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Romney, sinking in polls, says 'banks aren't bad people'
By Paul WestMitt Romney's taxes were the talk of the campaign and the latest Gallup national tracking poll showed him falling behind Newt Gingrich in the wake of his stinging defeat in last weekend's South Carolina primary. But as he campaigned briefly Tuesday in...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Homes, Rick Santorum, Foreclosures
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Mindy McCready ordered to return son or risk arrest
Ministry of GossipMindy McCready has gone missing with her son after taking Zander from her father's house. Country singer Mindy McCready has been in a years-long custody battle with her ex, Billy McKnight. Mindy McCready said no missing-persons report was filed.... -
Man shoots himself in arm after being denied sex
Authorities say a Fort Myers man shot himself in the arm after his girlfriend refused to have sex with him. The Lee County Sheriff's Office reported that a 29-year-old man and his girlfriend returned home from a bar early Wednesday morning. The...Tags: Crimes, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Compiled by Jane EngleCruise line offers credits Apologizing for "a number of start-up challenges" that have affected service on its new Pride of Aloha, Norwegian Cruise Line said it would refund half the daily service charge to passengers and give them credits for future...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Floods, Death, Disasters, Tour Operations Industry
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Report: Billion dollar bluff landed woman in jail
FloriDUHMeet the queen of bluff. Morgan Johnson, 24, managed to convince acquaintances that she was about to inherit more than a billion bucks, according to a news release from the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Yes, a BILLION BUCKS! And her acquaintances... -
Man shot at neighbors after being told to pull up his shorts
FloriDUHThis saggy pants dude knows how to scare the pants off his neighbors. Ricardo Florenzano Mata allegedly shot at his neighbors as they drove by and told him to pull up his shorts, which the neighbors said sagged below his hips, slightly exposing his... -
Woman, 70, claimed online romance cost her $225,000
FloriDUHThe Bonita Springs woman told Lee County Sheriff's investigators that she had joined an online dating service and exchanged emails and phone calls with a man for about 6-months before he began to ask her for money, reports The News-Press in Fort Myers.... -
Cops: Woman set dirty, urine-smelling couch ablaze, damaged building
FloriDUHJill Samantha Wooten, 45, is accused of lighting a couch on fire, which caused significant damage to her Fort Myers apartment building, reports WZVN ABC News-7 in Fort Myers. When cops questioned Wooten about the fire, she said she was tired of the... -
Carol Comeau Says Goodbye To Anchorage Students
Channel 2 NewsCarol Comeau, the longtime superintendent of the Anchorage School District, had good reason to celebrate Thursday -- the last day of school for students this year, as well as Comeau's last school day before she retires on June 30. Comeau began her career...Tags: Ocean View, American School for the Deaf
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Water records suggest Mack comes home to Florida — sometimes
Somebody has flushed toilets and taken showers — or done something to use water — at Connie Mack IV's Fort Myers townhouse at least a few days a month for at least the last two years.
That water usage offers more evidence than Mack, himself,...Tags: Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Richard Lugar, Barbara Lee, Mary Bono
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Report: Man stabbed over his Natural Ice beer
FloriDUHce, Ice, baby. In Florida they'll ice you for a beer. A 53-year-old man told deputies a man named 'Juan' had asked for his 16-oz. can of Natural Ice beer in front a market in Tice, reports WBBH NBC News-2 in Fort Myers. When he said no, Juan...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs
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Fair Districts amendments did change political lines
TALLAHASSEE — Now that the major court challenges to new political districts seem to have ended, politicos can return to their regular campaign-season summer jobs of pleading for checks, promoting themselves and trashing their opponents. But for...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Local Elections, Primaries, Maria Lorts Sachs
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