An ancient necropolis discovered near Naples, Italy was used to bury the dead about 2,800 years ago, around the time the city of Rome was founded about 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the northwest. The discovery gives researchers a rare insight into the Iron Age cultures that existed before the Roman domination of the region. […]
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Naples motorcyclist, 36, killed in Felda crash
A Friday afternoon crash killed a 36-year-old Naples man after a truck towing a trailer turned in front of him in rural Felda, authorities say. At about 2:45 pm, the truck driver, a 60-year-old man from Milford, Delaware, was heading north on S.R. 29, south of Morris Taylor Road; the motorcyclist was heading south. When […]
Naples man, 63, killed Friday in SUV-bicycle crash along Immokalee Road, FHP says
A 63-year-old Naples bicyclist died after a driver collided with him Friday in North Naples, state police say. The man was riding a bicycle west along a sidewalk approaching a driveway access at Logan Landing shopping plaza about 1:50 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release Friday. About the same time, a 32-year-old […]
Hughes Aerospace working to improve SWFL airplane traffic with Naples Airport
Even as Naples Airport Authority studies the possibility of moving the airport in 20 or so years, it is working on improving flight patterns, how high planes fly over Naples, shared airspace with Marco Island Executive Airport and safety. Texas-based Hughes Aerospace is in the middle of a feasibility study to develop conceptual designs for […]
Naples mayor promises to continue “preserving this great city’ if reelected
This is part of a series in which Naples candidates speak about key issues. Mayor Teresa Heitmann is running for a second term in Naples. She faces two opponents, a past councilman, and a current one, who is giving up his seat. Heitmann, a former account executive for cosmetics firms Revlon Co. and then Lancôme, […]
Naples man killed in Hendry County crash
A Naples man was killed early Sunday morning after his pickup truck ran through a stop sign and into a canal in Hendry County. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling south on Cedarwood Parkway in LaBelle, approaching a T-intersection of Helms Road, at about 4 a.m. Troopers said […]
Collier deputies searching for Naples man wanted for alleged stabbing death at nightclub
Collier sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Naples man wanted for his alleged connection to a Sunday morning homicide outside a local nightclub. An arrest warrant was issued for Vincente Ramirez, 33, who is charged with second-degree murder, the Collier Sheriff’s Office said in a post on its Facebook page. Deputies responded to El Catrin […]
78-year-old Naples man dies after having a medical episode, crashing into a sign and trees
A Naples man who experienced a medical episode while driving crashed into a traffic sign and two palm trees and later died at the hospital Saturday. The 78-year-old man was headed north on Collier Boulevard and had started to turn left onto Golden Gate Parkway in Collier County when he had the medical incident, the […]
2 hospitalized, 1 arrested after shots fired in Naples, Utah
NAPLES, Utah (ABC4) — A suspect was arrested in connection to a Naples shooting that left two people in the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Naples City Police Department. When officers arrived at the scene, police said they found two people with apparent gunshot wounds. One victim was a 35-year-old male and the […]
April’s total solar eclipse will be ‘once in a lifetime event’ for some. What about Naples?
Naples woman served with North Carolina murder warrant while at hospital
A Naples woman was arrested at a local hospital on an arrest warrant for murder out of North Carolina. According to the arrest warrant, deputies with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office served the warrant to Cheryl Ann Nicklow, 66, at NCH North, 11190 Health Park Blvd., in Naples. When deputies arrived at the hospital around […]
I-75 southbound in Naples reopens to traffic after Bombardier jet crash Friday
As of 7 p.m. Sunday, Interstate 75 southbound is now open through Naples, two days after a small passenger jet crash-landed on the road, hitting cars, slamming into the retaining wall alongside the highway, and catching fire, Florida Highway Patrol said. Earlier Sunday the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, announced that […]