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As tropic storm Fay leaves Florida she leaves seven deaths in her path. Many people lost their lives on our roads. Two men were in their vehicle Thursday morning when a tree fell on their car in...

NBC has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who killed himself after being confronted regarding his illicit communications with what he believed to be underage boys. The deceased also...

An American Right In Jeopardy By Eddie Farah on June 28, 2008 We hear it all the time. People tell us, "I'm not the type who sues..." and then they tell us about a horrible injury they or a...

A multiple vehicle pile-up involving cars and trucks occurred early this morning in thick smoke from nearby brush fires. It happened on SR 25 near the Lee/Hendry county line. There were numerous...

Why was the turkey crossing the road? It's not a riddle, it was a real life nightmare this weekend for a truck driver. Defensive driving means you are ready for any situation. But a turkey...

The state of Florida is spending about 58 million to get you to kick the habit. Any Floridian who qualified because of income can obtain the stop smoking aids for up to eight weeks. Call...

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Florida has the unhappy distinction of again leading the nation in boating deaths. Over last year accidental boating deaths in Florida...

I received an important and insightful response to my May 2 post on this subject. These events do occur to even the most careful and caring parents. It takes so little time for a child to be in...

A young boy tragically died in a pool April 30th here again in Lee County. This is the third child that has drowned in a pool in Fort Myers and Cape Coral in just the last two(2) weeks. What is...

No one knows why 21-year-old James Rowland drifted his pickup trust into an oncoming lane just after midnight early Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that Rowland was driving...

Often times a hit-and-run driver is never apprehended. They get away knowing they can get away with it. That was not the case with the driver who hit Darryl Green. Darryl Green was in the wrong...

High speed chases usually end badly. When law enforcement tries to apprehend a suspect through residential neighborhoods, innocent bystanders are frequently the victims. By NHTSA's estimates three...

An 18 month old boy drowned in a swimming pool in Cape Coral, Fl. and was found by a family member. Yet another tragic death of a child that should have been avoided. These deaths are not uncommon...

Last week was a dangerous and deadly one on the roads in Lee County A bicyclist was killed in a crosswalk a man was killed in a single car crashwith a woman passenger injured and taken to the...

Thousands ofFlorida smokers or their surviving family memberswill be eligible to share in a 600 million judgment against tobacco manufacturers ending more than a dozen years of litigation A 145...

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