New poll: Obama holds slim lead over McCain in Florida
Orlando Sentinel
McCain is running ahead in North Florida and Southwest Florida, regions of the state dominated by military families, Republican retirees and Democrats who traditional vote Republican in presidential races. Obama holds a commanding lead in t...
Local fishermen: Ospreys are abundant in Southwest Florida’s waters
Naples Daily News
They’re fierce looking. Piercing yellow eyes, a wickedly curved beak and sharp talons at the end of muscular legs. Ospreys have bodies made for flying, diving and fishing — and it’s a good thing, too, since 99 percent of what they eat is li...
Alico Restructures Real Estate Contract, Receives $2.5 Million
MSN MoneyCentral
The West and Crockett parcels consist of approximately 980 acres in Lee County, Florida located just south of the Southwest Florida Regional Airport and north of Florida Gulf Coast University, and just east of an I-75 interchange. Dan L. Gu...
Swiftmud wants to hear from you about water levels
St. Petersburg Times
The Southwest Florida Water Management District, or Swiftmud, is seeking public comment on the order in which minimum flows and levels for lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers will be determined for its minimum flows and levels priority list...
Poll: Obama narrowly leads McCain in Florida
Herald Tribune
The other regions of the state fall into their generally predictable patterns, with Obama holding a wide 61%-33% lead in Southeast Florida and McCain running ahead in North Florida (58%-37%), Central Florida (51%-43%) and Southwest Florida ...
Speed, swagger define Florida prep football
ESPN.com
Defensive back Nate Allen, who played at Cape Coral in southwest Florida, said the weather played an important role in his development. "Being out in the sun all the time, running around," Allen said. "I mean, as a little kid, that's all I ...
Bra bandit on the run from Victoria's Secret
10 News
Estero - Employees say a woman entered a Victoria's Secret, north of Bonita Springs, in Southwest Florida, went directly to the new bras cabinet and stuffed 160 undergarments into a bag before running out of the store. Lee County Sheriff de...
Used vegetable oil collected from Collier, Lee restaurants fuels ...
Naples Daily News
Two 2,200-gallon tanker trucks — and a 1,200-gallon tanker trailer — are on the road virtually all day Monday through Friday picking up the oil from restaurants in Southwest Florida. In one day, they can make more than 50 stops. “Surprising...
Hockey mom Palin goes on attack at hockey rink
Miami Herald
ESTERO -- Where else would you send the nation's most famous hockey mom to kneecap a Democratic rival, but a jam-packed ice rink in the Republican stronghold of Southwest Florida? In a two-day tour aimed at stalling Democratic nominee Barac...
Palin campaigns in Republican-rich areas of Florida
Tallahassee Democrat
FORT MYERS — Gov. Sarah Palin energized large crowds in Southwest Florida on Monday while campaigning for the presidential ticket in a Republican-rich area of the state. The vice-presidential candidate spoke to crowds in Clearwater and Fort...