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• Bond denied for Immokalee man accused of killing son-in-law, threatening daughter Updated 05/21/2012 at 7:12 p.m.

  An Immokalee man found dead at his apartment Saturday was stabbed in the chest following a disturbance involving his father-in-law, a Collier County sheriff's report said.

• Man wanted for killing son-in-law turns himself in Updated 05/20/2012 at 5:18 p.m.

  Before surrendering, Rocha Robles spoke to his daughter, who is also Nava Gachuz’s wife, and tearfully apologized. “He told her he loves her very much and he’s sorry about what happened,” Juan Robles said. “She said, ‘I love you too, ...

• Naples entrepreneur's company wins $124 million verdict from Mitsubishi Electric Published 05/20/2012 at 6 a.m.

  A jury found Mitsubishi Electric, a Japanese tech conglomerate that posted $45 billion in sales last year, stole semiconductor designs from Ronald Hofer's three-person company in 2001 and massively profited off it. Grail Semiconductors officials estimate about $4 billion worth ...

• Everblades hope championship run scores fans Published 05/18/2012 at 7 a.m.

  They've built a winner.

• Landlord seeks $167,000 from Naples Tomato for unpaid rent, damages Published 05/17/2012 at 6:30 a.m.

  The landlord alleges Naples Tomato wrongfully took grills, ranges, refrigerators, built-in tables and more. “They were owned by Naples Tomato and they had the right to take them out,” the restaurant's attorney Edmond Koester said of the items

• Fire officials work to determine what caused fire at Naples Bath and Tennis Club Published 05/13/2012 at 5:13 p.m.

  Residents of a three-story, nine-unit building picked up the pieces Sunday at a Naples Bath and Tennis Club condominium structure, where fire charred the top floor and smoke and water damaged the rest of the building.

• Disparity shows in Lee, Collier sheriff's office handling of internal affairs cases Published 05/12/2012 at 8:40 p.m.

  Deputies in Lee County were accused of violating policies 338 times in five years. They were disciplined 72 percent of the time. Deputies in Collier County faced 667 misconduct cases during the same time period. About one-third were disciplined.

• Prep baseball: Estero hangs in, holds off Mariner Updated 05/08/2012 at 10:53 p.m.

  Any doubts about Estero’s mettle are gone.

• A fool for a client? Murder defendant is his own attorney Updated 05/08/2012 at 7:48 p.m.

  Casey, a 39-year-old south Fort Myers man charged with second-degree murder, will represent himself at trial this week, a right guaranteed by law. Investigators have said Casey shot and killed Ryan Vanderson, 34, at Vanderson's south Fort Myers home, then ...

• Lee sergeant completes walk to capital, raises more than $40K Published 05/07/2012 at 6:43 p.m.

  Drum, a Lee County sheriff’s sergeant, ran and walked from Fort Myers to Tallahassee, raising more than $40,000 for families of fallen law enforcement officers. “All I kept thinking about after that was how

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