Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Woman killed in Lehigh crash

A Lehigh Acres woman was killed after a vehicle crash at the intersection of Homestead Road S and Jaguar Boulevard Wednesday morning. 

      
 
 


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Woman allegedly stole $85,000 from Girl Scouts

A 42-year-old woman was arrested for stealing about $85,000 from the Girl Scouts.

      
 
 


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Hurricane insurance: 13 things to know before the wind blows

Casey Logan, business reporter for The News-Press, did research in effort to provide readers insights heading into the 2016 hurricane season

      
 
 


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Hurricane insurance: Open your eyes before disaster

Mother Nature has allowed Florida to recover from the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004-05: the state-run insurer of last resort is smaller, the catastrophe fund to handle emergencies is fatter, and people overall are seeing reasonable rates. Still, issues remain.

      
 
 


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Rewind: August's most-read stories on news-press.com

ICYMI: The five most-read stories on news-press.com during August 2016.

      
 
 


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After layoffs, Chico's FAS enters new phase

Chico’s FAS, one day after disclosing 200 layoffs at its corporate headquarters in Fort Myers, is entering a new phase in the long-term plan set out by its CEO.

      
 
 


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Police searching for Hardee's robber

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a partially masked man who held up the Hardee’s fast food restaurant at gunpoint Tuesday night.

      
 
 


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