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BURGLARY BY BOAT!
THE NEW GETAWAY TACTIC USED BY COLLIER COUNTY CROOKS.
FIRE MYSTERY.
WHAT'S STOPPING INVESTIGATORS FROM FINDING OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS BIG BLAZE AT A LOCAL BUSINESS.
STEALING ELECTRICITY!
HOW YOU'RE PAYING FOR A GROWING TREND IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY.
THE ONLY ALL LOCAL SEVEN O'CLOCK NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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TONIGHT, CROOKS IN COLLIER COUNTY HAVE A NEW GETAWAY PLAN: BY BOAT!
DETECTIVES ARE NOW INVESTIGATING A BURGLARY WHERE THE POTENTIAL THIEVES GOT AWAY ON A CANAL.
NBC2'S ADAM FREEMAN REPORTS ON THE BURGLARY BY BOAT.
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IT'S 11-30 AT NIGHT WHEN THIS NAPLES WOMAN HEARS A DOOR SLAM AND SEES A MAN SPRINTING ACROSS HER LANAI.
i was scared. I was a little scared. I've never had anything happen like that before.
BUT THIS WOULD-BE BURGLAR DIDN'T TAKE OFF ON FOOT OR HOP IN A GETAWAY CAR.
INSTEAD, SHE SAYS SHE HEARD A BOAT ENGINE FIRE UP!
i knew it was a boat. I know it wasn't a big boat, it was just a small boat.
when officers came out to this house, they spotted heavy waves in the water, consistent with a boat leaving the area.
if they came in a boat, they can leave easily.
A SHERIFF'S OFFICE HELICOPTER DIDN'T SPOT ANYTHING IN THE WATER.
BUT POLICE SAY A BURGLAR BOLTING BY BOAT IS EXTREMELY RARE.
how unusual would that be? It's not a frequent occurrence at all. I can't remember the last time that's actually occurred.
BUT NEIGHBOR DOROTHY GREEN ISN'T SURPRISED.
i guess this is their next step.
SHE SAYS SHE RECENTLY CONFRONTED A PAIR OF SUSPICIOUS BOATERS LATE AT NIGHT BEHIND HER HOME.
i said, what are you doing out there? And they kind of hesitated and then said, uh, we're fishing, but they immediately took off down the canal.
POLICE SAY MAKE SURE TO LOCK YOUR BACK DOORS AND LANAI.
THIS NEAR VICTIM PLANS TO ADD MOTION SENSOR LIGHTS BEHIND HER HOUSE.
it makes you uneasy to think it's happening in your neighborhood that's always so safe.
NOT KNOWING WHERE THE NEXT BURGLAR MAY COME FROM.OR HOW THEY'LL TRY TO GET AWAY.
IN NAPLES, ADAM FREEMAN, NBC2.
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TONIGHT, THE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATES WHAT CAUSED THIS MASSIVE BLAZE AT A CAPE CORAL BUSINESS.
THE FIRE WAS SO BAD, INVESTIGATORS COULDN'T GO INTO THE CHARRED SKELETON OF A BUILDING LEFT BECAUSE THEY FEARED IT WOULD COLLAPSE.
BUT NBC2'S MARISA BRAHNEY SHOWS US HOW THE BUSINESS OWNER IS NOT GIVING UP.
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flames pop and smoke soars high as fire tears through this Cape Coral custom cabinet shop.
Sot Lt. Jerry Craig, Cape Coral Fire Dept Fire was already through the roof when we got here Sot Don Salvesen Totally engulfed in flames.we knew everything would be gone.
The contents of Viking Millworks are unrecognizable.weeks of hard work reduced to melted metal and piles of charred wood.
Sot Don
What can you do? Its burned down, you know at first you ask what could it have been? And.we don't know.
And the owners may not ever find out. The fire has left the walls weak, threatening to cave in.making it too dangerous for the fire marshal to continue his investigation.
Sot Adam Rivero, State Fire Marshal
You have to get in, you have to see exactly what the fire does. Unfortunately that's not always possible.
The brothers-in-law have had their carpentry business together for 30 years. This building is just a part of it. And this fire, they say, is just a setback.
Sot Don
You try to figure out what was being built.for who.what the deadlines are. We're already thinking about what we're going to do, getting stuff done on time.
Sot Mark Soholt, Co-owner
Keep the ball rolling.re-order materials, get the stuff re-built, and onward we go.
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TODAY, THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CANCELLED THREE MORE SWINE FLU VACCINE CLINICS.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BLAMES TROPICAL STORM IDA FOR THE CANCELLATION OF TOMORROW'S CLINIC AT RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL AND WEDNESDAY'S TWO AT FORT MYERS HIGH AND EAST LEE HIGH.
IDA'S WINDS CAUSED A DELAY IN THE VACCINE'S SUPPLY.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL, THE SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE DISCUSSING HOW TO GO ABOUT REPLACING TERRY STEWART.
ONE IDEA IS TO HIRE SOMEONE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO COME IN WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE IF REORGANIZING AND CUTTING EXPENSES.
THIS COULD COME AT A COST OF FIRING CITY WORKERS.
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TESTIMONY WILL RESUME TOMORROW MORNING FOR AN ACCUSED DOUBLE MURDERER.
PROSECUTORS ACCUSE JUAN MENDEZ OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IN LEHIGH ACRES BACK IN JULY OF 2006.
TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY OF TESTIMONY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE JURY HEARD FROM TWO CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS AND A LEE COUNTY SERGEANT.
ONE OF THOSE TECHNICIANS TESTIFIED THAT EVIDENCE AT THE CRIME SCENE SHOWED THE VICTIMS STRUGGLED WITH THEIR KILLER BEFORE THEY DIED.
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"even on the door here, the transfer patterns on the door were consistent with the person going down to her knees because we had transfer patterns on the bottom of the door in blood."
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WHITNEY MENDEZ AND LORI STONE WERE FOUND STABBED TO DEATH.
PROSECUTORS ALSO ACCUSE MENDEZ OF LEAVING HIS TODDLER IN A HIGHCHAIR OUTSIDE THE HOME WHERE THE CRIME TOOK PLACE.
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TODAY, LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCED A NEW BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE ALL 9-1-1 DISPATCHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO UNDERGO MANDATORY TRAINING ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEN ROBERSON MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN NORTH PORT THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT NOW, TRAINING FOR 911 DISPATCHERS IS VOLUNTARY.
ROBERSON SAYS THE BILL IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE MURDER OF DENISE AMBER LEE IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.
HER HUSBAND, NATE LEE, CALLS THIS A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT TOOK HIS WIFE'S DEATH TO BRING LIGHT TO IT.
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"Tragedy doesn't discriminate. At some point in your life you're going to have to call 911, hopefully this will make it better."
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LAWMAKERS SAY THE BILL WILL BE FUNDED BY THE E-911 TAX WE ALREADY PAY ON OUR CELL PHONE BILLS.
IF THE BILL PASSES, THE MANDATORY TRAINING WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER FIRST, 2011.
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WE'RE ONLY HOURS AWAY FROM A VOTE THAT'S BEEN 6-MONTHS IN THE MAKING.
TOMORROW MORNING, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WILL VOTE ON WHETHER THEY TO BE PART OF A UNION.
P-B-A PRESIDENT CECIL PENDERGRASS SAYS THIS ALL BEGAN WHEN A SMALL GROUP OF DEPUTIES APPROACHED HIM SAYING THEY WANTED TO UNIONIZE.
SOME OF THEIR MAJOR ISSUES: WHAT THEY CALL UNFAIR DISCIPLINE, PAY, AND PROMOTIONS.
IT TAKES 50-PERCENT PLUS ONE VOTE FOR A UNION.
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ROBBED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION.
BUT TONIGHT, WITH HELP FROM VERY ALERT WITNESSES, THIS SUSPECT IS IN JAIL.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED THOMAS PAINTER OVER THE WEEKEND.
DETECTIVES SAY HE RAN UP TO A WOMAN'S CAR AND SNATCHED 150-DOLLARS RIGHT OUT OF HER HAND.
THE VICTIM TELLS US SHE NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D CATCH THE GUY.
