Ryan Arbogast

Marco Island, Naples

Television News Reporter at WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL)

Television News Reporter at WZVN-TV (Fort Myers, FL)

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Crash victim speaks after car plowed through St. Matthew's store

5 days ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

For the first time, we’re hearing from one of the victims caught in the chaos when a car crashed through the front of a St. Matthew’s House thrift store in Naples. Ali Gallahue said she had just stepped away from the cash register to speak with a friend when the car came smashing through the wall. “Had we not spoken, I would have continued on to the cash register. That was the exact path of the vehicle. He ran over the two women that were behind the cash register," said Gallahue.
Federal judge expected to decide this week on Naples Pride’s permit lawsuit

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

A federal judge is expected to rule this week on a lawsuit filed by Naples Pride, which accuses the City of Naples and the Naples Police Department of violating its First Amendment rights through permit restrictions on the city’s annual Pride Fest. The nonprofit says city leaders forced them to move drag performances indoors in both 2023 and 2024, a change that hurt ticket sales and limited attendance.
FDLE begins interviews in Marco Island police chief investigation

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

The state’s criminal investigation into Marco Island’s police chief is advancing, with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement now conducting interviews tied to allegations against Chief Tracy Frazzano. City Manager Mike McNees confirmed Tuesday to Gulf Coast News that FDLE is in the interview stage of its review. The agency was handed two specific allegations from a lengthy list of union complaints that could potentially constitute criminal behavior.
Marco Island considers 'mini islands' to clean up polluted canals

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

Dozens of small, man-made islands could be the key to fixing Marco Island’s long-standing water quality problems — at no cost to local taxpayers, according to an unsolicited proposal. Marco Island City Council held a special meeting Monday to review the idea from Marco Island resident Dan Davies, CEO of Earthwerks Corp.
Longtime airboat company out of Ochopee says state is forcing them out

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

After nearly half a century guiding visitors through the Everglades, a family-run airboat company claims they have been forced off their land — and out of business. “It’s the last of it. I guess the last ride,” said Capt. Mitch House, who has operated Everglades Private Airboat Tours with his family since the 1980s. “It’s supposed to be my lineage. This is my heritage. This is supposed to be my kids’ lineage. I don’t get that chance anymore," said Kaitlyn House, his daughter.
State ethics panel finds probable cause against Marco Island City Councilwoman

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

The Florida Commission on Ethics has found probable cause that Marco Island City Councilwoman Tamara Goehler abused her position and tried to influence the content of a police report following a dog attack involving her pets. The case centers on an incident from Dec. 7, when Marco Island police were called to Columbus Way for reports of a dog attack.
Backyard backlash: New Collier school draws fire from neighbors

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

A new 18-acre school campus is under construction in Golden Gate (Urban Estates), and while school leaders call it a long-awaited opportunity, neighbors are calling it an ambush. Mason Classical Academy (MCA), a charter school, plans on serving about 1,500 students from grades K-8. The community around 7th Avenue Northwest is fuming. "Mason Academy never operated in good faith as far as we were concerned on this," resident Richard Conover said.
Scammers pose as animal services, target grieving pet owners with fake emergency calls

2 weeks ago | kesq.com | Ryan Arbogast

By Ryan ArbogastClick here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida ( WBBH) - Scammers are preying on heartbroken pet owners in Collier County, pretending to be from Collier Domestic Animal Services and demanding money for emergency surgeries. "They claimed that they work for domestic animal services, and they were just letting me know that they found my dog. She had been hit. Wondering if she was going to survive," said Emily Gann, a victim of the scam.
Lost pet scam targets Collier County residents

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Ryan Arbogast

>> THERE'S A SPOOFING CALLED GOING AROUND COLLIER COUNTY FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE WITH DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES. THEY THREATEN THE COLOR THAT THOUGH EUTHANIZE THEIR LOST PET UNLESS THE OWNER COUGHS UP MONEY FOR ALLEGED EMERGENCY SURGERY, ACCORDING TO THE FBI, THERE ARE WAYS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SCAM LIKE IF THEY SAY THEY HAVE YOUR PET BUT CAN'T PROVIDE PHOTOS OR IF THEY MAKE THREATS REGARDING YOUR PET. TONIGHT, RYAN, OUR BIGGEST SPEAKING TO ONE OWNER ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE CRIMINALS.
Second lawsuit filed in Wooten’s Everglades airboat crash that injured 16

2 weeks ago | abc17news.com | Ryan Arbogast

Second lawsuit filed in Wooten’s Everglades airboat crash that injured 16 OCHOPEE, Florida (WBBH) — “Things the woman from California claims she will live with forever,” describes the injuries to a rider on an airboat that crashed last December, according to a newly filed civil suit. Five months after two airboats collided during a Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours ride, a second passenger is suing the company and the two captains who were driving.

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