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Coaster records chug time

Marco Islander Jim Gratkowski has secured a patent on his Slam Timer, a bar-top device that measures how fast one chugs a drink.

Business Expo on Marco

Marco Island's annual Business Expo was a sell-out, with 60 vendors displaying their goods and services at the March 27 event held at the Marco Island Marriot Resort.

Marco Island teachers take a stand

Tommie Barfield Elementary teachers are "working to rule" in protest of the Collier County school district's one percent bonus. On Friday, November 16, teachers left the classroom at 3:05 p.m., taking no work home with them.

Collier teachers protest 1 percent bonus

The Collier County Education Association united at the School Board meeting today to protest the district's offer to give them a one percent bonus.

Victory for Dennis Thompson

Collier School Board votes 3-2 for new school administrators, at a cost of $170,000 each.

Tommie Barfield Elementary 50th Anniversary

Video: Tommie Barfield Elementary celebrates its 50th annivrsary with a student production on the school's history to commemorate its founder Tommie Barfield.

Golden Apple Award Ceremony

The 2007 Golden Apple recipients made their acceptance speeches last night in front of an audience of more than 1,200 at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts.

Rescuers remove 8-foot python

An 8-foot Burmese python was rescued from the rafters of a Marco Island Executive Airport hangar Thursday, April 3, 2008.

Gumbo Limbo tree takes a boat ride

A Gumbo-limbo tree was transported by barge from Marco Island to Hamilton Harbor where it will spend the night before its final trip to Naples Botanical Garden tomorrow morning.

Studio 55: Florida Panther Habitat Interview

Tim Aten interviews Darrell Land about the declining habitat of the Florida Panthers.

The Endangered Panther

Panthers are endangered, but the Florida Panther Refuge hopes humans can learn what panthers need from the environment in order to survive.

Dig in Marco Island

Residents and volunteers help archeologists preserve Native American artifacts on Marco Island.

Shear commitment

Volunteers get their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

North Collier Boulevard opens

North Collier Boulevard opened to all four lanes Thursday afternoon on Marco Island.

Master musician plays the pipa

World-famous pipa player Hongyan Zhang visited Marco recently to take time off from her hectic concert and teaching schedule. She is playing the song "White Snow in the Sunny Spring."

Farmers Market back in full swing on Marco

The Farmers Market kicked off its winter season Wednesday, November 21, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Collier teachers protest 1 percent bonus

The Collier County Education Association united at the School Board meeting today to protest the district's offer to give them a one percent bonus.

Topless PETA protesters in Marco

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested a KFC meeting on Tuesday in Marco - sans clothing.

Marco fire teams diversify training

Marco Island firefighters converged at the Marriott on Wednesday, Nov. 7, to run drills that mirror real-life situations in which firefighters have had to respond to fires in large structures, like warehouses and supermarkets.

Studio 55: Bill Moss Interview

Tim Aten's interview with Naples City Manager Bill Moss from Studio 55

Tommie Barfield Elementary 50th Anniversary

Video: Tommie Barfield Elementary celebrates its 50th annivrsary with a student production on the school's history to commemorate its founder Tommie Barfield.

Raw video: Marco council sworn in

Marco Island City Council's newest members were sworn in Monday, March 17.

Marco precincts slow and steady

The flow of Marco voters to polls was a slow trickle Tuesday afternoon after heavy early voting.

New take on issues at last forum

The last push for votes by Marco City Council candidates featured one final forum Tuesday night by the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce and the Area Association of Realtors.

POP kicks off City Council debate

The first debate of the Marco Island City Council election season was held Thursday, December 6 at Mackle Park. The debate was sponsored by Preserve Our Paradise.

Car accident closes Jolley Bridge

A head-on collision between a Cadillac sedan and a Dodge SUV shut down the Judge SS Jolley Bridge for about an hour Wednesday at rush hour.

The path of Christ

Members of the Wesley United Methodist Church take part in the Journey to the Cross as part of Holy Week services.

Dig in Marco Island

Residents and volunteers help archeologists preserve Native American artifacts on Marco Island.

Marco Dig Studio 55 Interview

Liam Dillon and Tim Aten discuss the archaeological dig on Marco Island

Dig in Marco Island

Residents and volunteers help archeologists preserve Native American artifacts on Marco Island.