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT THOUGH, AN OFF DUTY DEPUTY WAS ALSO AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITNESSED THE WHOLE THING, AND WROTE DOWN THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OF THE CAR THE SUSPECT WAS RIDING IN.
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"It renews my faith in not only the police department, people. My friends at work, customers. They took up a donations for me."
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THE VICTIM HAD JUST WITHDRAWN THE MONEY FROM A BANK TO PAY HER CABLE BILL WHEN IT WAS STOLEN.
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TONIGHT, SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD IS BACK OPEN.
THIS SERIOUS CRASH NEAR SIESTA DRIVE SENT TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL AND BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A STAND STILL FOR TWO HOURS.
TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED, ONE A POOL MAINTENANCE TRUCK.
HAZMAT CREWS HAD TO CLEAN UP TEN TO 15 GALLONS OF CHLORINE.
THEY FEARED THE CHLORINE WOULD MIX WITH MURAITIC ACID.
THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A MUSTARD TYPE GAS.
NO WORD ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
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STEALING FROM GOD.
HOW A CROOK MANAGED TO TALK HIS WAY INTO 18-HUNDRED DOLLARS MEANT FOR A CHURCH.
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TONIGHT ON THE CRIMEBEAT, DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO TALKED HIS WAY INTO 18-HUNDRED DOLLAR'S OF A CHURCH'S MONEY.
NBC2'S MEAGHAN SMITH SHARES HOW THE GUY CONNED A TEENAGER AT A CHURCH FESTIVAL INTO GIVING HIM ALL THE CASH.
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THE SOUNDS-
nat bells
THE SIGHTS,
AND THE SMELLS OF A CHURCH CARNIVAL.
nats
BUT DEPUTIES STILL HAVEN'T SNIFFED OUT THE CROOK WHO STOLE THE EARNINGS.
it's just really sad from an organization that's trying to help the community.
THE SAINT RAPHAEL CHURCH IN LEHIGH ACRES IS TEARING DOWN THIS WEEKEND'S CARNIVAL,
WITH SADNESS.
we'll do a different security system next year- it won't happen again.
SATURDAY NIGHT-
THE CHURCH CARNIVAL TAKES A DEVASTATING TURN WHEN SOMEONE WALKS RIGHT UP TO THE TICKET BOOTH-
CLAIMING THAT THE FESTIVAL'S DIRECTOR SENT THEM.
somebody knew our system because he said- irene sent me to pick up the money.
THE TEENAGER WORKING THE BOOTH-
HANDED OVER ALL THE CASH.
we think it was about 1800 dollars.
WHEN THEY REALIZED THE CROOK HAD TAKEN THEM FOR A RIDE-
IT WAS TOO LATE.
all of the money collected from this weekend's carnival was going to the church, where they were going to do things, like paint the building. Now, that's not possible.
THAT'S NOT ALL.
it really affects our ability to feed the people who are coming to our doors for food.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE THEFT.
THE CHURCH MEANTIME-
CONTINUES TO CLEAN UP,
AND COPE WITH THEIR LOSS.
Nat bells.
IN LEHIGH ACRES- MEAGHAN SMITH, NBC-2.
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METER CHEATERS!
ELECTRIC COMPANIES NOW REPORT A GROWING NUMBER OF CASES OF PEOPLE STEALING ELECTRICITY.
TONIGHT, HOW IT'S NOT ONLY ILLEGAL, BUT DANGEROUS!
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NICE WEATHER CONTINUES
The weather is looking great again for Tuesday. You can expect just a few clouds during the day and a light northerly breeze keeping our temperatures in the upper 50's again tonight and around 80 tomorrow.
Rain chances remain very low for Tuesday and Wednesday.
On the weather map, there is a cold front over the Mississippi River producing rain and snow in the midwest. This front is not forecast to make it to southwest Florida and therefore, we are not expecting any rain or significant temperature changes as the front passes through the northern part of Florida.
In the long-range picture, another front is forecast to come through on Saturday but the computer models are not very confident that the front will bring us rain. I'll introduce a low chance on Friday/Saturday just in case - but I wouldn't plan on it. The week ahead looks nice and quiet.
