOS ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT-BNR-PKG

WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF POPULAR BEACH SPOTS, LEE COUNTY'S SAN CARLOS ISLAND MOVES AT A SLOWER PACE.

for me, it's a quaint place to be

WENDY BOUCHARD MOVED THERE KNOWING THAT COULD CHANGE.

I think it's a huge amount of change for such a small place

TODAY, A PUBLIC HEARING GOT UNDERWAY THAT WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHETHER DEVELOPERS CAN TURN THE SOUTH END OF SAN CARLOS ISLAND INTO A RESORT-STYLE DESTINATION.

Nats 8:29 we don't know all of the variables at this point

THE PROJECT'S MANAGER SAYS IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE THEY GET FINANCED--

BUT IF APPROVED, THEY PLAN TO BUILD NEARLY 300 NEW CONDOS, A PRIVATE CLUB AND RESTAURANT--

IN PLACE OF THE RV PARK WHERE BOUCHARD NOW LIVES.

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SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, ARCHITECT JOE MCHARRIS DESIGNED HOTEL TOURS, RETAIL AND RESTAURANT SPACE, A BOARDWALK, MARINA AND ROOM FOR EVENTS.

it could bring hundreds, thousands of jobs for the hotel economy

HE SAYS THEY'D USE A WATER TAXI TO REDUCE TRAFFIC.

why would you sit in line and talk a half hour to get over the bridge when you could pull in, park and jump on a water taxi

FORT MYERS BEACH MAYOR BOB RAYMOND QUESTION'S THAT PLAN.

whose going to run it what's going to happen 3 years from now

WITH MORE TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, HE SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT-- AND EXPECTS THIS PLAN MAY BE JUST THE START.

SAN CARLOS ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT-CG-PL

THE HEARING CONTINUES NEXT WEEK-- ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5TH.

IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS-- YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PART OF THE MEETING.

THAT STARTS AT 9AM-- AT 1500 MONROE STREET IN FORT MYERS.

MATLACHA REEF-VO

NEW AT SIX--

THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE WILL BECOME AN ARTIFICIAL REEF AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SAVING THE OLD BRIDGE RAISED 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

ENOUGH TO MOVE ONE 250-TON LOAD OF BRIDGE DEBRIS-- AND ADD IT TO THE NOVAK REEF-- THREE MILES OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TODAY, COUNTY LEADERS DECIDED THEY'LL MOVE THAT DEBRIS MID-DECEMBER.

AND ONCE IT'S IN PLACE, THEY'LL RENAME THAT PORTION OF THE REEF "THE MATLACHA BRIDGE REEF."

CAPE KAYAK COURSE-VOWIPE

TURNS OUT KAYAKERS LOVE CAPE CORAL SO MUCH.

THERE'S TALK OF BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL TRIANING CENTER IN THE CAPE.

TODAY, HALL OF FAME KAYAKER, ADRIAN RICHARDSON, SPENT TIME PADDLING ON THE NORTH SPREADER CANAL.

SOUTH FLORIDA CANOE KAYAK CLUB HELPED BRING THE CANADIAN ATHLETE HERE.

CAPE KAYAK COURSE-SOTVO

4002 "this place is good. If not better than most places because you can paddle all year round."

4540 "we had a build it and they will come mentality. However, once everyone realized what we were doing. They started coming and we don't have the facilities."

A DANISH TEAM ALREADY PLANS TO TRAIN IN THE CITY IN MARCH.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

TIGER WOODS-ONCAM

LAST YEAR. TIGER WOODS ENDED A 749 DAY WINLESS STREAK BY WINNING THE CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE.

IT SPARKED A SOLID 20-12 SEASON.

CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE RD 1-VOTOPS

JUST LIKE IN PAST YEARS. TIGER ON THE PROWL FROM THE START IN ROUND ONE OF THE CHALLENGE.

Q SCHOOL ROUND 2-CGTOPS

ROUND TWO OF THE P-G-A TOUR'S QUALIFYING SCHOOL. ALMOST COMPLETE.

THE TOP 25 PLAYERS AFTER SIX ROUNDS WILL EARN P-G-A TOUR CARDS FOR NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT NOW. LOCALS CONNOR ARENDELL AND DEREK LAMELY. BOTH OFF THAT TOP 25 PACE.

FSU ACC TITLE GAME-ONCAM

LAST WEEK'S LOSS TO FLORIDA WAS TOUGH FOR FLORIDA STATE TO SWALLOW.

BUT THERE'S A BIGGER PRIZE FOR WINNING THIS WEEKEND.

MANUEL REAX-SOTTOPS

HONEY BADGER DECLARES FOR DRAFT-VOTOPS

THERE'S NO DOUBT TYRANN MATHEIU'S N-F-L PROSPECTS HAVE TUMBLED SINCE BEING KICKED OFF THE L-S-U FOOTBALL TEAM AND GOING INTO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.

BUT THE MAN KNOWN AS THE HONEY BADGER DON'T CARE!

HE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE'S ENTERING THE 20-13 N-F-L DRAFT.

NAPLES REGIONAL FINAL PREVIEW-VOTOPS

THE NAPLES GOLDEN EAGLES. JUST A DAY AWAY FROM SOMETHING THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL YEAR.

A CHANCE TO EARN A SPOT IN THE STATE FINAL FOUR.

GOLDEN EAGLES REAX-SOTTOPS

UPTON PRESSER-VOTOPS

HERE'S A SIGHT TAMPA BAY RAYS FANS KNEW WAS COMING. BUT STILL FEELS A LITTLE WEIRD: B-J UPTON IN ANOTHER TEAM'S CLOTHING.

UPTON REAX-SOTTOPS

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

THE TWINS HAVE TRADED DENARD SPAN TO WASHINGTON FOR A PITCHER- FORMER FIRST ROUND PICK ALEX MEYER.

AND TICKETS FOR F-G-C-U'S NIGHT AT THE NEST ON SUNDAY ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

CHRIS SALE, DEREK LOWE, AND MIKE ZUNINO. AMONG THE NOTABLE ATHLETES WHO WILL BE THERE.

TICKETS ARE $100 EACH.

CHOCOLATE FEST-OC-VO-CG

ATTENTION CHOCOLATE LOVERS.

THE LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEMS' ANNUAL CHOCOLATE AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL IS JUST DAYS AWAY.

EXPECT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE AND EVEN CHOCOLATE BEER.

MORE THAN 12 VENDORS WILL PRESENT THEIR TREATS AT BELL TOWER SHOPS FRIDAY NIGHT.

IT RUNS FROM SIX TO EIGHT.

ADMISSION IS FREE.

POWERBALL WINNERS-OC-VO

YOU DIDN'T HIT THE BIG JACKPOT, BUT MAYBE YOU WON SOMETHING DURING LAST NIGHT'S POWERBALL DRAWING.

TWO FLORIDA PLAYERS MATCHED FIVE NUMBERS WITH A POWER PLAY-- WINNING TWO MILLION DOLLARS EACH.

FOUR PLAYERS EACH WON ONE MILLION, MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMBERS ON STANDARD PLAY.

OVERALL, MORE THAN 765-THOUSAND PEOPLE WON MONEY, RANGING FROM FOUR DOLLARS TO TWO MILLION.

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE TWO JACKPOT WINNERS TO COME FORWARD.

CLOSE-4SHOT