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659 NBC Nightly Tease-clip HOSPITAL TWITTER UPDATES-TC MON, VO
BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP HOSPITAL TWITTER UPDATES-PKG
FL MILITARY BUS CRASH~FEEDROOM ROLLING-LIVE or VO NAPLES PAVING FOLO-VOWIPE
NAPLES CANDIDATE CONTROVERSY-POP NAPLES PAVING FOLO-SOTVO
NAPLES CANDIDATE CONTROVERSY-PKG ALGENOL BIOFUELS VOTE-VOWIPE
ROSADO ETHICS GUILTY-VO ALGENOL BIOFUELS VOTE-SOTVO
GARCIA LAWSUIT-VO SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
CRIME BEAT OPEN-CLIP SPORTS TOSS-TC EST
CHURCH VANDALISM-VOWIPE ANTHONY HARGROVE-OC-VO
CHURCH VANDALISM-SOTVO HARGROVE SOT-SOTTOPS-WIPE
BAIL BONDSMAN FOLO-SS DEION TODAY-VOTOPS-WIPE
LEHIGH MURDER CHARGES DROPPED-SS VO DEION SOT-SOTTOPS
TEENAGE ESCAPEES FOUND-SS VO COUPLES COMMITS TO ACE-ONCAM
I 75 CRASH PERSON OF INTEREST-SS VO 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW-CLIP
CAPE FATAL ACCIDENT-VOTOPS I 75 CRASH PERSON OF INTEREST-SSTOPS VO
CAPE FATAL ACCIDENT-SOTVO TRANSITION SIX-CLIP
SANDY PARROT FIRE-VOTOPS CHURCH VANDALISM-VOTOPS
CABRERA BOND DENIED-COPY TRANSITION FIVE-CLIP
NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 1-CG WIPE ROSADO ETHICS GUILTY-VOTOPS
NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 2-CGTOPS TRANSITION FOUR-CLIP
NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 3-CGTOPS POISONED WALLABIES-VOTOPS
NH OBAMA TOWN HALL-OC SOTVO TRANSITION THREE-CLIP
NTSB BUFFALO CRASH-VO TRANSITION TWO-CLIP
TEASE ONE-ONCAM NAPLES CANDIDATE CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS
POISONED WALLABIES-POP,VO TRANSITION ONE-CLIP
POISONED WALLABIES-PKG HEADLINE 1 WEATHER-7 DAY
TEASE TWO-ONCAM GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-4-SHOT


Naples City Council Boards


Douglas Finlay

Dorothy Hirsch

Gary Price

Sam Saad

Bill Willkomm Return to index of stories...


BKUP BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP


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NEXT AT 7:00

TONIGHT AT 7!

THE NAPLES CITY COUNCIL RACE ENDS, BUT THE DRAMA IS ONLY BEGINNING.

ONE OF THE CANDIDATES WAS TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS AND DETAINED BY POLICE!!

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BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP


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FL MILITARY BUS CRASH~FEEDROOM ROLLING-LIVE or VO


BREAKING NEWS OFF THE TOP -

NINETEEN SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN INJURED WHEN A MILITARY BUS OVERTURNED NEAR CAMP BLANDING, IN NORTHERN FLORIDA.

THIS IS HAPPENING IN CLAY COUNTY.

AUTHORITIES SAY AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE ON BOARD WERE

SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS AIR-LIFTED FROM THE CRASH.

WE'RE TOLD OTHERS HAVE BROKEN BONES, BRUISES, SCRAPES, AND INTERNAL INJURIES.

A COLONEL WITH THE UNIT SAYS THE SOLDIERS PERFORMED FIRST AID ON EACH OTHER UNTIL EMERGENCY TEAMS ARRIVED. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES CANDIDATE CONTROVERSY-POP


THE POLLS ARE CLOSED IN THE NAPLES CITY COUNCIL RACE.

BUT THE ANTICIPATION OVER THE RESULTS. CAN'T MATCH THE DRAMA.

ONE OF THE CANDIDATES WAS TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS AND DETAINED BY POLICE. AFTER WITNESSES SAY HE SHOVED A VOLUNTEER WITH HIS OPPONENT'S CAMPAIGN.