Marco Dig Studio 55 Interview

Liam Dillon and Tim Aten discuss the archaeological dig on Marco Island

Marco fire teams diversify training

Car accident closes Jolley Bridge

A head-on collision between a Cadillac sedan and a Dodge SUV shut down the Judge SS Jolley Bridge for about an hour Wednesday at rush hour.

Trailer fire settlement

A $6 million settlement was awarded as a result of a fatal Immokalee moble home fire.

Estero firefighters save home

A home still under construction was threatened by a 160-acre brush fire Wednesday before Estero Firefighters were able to bring it under control.

16,000-acre Picayune Strand fire

Aerial footage from the 16,000-acre fire in Picayune Strand State Forest that shut down I-75 Wednesday.

Firefighters combat blaze in East Bonita

A fire erupted in East Bonita Springs off Bonita Beach Road Monday May 7. The blaze spread to approximately 400 acres.

Picayune Strand fire aftermath

RAW VIDEO: See the aftermath Tuesday of the 3000-acre at the Picayune Strand State Forest.

Brush fire threatens homes

RAW VIDEO: A Golden Gate brush fire is threatening homes.

Trailer fire settlement

A $6 million settlement was awarded as a result of a fatal Immokalee moble home fire.

Estero firefighters save home

A home still under construction was threatened by a 160-acre brush fire Wednesday before Estero Firefighters were able to bring it under control.

16,000-acre Picayune Strand fire

Aerial footage from the 16,000-acre fire in Picayune Strand State Forest that shut down I-75 Wednesday.

Firefighters combat blaze in East Bonita

A fire erupted in East Bonita Springs off Bonita Beach Road Monday May 7. The blaze spread to approximately 400 acres.

Race for the Star: Question 5

What will you do about illegal immigration?

Race for the Star: Question 4

What will you do about the budget?

Race for the Star: Question 3

How will you use red light cameras?

Race for the Star: Question 2

What will you do with emergency assistance?

Race for the Star: Question 1

What are your qualifications?

Four arrested in Taylor slaying

Four suspects were arrested in Lee County in connection with the slaying of NFL star Sean Taylor. The Daily News had reporters on the scene at FDLE all day covering the arrests.

Studio 55: School Violence Town Hall Meeting

Tim Aten's interview with Captain Tim Guerrette and Lieutenant Tony Repicky about the school violence town hall meeting.

Tasered while wet

The Collier County Sheriff's Office showed that a person who is shocked with a Taser gun while in the water will not be electrocuted, in this video provided by the agency.

Immokalee shooting

Police investigate an early morning shootout in Immokalee that sent two men to the hospital. Video by Wasim Ahmad & Carrie Wise

Windjammer village reacts to shooting

Residents of Windjammer Village in Naples speak about two of their neighbors, who were found dead in their home Tuesday with gunshot wounds.

Four arrested in Taylor slaying

Four suspects were arrested in Lee County in connection with the slaying of NFL star Sean Taylor. The Daily News had reporters on the scene at FDLE all day covering the arrests.

Studio 55: School Violence Town Hall Meeting

Tim Aten's interview with Captain Tim Guerrette and Lieutenant Tony Repicky about the school violence town hall meeting.

Tasered while wet

The Collier County Sheriff's Office showed that a person who is shocked with a Taser gun while in the water will not be electrocuted, in this video provided by the agency.

Immokalee shooting

Police investigate an early morning shootout in Immokalee that sent two men to the hospital. Video by Wasim Ahmad & Carrie Wise

Windjammer village reacts to shooting

Residents of Windjammer Village in Naples speak about two of their neighbors, who were found dead in their home Tuesday with gunshot wounds.

An interview with Cynthia Mitchell

We talk to Cynthia Mitchell, who will receive the U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District's 2008 Women in Business Champion of the Year Award.

Black Friday

People from all over Collier County started showing up at 4 in the morning to shop at the J.C. Penny store in Coastland Center Mall.

2007 Farm City BBQ

Hundreds of people converge on the Ave Maria campus to enjoy a day of barbeque, with all of the proceeds benefitting the Collier County 4H Foundation.

IKEA mania rises in Florida

The IKEA circus comes to Florida with the opening of IKEA Sunrise.

A cup of competition

A video profile of a local business, the 5th Avenue Coffee Company.