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TONIGHT A FORMER CAPE CORAL COUNCILMAN TRIES TO CLEAR HIS NAME.
MICKEY ROSADO TESTFIED AND REPRESENTED HIMSELF AT TODAY'S STATE ETHICS COMMISSION HEARING.
JUDGE SUSAN HARRELL MUST DECIDE IF ROSADO VIOLATED FLORIDA STATUTES.
IT CENTERS ON WHETHER ROSADO OBTAINED REAL ESTATE INFORMATION IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THEN USED THAT INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT.
ROSADO STILL MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE.
BUT WE ASKED HIM WHY HE PREVIOUSLY PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO LESSER MISDEMEANOR CHARGES.
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"It was tough. I didn't want to put my family through that turmoil anymore. And I just told my attorneys, I said do what you've got to do just get this thing over with."
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FOUR YEARS LATER, ROSADO FACES A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AND IS STILL TRYING TO CLEAR HIS NAME.
THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION DID *NOT FIND PROBABLE CAUSE ON TWO PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
THE JUDGE EXPECTS TO HAVE A DECISION IN 40-DAYS.
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A TRAINING SESSION THAT INVOLVES DRINKING?
TODAY, CAPE CORAL BARTENDERS WORKED WITH POLICE IN THEIR D-U-I AWARENESS PROGRAM TO LEARN HOW THE TWO CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CURB DRUNK DRIVING.
ABOUT A DOZEN BARTENDERS CONSUMED ALCOHOL FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND WENT THROUGH SOME SOBRIETY TESTS.
THE IDEA WAS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO DRINK.
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"we have to bring these entities together, educate them and move forward in a direction that creates that partnership and willingness to live in our community."
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POLICE HAD A SIMULATED GO-KART BARTENDERS COULD TRY DRIVING.
THE REMOTE CONTROLLED KART SHOWED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO DRIVE IMPAIRED.
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STEALING POWER.
TONIGHT, ELECTRIC COMPANIES REPORT A GROWING NUMBER OF CASES OF PEOPLE STEALING ELECTRICITY.
BUT NBC2'S KEVIN OZEBEK SHOWS YOU HOW THE TREND IS NOT ONLY ILLEGAL, BUT VERY DANGEROUS.
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IT'S A GROWING POWER PROBLEM.
THE LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING GRID GREEDY.
AND GUESS WHAT?!?
HONEST CUSTOMERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL.
MIKE ARRINGDALE / 20:47 you're telling me something I never imagined was going on.I'm outraged.
9:33 turn them in--because other wise you're paying for it.
KAREN RYAN WITH L-C-E-C SAYS AS THE ECONOMY LOST POWER, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRYING TO STEAL ELECTRICITY HAS SURGED.
IN MAY OF 2008, LCEC INVESTIGATED 107 CASES OF POWER TAMPERING.
IN MAY OF 2009, THE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS POWERED UP TO 136.
KAREN RYAN / 6:22 Desperate times people do desperate things--and it's just a very dangerous situation. Not a good idea to do that and eventually they will get caught.
KENDALL HILL OF NORTH FORT MYERS IS JUST ONE OF MANY LOCAL METER CHEATERS.
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS LAST YEAR HE USED A STOLEN METER TO GET FREE POWER.
BUT SOME THIEVES HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DARING.
KEVIN STANDUP TEASE / some people will go to great heights to steal power. Lcec says it has seen cases where people climbed the power poll to steal electricity
6:43 I know employees that even work here and our field employees would never ever try anything like that because it is so dangerous
22:00 I can't think of a better word than outraged
AND DON'T FORGET, IT'S BILL PAYING CUSTOMERS LIKE MIKE ARRINGDALE GETTING SHOCKED.
LCEC SAYS ACROSS THE NATIONAL GRID, CUSTOMERS PAY FOR ABOUT 5 BILLION DOLLARS OF STOLEN CURRENT EVERY YEAR.
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TWO YEARS.
26 FOUR TO NINE YEAR OLDS KILLED.
ANOTHER 6-THOUSAND 600 INJURED.