NBC-2'S ADAM FREEMAN HAS THE STORY. Return to index of stories...


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ROSADO ETHICS GUILTY-VO


A JUDGE FINDS FORMER CAPE CORAL COUNCILMAN MICKEY ROSADO GUILTY, OF VIOLATING A STATE ETHICS LAW.

ROSADO REPRESENTED HIMSELF AT THE NOVEMBER HEARING.

TODAY, THE JUDGE RECOMMENDED ROSADO RECEIVE A PUBLIC REPRIMAND, AND PAY A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.

A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY.

ROSADO WAS ARRESTED THREE YEARS AGO, ACCUSED OF BROKERING A LAND DEAL WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE LICENSE.

HE AVOIDED JAIL TIME BY PLEADING GUILTY TO TWO LESSER MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. Return to index of stories...


GARCIA LAWSUIT-VO


THE FAMILY OF A CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER BADLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH, HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE OTHER DRIVER.

THE SUIT ALLEGES OFFICER DAMIEN GARCIA HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF 50 MILLION DOLLARS.

JOSEPHENE PIERCE WAS CITED FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN AND CAUSING THE JUNE CRASH.

SHE WAS FINED 500 DOLLARS.

THREE DAYS AGO, GARCIA MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE CRASH, AT A FOOTBALL GAME IN CAPE CORAL. Return to index of stories...


CRIME BEAT OPEN-CLIP


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CHURCH VANDALISM-VOWIPE


ON THE CRIME BEAT -

A FINAL RESTING SPOT BECOMES A TARGET FOR VANDALS.

THE PASTOR AT THE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH'S MEMORIAL GARDEN ON WINKLER ROAD, SAYS VANDALS HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING THEM FOR THE PAST MONTH.

WE'RE TOLD HE CROOKS HAVE PUT SOAP IN THE MEMORIAL GARDEN'S FOUNTAIN, SPRAYED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER EVERYWHERE, AND WROTE PROFANE MESSAGES ON THE CHURCH'S SIGN.

SOMEONE EVEN WENT INTO THE MEMORIAL GARDEN AND SMASHED AN ORNAMENTAL POT. Return to index of stories...


CHURCH VANDALISM-SOTVO


we would like it to stop, but in the meantime we continue to offer ourselves to the community.

THE CHARGE OF DISFIGURING A TOMB OR MONUMENT IS A FELONY.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OS INVESTIGATING. Return to index of stories...


BAIL BONDSMAN FOLO-SS


AN UPDATE NOW ON THOSE TWO FORT MYERS BAIL BONDSMEN, ARRESTED ON ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

STATE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE COMPLAINTS THAT LED TO THE ARRESTS, ALSO REVEALED A LARGER PROBLEM WITH ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AT LOCAL BAIL BONDS AGENCIES.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF SIX ARRESTS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, AND THEY SAY THIS CASE WAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE.

INVESTIGATORS HOPE THE RECENT BOOST IN ARRESTS SENDS A MESSAGE THAT ILLEGAL BOND ACTIVITY WON'T BE TOLERATED. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH MURDER CHARGES DROPPED-SS VO


THE STATE HAS DROPPED MURDER CHARGES AGAINST A LEHIGH ACRES MAN.

JAIME GIRON WAS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING 25-YEAR-OLD THOMAS MILLER TO DEATH, LAST YEAR IN PUNTA GORDA.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A KEY WITNESS TOOK BACK HIS STATEMENTS ABOUT GIRON'S ROLE.

THIS WILL NOT IMPACT THE CASE AGAINST THE OTHER SUSPECT IN MILLER'S MURDER. Return to index of stories...


TEENAGE ESCAPEES FOUND-SS VO


TWO TEENAGERS WHO ESCAPED FROM A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARE NOW BACK IN CUSTODY.

AUTHORITIES CAUGHT 18-YEAR-OLD JOE HIX AND 15-YEAR-OLD FRED GENTLE IN GLADES COUNTY TODAY.

THAT'S ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY FROM THE CROSSROADS WILDERNESS CENTER, WHERE THEY'D ESCAPED FROM 24 HOURS EARLIER. Return to index of stories...


I 75 CRASH PERSON OF INTEREST-SS VO


DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN, WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY CRASH ON I-75.

AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING ERNESTO DIAZ A "PERSON OF INTEREST" IN THE INVESTIGATION.

DEPUTIES THINK HE'S DRIVING A BLACK FORD F-150 PICK-UP TRUCK, WITH TINTED WINDOWS, AND POSSIBLY A BACK SHATTERED WINDOW.

THE CRASH KILLED 62-YEAR-OLD MIKE HALL ON SUNDAY.

HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS HIT BY A RED S-U-V THAT HAD JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING A FEW MILES AWAY.

TWO MEN THEN GOT OUT OF THE S-U-V, AND TOOK OFF RUNNING. Return to index of stories...


CAPE FATAL ACCIDENT-VOTOPS


A DEADLY CAPE CORAL CRASH LEAVES TWO CARS MANGLED --- AND ONE FAMILY DEVASTATED.

IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHIQUITA BOULEVARD AND KISMET PARKWAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN DRIVING AN SUV HIT PAMELA FINK'S VEHICLE ON KISMET.

FINK DIED ON THE SCENE.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION SAY IT'S DANGEROUS. Return to index of stories...


CAPE FATAL ACCIDENT-SOTVO


"on Kismet, everyone's just oncoming traffic and then we have the stop sign at Chiquita and a lot of people run through it and don't pay attention."

"when I actually came to look at my new house with the realtor, the evening we were looking at the house, they almost go into an accident at this very intersection."

CRASH INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL PIECING TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED.

WE'RE TOLD THE MAN DRIVING THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-SERIOUS INJURIES. Return to index of stories...


SANDY PARROT FIRE-VOTOPS


RIGHT NOW, A POPULAR LEE COUNTY RESTAURANT IS BACK OPEN FOLLOWING A SMALL KITCHEN FIRE.

IT HAPPENED AT THE SANDY PARROT ON U-S 41, NEAR ALICO ROAD, AROUND THREE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED MINOR SMOKE DAMAGE, AND ONLY HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT.

THE SMOKE DIDN'T SPREAD TO ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE RESTAURANT. Return to index of stories...


CABRERA BOND DENIED-COPY


TODAY, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT DENIED A REQUEST FOR BOND FOR SAMIRA CABRERA.

THE FORMER LEE COUNTY REAL ESTATE BROKER WAS CONVICTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD LAST YEAR.

HE'S NOW SERVING A 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 1-CG WIPE


AS MENTIONED BEFORE -

THE POLLS JUST CLOSED IN NAPLES, WHERE VOTERS ARE CHOOSING THREE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME NUMBERS IN.

THREE CITY COUNCIL SEATS ARE UP FOR GRABS.

Douglas Finlay

Dorothy Hirsch

Gary Price

Sam Saad

Bill Willkomm Return to index of stories...


NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 2-CGTOPS


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NAPLES CITY COUNCIL BOARD 3-CGTOPS


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NH OBAMA TOWN HALL-OC SOTVO


PRESIDENT OBAMA TALKED TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

These are the companies that begin in basements and garages when an entrepreneur takes a chance on his dream, or a worker decides it's time she becomes her own boss."

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS PUSHING HIS PLAN TO OFFER LOCAL BANKS 30 MILLION DOLLARS TO START LENDING TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

HE SAYS THE MONEY WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ADD EMPLOYEES AND LOWER THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. Return to index of stories...


NTSB BUFFALO CRASH-VO


THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RECEIVED A FINAL REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY CRASH OF A REGIONAL JET NEAR BUFFALO

NEW YORK.

THE REPORT SAYS THAT THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER DID NOT TAKE ACTIONS THAT COULD HAVE KEPT CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 3407 FROM CRASHING LAST FEBRUARY.

THE CRASH KILLED ALL 49 PEOPLE ON THE PLANE AND ONE ON THE GROUND. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-ONCAM


TONIGHT, A MYSTERY INVOLVING EXOTIC ANIMALS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

A DOZEN WALLABIES -

FOUND POISONED TO DEATH ON FARM.

TONIGHT, NEW DETAILS ON THE DRUGS FOUND IN THEIR BODY.AND THE REWARD BEING OFFERED BY THE OWNER TO FIND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE. Return to index of stories...