Black Friday

People from all over Collier County started showing up at 4 in the morning to shop at the J.C. Penny store in Coastland Center Mall.

2007 Farm City BBQ

Hundreds of people converge on the Ave Maria campus to enjoy a day of barbeque, with all of the proceeds benefitting the Collier County 4H Foundation.

IKEA mania rises in Florida

The IKEA circus comes to Florida with the opening of IKEA Sunrise.

A cup of competition

A video profile of a local business, the 5th Avenue Coffee Company.

DeLorean returns

The DeLorean, featured in Back to the Future, is going to be built again - by a company with a franchise in Bonita Springs.

Coaster records chug time

Marco Islander Jim Gratkowski has secured a patent on his Slam Timer, a bar-top device that measures how fast one chugs a drink.

Business Expo on Marco

Marco Island's annual Business Expo was a sell-out, with 60 vendors displaying their goods and services at the March 27 event held at the Marco Island Marriot Resort.

Marco Island teachers take a stand

Collier teachers protest 1 percent bonus

The Collier County Education Association united at the School Board meeting today to protest the district's offer to give them a one percent bonus.

Victory for Dennis Thompson

Collier School Board votes 3-2 for new school administrators, at a cost of $170,000 each.

Tommie Barfield Elementary 50th Anniversary

Video: Tommie Barfield Elementary celebrates its 50th annivrsary with a student production on the school's history to commemorate its founder Tommie Barfield.

Golden Apple Award Ceremony

The 2007 Golden Apple recipients made their acceptance speeches last night in front of an audience of more than 1,200 at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts.

Classic rock class

Students rock with Jim Knecht

Golden Gate egg drop

Golden Gate elementary students drop eggs and learn science.

Cell phone video: School Board meeting

Cell phone video from School Board meeting. GCHS sophomore Benjamin MacDonough shot this 58-second clip at the Collier County School Board meeting with a Motorola Q cell phone. The School Board voted 4 to 1 Thursday afternoon to keep block scheduling for one more year.

Cell phone video: PRHS protest

Four cell phone video clips taken during Palmetto Ridge High student protest.

Protest cell phone video: Macy Ballin #2

Gulf Coast High student Macy Ballin submitted this 6-second cell-phone video shot in the school's courtyard during the student protest over proposed schedule changes.

Being a teacher in Southwest Florida

Hear from teachers on the next school year.

Author visits Naples High

Slideshow: Greg Mortenson builds schools overseas

Lely Block Schedule Protest

Raw video footage of the protest today at Lely HS.

Open Mic with Dennis Thompson

Daily News Editorial Page Editor Jeff Lytle interviewed Collier Schools Superintendent Dennis Thompson during Monday night's Open Mic program.

Teachers won't stand down

Parents, teachers and students gathered at the Collier County School Board meeting today to continue to voice their opinions about the teacher salaries.

Rescuers remove 8-foot python

An 8-foot Burmese python was rescued from the rafters of a Marco Island Executive Airport hangar Thursday, April 3, 2008.

Gumbo Limbo tree takes a boat ride

A Gumbo-limbo tree was transported by barge from Marco Island to Hamilton Harbor where it will spend the night before its final trip to Naples Botanical Garden tomorrow morning.

Studio 55: Florida Panther Habitat Interview

Tim Aten interviews Darrell Land about the declining habitat of the Florida Panthers.

The Endangered Panther

Panthers are endangered, but the Florida Panther Refuge hopes humans can learn what panthers need from the environment in order to survive.

Dig in Marco Island

Residents and volunteers help archeologists preserve Native American artifacts on Marco Island.

RAW VIDEO: Goliath grouper

A Goliath grouper, weighing an estimated 45 pounds, has been turning heads the past few days at a waterfront condominium complex off Vanderbilt Drive in North Naples.

Studio 55: Florida Panther Habitat Interview

Tim Aten interviews Darrell Land about the declining habitat of the Florida Panthers.

The Endangered Panther

Panthers are endangered, but the Florida Panther Refuge hopes humans can learn what panthers need from the environment in order to survive.

Where is this man? An environmental quiz

Test your wits with this multimedia brainteaser and you might just learn something about the fragile status of one of Florida's ecological treasures.

Shear commitment

Volunteers get their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

The path of Christ

Members of the Wesley United Methodist Church take part in the Journey to the Cross as part of Holy Week services.