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Estero has negotiated a contract with Village Manager candidate Steven Sarkozy, the village confirmed Wednesday.

For the hundreds who showed up at Bayfront to watch the fishing boats come in, the biggest "catch" was the service people.

A Missouri judge has ordered that a suspect in the death of Bonita Springs doctor Teresa Sievers be transferred to Florida.

In the courtyard at Golden Terrace Elementary School, workers in red shirts use gardening gloves to lay soil atop a newly built gardening box. They’re stomping down a pathway that leads from the flagpole to the canopy tree. And in the tree’s shade, they’ve spread a mound of red rubber mulch beneath the three picnic tables. The workers built the tables with their hands.

One reason we love Florida is all of the unique wildlife around us. Take our quiz to find out which animal you are most like!

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Ozzie the bald eagle has died, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. and Southwest Florida Eagle Cam reported on Facebook.

The numbers are as staggering as the moment a woman first discovers a lump in her breast.

Tri-Town Construction broke ground on a new facility for Naples Laser and Med Spa of Bonita and Boutique. The site is in Bernwood Plaza, 24850 U.S. 41 S., Bonita Springs. Information: www. tri-townconstruction.com

Leading up to and on the super blood moon lunar eclipse made for some interesting fishing, accompanied by a healthy dose of catching. Higher than normal tides leveled the playing field for the fish and the inshore anglers, while rip-roaring offshore tides and a complete lack of moving water at times made the offshore a tricky arena as well.