POISONED WALLABIES-POP,VO


A DOZEN EXOTIC WALLABIES. FOUND DEAD ON A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FARM.

THE OWNER SAYS THEY WERE POISONED AND LEFT TO DIE.

AND TONIGHT SHE'S ASKING FOR *YOUR HELP TO CATCH WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE.

NBC2'S LINDSAY KRUGER HAS THE STORY. Return to index of stories...


POISONED WALLABIES-PKG


WENDY OHLEYER CARES FOR HER PETS.

"Oh they're more than a pet to me. I had raised these wallabies from babies."

. AS IF THEY WERE HER OWN CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHY WHEN SHE FOUND A DOZEN OF THEM LIFELESS. SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

"There were mothers laying on the ground with the babies lying next to them."

OHLEYER SAYS NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW SHE BREEDS WALLABIES AND OTHER EXOTIC ANIMALS.

HER CORNER-LOT IS FAR ENOUGH FROM THE ROAD AND A NEIGHBOR'S EYE.

STILL. SHE SAYS SOMEONE BROKE IN.

"I know someone poisoned them. There's no other way it could have happened."

"The owner keeps all of the gates locked but that didn't keep the perpetrator from jumping over the fence and into the pen."

"If someone got up and over the fence, they would actually come up and eat out of your hand."

AND OHLEYER THINKS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

EXCEPT INSTEAD OF FOOD. THE ANIMALS WERE FED POISON.

TOXICOLOGY REPORTS FROM OHLEYER'S VETERENARIAN SHOW THE WALLABIES HAD HIGH AMOUNTS OF BETA-PHENYLETHYLAMINE IN THEIR BODIES.

IT'S AN OVER THE COUNTER DRUG USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS.

THE DOCTOR SAYS IT CAUSED THE ANIMAL'S LUNGS AND LIVER TO EXPLODE.

"Why? I don't understand why they had to do it."

THE EMOTIONAL LOSS, OHLEYER CALLS IMMEASURABLE.

BUT FOR HER WALLABY BREEDING BUSINESS. THE LOSS IS 24-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND WHILE SHE HAS A FEW OF THE MARSUPIALS LEFT. SHE SAYS IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

"It was very devastating to me. I still am not over the loss of them."

NOW. SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHO KILLED HER BELOVED PETS AND WHY.

AND SO DOES FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE. THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE CASE.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM


IT SEEMS SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE ARE BEING USED BY EVERYONE THESE DAYS.

NOW A LOCAL HOSPITAL IS LOGGING ON, AND UPDATE SURGERIES.

HOW IT WILL BE USED TO BETTER SERVE ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Return to index of stories...


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HOSPITAL TWITTER UPDATES-TC MON, VO


SOCIAL NETWORKING IS NOW IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

ONE LOCAL HOSPITAL IS USING TWITTER TO GIVE FAMILY MEMBERS UPDATES ON PATIENTS.

AS NBC 2'S JENNIFER MOBILIA REPORTS--

THE WAIT IS OVER IN THE WAITING ROOM. Return to index of stories...


HOSPITAL TWITTER UPDATES-PKG


WAITING FOR AN UPDATE ON A LOVED ONE WHO'S IN SURGERY, CAN SOMETIMES BE VERY FRUSTRATING.

10:04 "i know when he went into the operating room, but that's all I know."

BUT NOW WITH THE HELP OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, TWITTER - FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS PUTTING AN END TO THE WAITING GAME.

MICHELE RITTER, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:24 We're able to be inside the surgical room while a patient is having surgery, tweeting out updates.

THROUGH THE USE OF TWITTER, FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE KEPT INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE SURGERY.

BUT BECAUSE OF 'HIPPA' LAWS, THE PATIENT IS ONLY REFFERED TO AS "PATIENT OF" AND THEIR DOCTORS NAME.

MICHELE RITTER, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3:10 "things like doctor has made the first incision or the patient is sleeping.

"until now family members waited anxiously in this room for any sort of update. This monitor only displays wether the patient is in pre-op, the OR or in recovery. Periodically nurses will call in updates from the OR, but their primary focus is the patient, not status updates."

OF COURSE THE PATIENT AND SURGEON BOTH HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE USE OF TWITTER. BUT FAMILY MEMBERS SAY IT'S A GREAT TOOL TO KEEP INFORMED. AND CALM.

9:47 "I would really like to know what they found so I know what we're anticipating".

RIGHT NOW FAWCETT MEMORIAL IS ONLY USING TWITTER IN THE O.R. BUT SOON THEY HOPE TO EXPAND THEIR TWEETING SERVICE TO THE E.R.

MICHELE RITTER, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL "5:13 It's most beneficial for people who have family and friends who live out of state or out of the area, it's a great way for people to keep tabs.

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NAPLES PAVING FOLO-VOWIPE


TONIGHT NEW ALLEGATIONS OF PAVING FRAUD IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT ABOUT CONTRACTORS CHARGING CUSTOMERS *TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT THEY AGREED TO PAY.

TODAY WE FOUND A MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS TAKEN FOR 9-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

KEN SKIZAS HAS OWNED CALYPSO CAR WASH IN NAPLES FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

AND LAST WEEK, SOMEONE FROM CIRCLE K PAVING CAME IN OFFERING TO FIX UP SOME OF THE POTHOLES.

HE SAID YES, BUT BEFORE HE KNEW IT, THEY WERE DOING THE WHOLE PARKING LOT.

AND THAT LED TO THE OVERCHARGE.

SKIZAS SAYS HE WAS DUPED. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES PAVING FOLO-SOTVO


"They need to be stopped. You know, if you're going to be a businessman and be legitimate, be legitimate about it. You don't have to go around cheating people."

NAPLES POLICE SAY THE MEN BEHIND THE PAVING PROBLEM ARE A MAN NAMED GERALD GILL AND HIS SON.

IF YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN A VICTIM, YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL NAPLES POLICE OR THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. Return to index of stories...


ALGENOL BIOFUELS VOTE-VOWIPE


TODAY LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, NARROWLY APPROVE A DEAL WITH A COMPANY THAT PROMISES NEW JOBS AND A NEW BEGINNING FOR LEE COUNTY.

IN A 3-2 VOTE, COMMISSIONERS AGREE TO APPROVE SPENDING TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO BRING ALGENOL BIOFUELS TO A SITE OFF OF ALICO ROAD, WEST OF I-75.

THE COMPANY, WHICH CONVERTS ALGAE INTO ETHANOL, WILL HAVE ITS HEADQUARTERS HERE AND A HUB OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE COMPANY PROMISES CREATE, AT LEAST, 120 HIGH PAYING JOBS HERE IN THE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. Return to index of stories...


ALGENOL BIOFUELS VOTE-SOTVO


the private sector can pick up where the public left off, that's our job to stimulate the economy, not be the economy

ALGENOL BIOFUELS PLANS TO BE UP AND RUNNING FROM THEIR NEW LEE COUNTY SITE IN 90 DAYS. Return to index of stories...


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ANTHONY HARGROVE-OC-VO


TUESDAY WAS MEDIA DAY. WHICH MEANT AN EARLY WAKE-UP CALL AND DRIVING ACROSS THE ALLEY TO TALK TO THE ONE LOCAL IN SUNDAY'S GAME.

THE GUY WE MADE THE TRIP OVER TO SEE WAS PORT CHARLOTTE'S OWN ANTHONY HARGROVE.

ON MONDAY WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE COACHES THAT WORKED WITH HIM BACK WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

TODAY, OUR FIRST - AND ONLY - CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM THIS WEEK AS HE PREPARES TO PLAY ON THE GRANDEST STAGE IN SPORTS. THE SUPER BOWL. Return to index of stories...


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DEION TODAY-VOTOPS-WIPE


ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDIAN HAS BECOME A FIXTURE AT THE SUPER BOWL.

N-F-L VETERAN AND CURRENT N-F-L NETWORK ANALYST DEION SANDERS HELD COURT BETWEEN SESSIONS AT TODAY'S EVENT IN MIAMI.

WE ASKED THE PRIDE OF NORTH FORT MYERS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE COLTS AND SAINTS. Return to index of stories...