AND OF THOSE 40 PERCENT NOT IN PROPER CAR SEATS.
FLORIDA IS ONE OF JUST THREE STATES WITHOUT A LAW REQUIRING KIDS BETWEEN AGES 4 AND 9 TO SIT IN BOOSTER SEATS.
TRIPLE-A NOW PUSHES FOR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE PARENTS TO KEEP KIDS IN BOOSTERS UNTIL AGE NINE.
A HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE FROM PLANT CITY SPONSORS A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE THE BOOSTER REQUIREMENT A LAW.
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"Kids just don't fit in cars. That's why AAA is pushing so hard because without a booster seat, the seatbelts will not fit a child.
SEAT BELTS ARE DESIGNED FOR PASSENGERS TALLER THAN 4 FOOT 9, SO EVEN IF YOU'RE KID IS TALL, TRIPLE-A SAYS THEY SHOULD BE IN A BOOSTER SEAT.
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BOATER ACCESS IN THE WATERS OFF SANIBEL ISLAND HINGES ON LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
LEE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WANT TO RESTRICT SOME BOATERS FROM ENTERING 474 ACRES OF WULFERT FLATS, LOCATED NEAR THE DING DARLING PRESERVE.
THE REASON FOR THE BAN IS TO PROTECT SEA GRASS WHICH DESTROYED DURING BLIND PASS DREDGING.
IF APPROVED, ONLY TROLL MOTOR BOATS WOULD BE ALLOWED ACCESS.
SOME BOATERS AREN'T CONVINCED THAT'S THE SOLUTION.
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"the only thing is does is it runs quieter, it doesn't scare fish, but it still has a propeller and it goes round and round."
LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE TO ESTABLISH THIS NEW NO MOTOR ZONE TOMORROW.
IF APPROVED, BOATERS WITH GAS MOTORS WILL BE FORBIDDEN FROM WULFERT FLATS FOR THE NEXT 24 YEARS.
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REGULAR SEASON TICKETS FOR THE RED SOX WILL GO ON SALE DECEMBER 12TH. FANS WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT PRICES FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE SEATING AT FENWAY PARK WILL REMAIN AT THE SAME PRICE AS LAST SEASON. WITH ONLY BOX SEATS AND GREEN MONSTERS SEATING SLIGHTLY INCREASED.
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EVEN BETTER NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO THE RED SOX SPRING TRAINING TICKETS. THE CLUB IS FREEZING THE PRICES.
YOU'LL PAY THE SAME PRICES YOU DID LAST SPRING.
4TH TIME IN 5 YEARS THAT THE TICKET PRICES HAVE REMAINED THE SAME.
THE TEAM HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE THE DATE WHEN SPRING TRAINING TICKETS GO ON SALE AT THE CITY OF PALMS PARK TICKET OFFICE. MORE INFO AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM. CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXPANDING THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX.THE SPRING TRAINING FACILITY OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS. IT WOULD IVOLVE THE COUNTY BUYING LAND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PROPERTY.
NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THAT IT DOES NOT INVOLVE A HAMMOND STADIUM EXPANSION.
IF LAND WERE PURCHASED.IT WOULD BE USED TO BUILD ANOTHER TWINS ADMINSTRATIVE BUILDING AND EXPAND THE EXISITING PARKING.
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THE MARLINS HAVE A LOT OF GOOD YOUNG PLAYERS.
MAYBE NONE BETTER THAN OUTFIELDER CHRIS COGHLAN.
HE WON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD MONDAY.
OAKLAND CLOSER ANDREW BAILEY WAS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WINNER.
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AND THE PLAY EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. PATRIOTS-COLTS GAME LAST NIGHT. NEW ENGLAND UP 6 POINTS LATE IN THE 4TH. INSTEAD OF PUNTING ON 4TH DOWN AND 2. THE PATS GO FOR IT. COLTS TAKE OVER. AND THEN SCORE TO WIN THE GAME BY 1. 35-34. PATRIOTS HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK AGAIN ON MONDAY.WAS ASKED WHY GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN ON THEIR OWN..
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THAT'S IT FOR SPORTS.
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JIM REIF AD LIB WX
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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