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Tomas Rodriguez
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“Journalist by day, athlete by night.” Reporter, Naples Daily News and The News-Press (USA TODAY); semicolon, em dash connoisseur; S9 class Paralympic hopeful for Team USA 🇺🇸; 13x American Record holder; SUNY Oswego’21; Madrileño 🇪🇸.
More than a year after federal authorities launched an investigation into Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, officials have concluded no wrongdoing.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno probes closed, calls claims political and false
Federal authorities have closed their cases into Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno after allegations of money laundering.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Lee County Sheriff's Office major crimes detectives continue to investigate the suspicious death of a Lee County Jail inmate, and the sheriff's office is withholding the name of the man's cellmate and a suspect.
Lee County Jail inmate died two days after jailhouse incident; suspect's name withheld
A suspect's name remains redacted in reports as authorities continue to probe a suspicious death that happened at the Lee County Jail July 4.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A man who helped save a 9-year-old girl from a shark attack told a judge he understood he faces deportation as he changed his plea in a traffic infraction days after the heroic rescue.
Man who helped save girl from Boca Grande shark attack changes plea in traffic stop
A man who helped save a 9-year-old girl from a shark attack faces deportation after he changed his plea related to a traffic stop.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Cape Coral man bitten by a lemon shark while he tried to release it during a birthday gathering said the incident will not change his perspective on fishing.
'Happy that I still have my leg': Fisherman bitten by lemon shark undergoes first surgery
Shawn Meuse, 48, underwent his first of several expected surgeries Aug. 19 after a shark bit him on Cayo Costa three days earlier.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A Fort Myers Police investigator appeared to shake as she testified during the pretrial detention hearing of a man connected to a slaying nearly nine years later.
Fort Myers man arrested nine years after fatal slaying held without bond
A Fort Myers man will remain in custody without bond after his arrest for a 2016 homicide.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP."
'She got the arm completely destroyed': 911 call alerts of Boca Grande shark attack
One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP."
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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A construction worker digging a line for Florida Power & Light made a chilling discovery when he led authorities to human remains.
Construction worker finds human remains in Naples; including jaw, ribs, skull
A construction worker digging a line for Florida Power & Light made a chilling discovery when he led authorities to human remains.
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May 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A Fort Myers man faces child abuse charges after a viral video of an altercation near an apartment complex.
Fort Myers man arrested after viral video shows battery toward two minors
A Fort Myers man faces child abuse charges after a viral video of an altercation near a Fort Myers apartment complex.
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May 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One person is dead after a fire erupted at a San Carlos Park home on May 21.
'The flames were ripping through the roof': One person killed in San Carlos Park fire
One person has died after a fire erupted at a San Carlos Park home on May 21.
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May 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Seeing wires sticking from a North Fort Myers man's pocket as deputies tried to arrest him May 20, the man simply told them he had bombs.

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'I have bombs': North Fort Myers man arrested after possessing bulge with visible wires
According to the Department of Justice, officers observed what appeared to be a bomb on Jesse Korff when they tried to detain him.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
More than a week after he reserved ruling, a federal judge ruled in favor of Naples Pride, blocking the city of Naples' attempt to restrict a public drag performance.

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Federal judge rules Naples Pride's Pride Fest drag performance may happen outdoors
A federal judge has blocked the city of Naples' attempt to restrict a public drag performance and granted a preliminary injunction for Naples Pride.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
An Ohio boater convicted of vessel homicide in the 2020 death of a Naples swimmer more than a year ago is headed to prison.
Bond revoked: 80-year-old Ohio boater headed to prison in death of Naples swimmer
James Allen, 80, initially received his sentence in May 2023, but was released May 26, 2023, on $1 million bond pending his appeal in the case.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A California mother nearing the end of her second pregnancy is dealing with a broken tailbone, a delayed return to work and uncertainty after two airboats collided in Ochopee this month.
'It was chaotic': 7-month pregnant California mom recalls Wooten's airboat crash with son
Alssya Windom, 31, was with her 7-year-old son and part of his youth football team on an airboat when they collided head-on with another airboat.
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December 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM