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Tomas Rodriguez

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β€œJournalist 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 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ; 13x American Record holder; SUNY Oswego’21; MadrileΓ±o πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ.

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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.

More than a year after federal authorities launched an investigation into Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, officials have concluded no wrongdoing.

21.11.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

31.08.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

31.08.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
'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.

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.

31.08.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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.

22.07.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'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."

One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP."

17.06.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

A construction worker digging a line for Florida Power & Light made a chilling discovery when he led authorities to human remains.

29.05.2025 20:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

A Fort Myers man faces child abuse charges after a viral video of an altercation near an apartment complex.

25.05.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Irreparable harm': City appeals Naples Pride ruling, files motion for emergency stay Nearly two weeks after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing Naples Pride's drag show outdoors, counsel for the city has appealed.

Nearly two weeks after a federal judge OK'd a plan for an outdoor Naples Pride drag show, counsel for the city has appealed the decision.

23.05.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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'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.

One person is dead after a fire erupted at a San Carlos Park home on May 21.

23.05.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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21.05.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naples to appeal federal judge's ruling to allow a drag show on the main stage of Cambier Park Following an executive session behind closed doors on May 16, city council voted unanimously to appeal a federal judge's decision to allow an outdoor drag show in Cambier Park.

Naples will appeal a federal judge's ruling in favor of allowing an outdoor drag show on the main stage of a city-owned park.

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17.05.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naples Pride pleased with judge's ruling on drag show, 'a really big win' Callhan Soldavini said a "big question" she and others put before a federal judge led to a "really big win" for Naples Pride.

Callhan Soldavini said a "big question" before a federal judge led to a "really big win.”

On May 12, District Judge John Steele referred to the city of Naples' permitting restrictions on Naples Pride's Pride Fest as "clearly invalid" under the First Amendment.

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17.05.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida Attorney General calls federal judge's ruling on Naples Pride 'radical and wrong' Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier: "trans activists don't have the First Amendment right to expose kids to their weird sexual fetishes."

A day after a federal judge ruled in favor of Naples Pride, granting a preliminary injunction and allowing an outdoors drag performance, Florida's top attorney called the decision "both radical and wrong."

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17.05.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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17.05.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

An Ohio boater convicted of vessel homicide in the 2020 death of a Naples swimmer more than a year ago is headed to prison.

17.01.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'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.

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.

25.12.2024 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0