DEION SOT-SOTTOPS


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COUPLES COMMITS TO ACE-ONCAM


THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC GOT ANOTHER BIG NAME COMMITMENT TODAY - FRED COUPLES WILL BE IN NAPLES FOR NEXT WEEK'S TOURNAMENT.

COUPLES WAS SLATED TO PLAY IN DECEMBER'S SHARK SHOOTOUT - BUT HAD TO PULL OUT DUE TO A BAD BACK.

BUT HE'LL BE HERE FOR THE ACE. Return to index of stories...


7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW-CLIP


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I 75 CRASH PERSON OF INTEREST-SSTOPS VO


DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN, WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY CRASH ON I-75.

AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING ERNESTO DIAZ A "PERSON OF INTEREST" IN THE INVESTIGATION.

DEPUTIES THINK HE'S DRIVING A BLACK FORD F-150 PICK-UP TRUCK, WITH TINTED WINDOWS, AND POSSIBLY A BACK SHATTERED WINDOW.

THE CRASH KILLED 62-YEAR-OLD MIKE HALL ON SUNDAY.

HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS HIT BY A RED S-U-V THAT HAD JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING A FEW MILES AWAY.

TWO MEN THEN GOT OUT OF THE S-U-V, AND TOOK OFF RUNNING. Return to index of stories...


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CHURCH VANDALISM-VOTOPS


A FINAL RESTING SPOT BECOMES A TARGET FOR VANDALS.

THE PASTOR AT THE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH'S MEMORIAL GARDEN ON WINKLER ROAD, SAYS VANDALS HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING THEM FOR THE PAST MONTH.

WE'RE TOLD HE CROOKS HAVE PUT SOAP IN THE MEMORIAL GARDEN'S FOUNTAIN, SPRAYED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER EVERYWHERE, AND WROTE PROFANE MESSAGES ON THE CHURCH'S SIGN.

SOMEONE EVEN WENT INTO THE MEMORIAL GARDEN AND SMASHED AN ORNAMENTAL POT. Return to index of stories...


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ROSADO ETHICS GUILTY-VOTOPS


A JUDGE FINDS FORMER CAPE CORAL COUNCILMAN MICKEY ROSADO GUILTY, OF VIOLATING A STATE ETHICS LAW.

TODAY, THE JUDGE RECOMMENDED ROSADO RECEIVE A PUBLIC REPRIMAND, AND PAY A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.

A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY.

ROSADO WAS ARRESTED THREE YEARS AGO, ACCUSED OF BROKERING A LAND DEAL WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE LICENSE. Return to index of stories...


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POISONED WALLABIES-VOTOPS


A DOZEN EXOTIC WALLABIES FOUND DEAD ON A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FARM.

THE OWNER SAYS HER WALLABIES WERE POISONED AND LEFT TO DIE.

WENDY OHLEYER FOUND 7 ADULT AND 5 BABY WALLABIES LIFELESS IN THEIR PENS.

TOXICOLOGY REPORTS FROM HER VET SHOW THE ANIMALS HAD A HIGH AMOUNTS OF A DRUG USED FOR WEIGHTLOSS IN THEIR BODIES. Return to index of stories...


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NAPLES CANDIDATE CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS


AN ELECTION DAY DISPUTE ENDS WITH ONE CANDIDATE IN HANDCUFFS AND SLAPPED WITH A COURT DATE.

NAPLES CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE DOUG FINLAY SAYS WHEN HE SHOWED UP TO VOTE THIS MORNING, HE FOUND SEVERAL OF HIS OPPONENTS CAMPAIGN SIGNS PLACED ILLEGALLY ON CITY PROPERTY.

WHEN STARTED PULLING THEM OUT OF THE GROUND HIMSELF ONE OF HIRCHS' VOLUNTEERS CONFRONTED HIM AND ENDING WITH FINDLAY SHOVING THE MAN.

NAPLES POLICE HANDCUFFED FINDLAY.

HE FACES A MISDEAMEANOR BATTERY CHARGE. Return to index of stories...


TRANSITION ONE-CLIP


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HEADLINE 1 WEATHER-7 DAY


7 THINGS #1

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GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-4-SHOT


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" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER HEADLINES - WE ARE LOGGED ON 24 HOURS A DAY UPDATING ABC-7.COM " Return to index of stories...