Slow start for Toys for Tots

WZVN - Sat Nov 28

COLLIER COUNTY: This year holiday sales are up, and for businesses it's shedding a positive light on the season, but for one charity the outlook is dim.

Construction worker shocked in Naples

WZVN - Sat Nov 28

COLLIER COUNTY: A man who suffered injuries from an electric shock is recovering in the hospital.

Kids' ties to Lee, Collier leaves Hispanic parents no choice but to stay Photos

BonitaNews.com - Bonita Springs, Florida - Sat Nov 28

Oaxaca is home to Julia Santiago-Bautista. She was born and raised in the city in southern Mexico, and she met her husband there.

Woman punched bar patrons in the groin, attacked bouncer

Marco Eagle - Fri Nov 27

Follow this case online: Collier County Clerk of Courts Please note: Most cases require 2-3 days to be inputted into the public court record.

Coylea s business and property interests in Oregon become campaign fodder

Naplesnews.com Stories - Fri Nov 27

Incumbent Commissioner Fred Coyle has business interests in Oregon. Knowledge of those relationships has become fodder for some who would like to see someone else win that race, Coyle has said.

Agencies short of toys to give to Collier children in need

Naplesnews.com Stories - Fri Nov 27

Local agencies are expecting the number of families seeking assistance to increase during the Christmas season but there may be fewer toys to go around.

Man barricaded in Golden Gate home, or so deputies on scene thought

Naples Daily News Online - Thu Nov 26

Now, deputies are on the lookout for the homeowner, 42-year-old Julio Carrera, who is believed to be armed.

Scenes from Black Friday in Collier, Lee

Marco Eagle - Thu Nov 26

11:35 p.m. Pablo Argueta is first in the line of five people in the back of the Walmart Super Center on Collier Boulevard to get a $298 HP laptop.

Holiday shopping safety tips

BonitaNews.com - Bonita Springs, Florida - Thu Nov 26

Holiday shoppers aren't the only ones focusing on stores at this time of year. Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies are as well, with an eye toward preventing crime.

Thankful to be adopted: Four families bring five children into their lives

Naples Daily News Online - Wed Nov 25

Adoption by the numbers -- 44 kids in Southwest Florida waiting for families 144 kids in placements with potential families 104 adoptions in Collier, Lee, Glades, Hendry and Charlotte counties in 2008 66 adoptions by end of November 2009 To find out about fostering or adopting a child, call 226-1524. As his new parents promised to love and cherish ...