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Two black males were found shot on Fifth Avenue North this evening. Naples police officers responded to a call at 10:04 p.m. about shots fired in the area of Fifth Avenue North and Goodlette-Frank Road, said Michael Herman, Public Information Office for the Naples Police Department.

This is the latest Hope for Haiti blog entry: A mobile medical clinic is a concept that has worked for decades in developing countries. Teams of physicians and nurses donate their time and travel together to remote areas of Haiti where even the most basic healthcare is unavailable.

A Hope for the Children silent auction to benefit Children’s Medical Services in Collier County will be held Oct. 25 at the Strand Country Club in North Naples.

The seventh annual Women Supporting Women Wine Tasting will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 at Handsome Harry’s Third Street Bistro, 1205 Third St. S.

Physicians Regional Healthcare System is hosting Ribbons and Wine event Thursday to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Southwest Florida affiliate.

 

Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Collier County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization board members indicated Friday they did not feel they were receiving their fair share from the Florida Department of Transportation and voted to send a letter to Tallahassee detailing their concerns.

Longtime Naples diagnostic radiologist Dr. Adam Fueredi is making changes to his practice but one of them isn’t giving up talking with each female patient about her mammogram results.

Music is coming to Hamilton Harbor but don’t make plans to dance by the water anytime soon. A Naples advisory board voted to allow live entertainment at the Hamilton Harbor clubhouse, but did not have the opportunity to decide whether to allow live entertainment outdoors.

Physicians Regional Medical Center-Pine Ridge is helping the economy and looking to the future. The 83-bed hospital in North Naples is spending $4.6 million to add an 18-bed neurosurgery unit, which includes equipment expenses. The price tag also includes converting four existing recovery beds to intensive-care purposes for the new neurosurgery department. The expansion will bring the hospital’s total bed count to 101 beds.

Being superintendent is a tough job. Despite good salaries and plenty of perks, a recent study found that the average urban superintendent nationwide stays on the job only about three years — which educators say isn’t enough time to enact meaningful, long-lasting reform.

Jennifer Edwards may have lost her voice last week, but the Collier County Supervisor of Elections did not lose her focus. With a little over three weeks to go until Election Day, Edwards said in a crackling voice that her office and those of colleagues around the state are ready for what could be a record turnout of voters spurred by economic conditions and a highly visible presidential race.

Maria Chapa knew something ailed her body. She felt pain in her breasts. One of her aunt’s died in February from breast cancer. Another aunt, in her 60s now, has battled it on and off for more than a dozen years. “I’m scared,” Chapa says sitting on a beige leather sofa dressed in a pink sweater and a white eyelet skirt. She’s headed to church with her husband, Isaac Hernandez, also dressed in a pink shirt.

Jessica Morehead is in a hurry as she fills her tank at the Amerifuel gas station on U.S. 41, just south of Corkscrew Road in Estero. She is running late for an athletic event at South Fort Myers High School. “I am involved in five sports at one time,” says the Estero High senior. “I definitely need to drive.” Morehead has been driving for two years, but if a national auto safety group has its way, many teens will have to rely on their parents to handle a busy schedule like hers. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released a report calling on states to increase the driving age from 16 to 17.

To some it’s just gritty grease. But to a Naples company it’s liquid gold. The grease used to deep fry everything from chicken and corn dogs to french fries and conch fritters is what’s fueling the business — and its rapid growth.

The Boy Scouts of America held their annual Scout Show at Fleischmann Park on Saturday.

A pedestrian was killed around 3 a.m. Sunday when he walked into the path of a car on State Road 29 in Immokalee, the Florida Highway Patrol stated in a news release.

A Naples man faces DUI charges after a three-car crash on Collier Boulevard sent one deputy and one driver to Physician’s Regional Medical Center for minor injuries Friday night.

A Naples man faces DUI charges after a three-car crash on CR 951 sent one deputy and one driver to Physician’s Regional Medical Center for minor injuries Friday night.