Stacey M. Henson
Events Reporter and Live News Editor at Fort Myers News-Press
Southwest Florida Live News Editor at Naples Daily News
Articles
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tayeba Hussein |Stacey M. Henson
For the first time in recorded Florida history, a black bear has killed a human, and officials are working to find the bear, with three already taken for DNA analysis. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, along with Collier County Sheriff's Office, responded to a call early May 5 about a bear mauling a man and his dog in the tiny, remote area of Jerome, officials said.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Andrew West |Tayeba Hussein |Kim Luciani |Cheryl McCloud |Tomas Rodriguez |Tomás Rodríguez | +1 more
• Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. May 5. • Officials said the dead bear would be transported to Gainesville for testing. • If it's confirmed the Jerome man was killed by the bear, it would be the first death by bear attack in Florida.
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1 week ago |
news-journalonline.com | Tayeba Hussein |Tomas Rodriguez |Tomás Rodríguez |Stacey M. Henson |Andrew West
A Florida man, Robert Markel, was found dead near Big Cypress, potentially marking the first fatal bear attack in Florida history. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the incident and has set bear traps in the area. This is the second bear mauling in Florida this year, with the previous incident occurring in January. The FWC is considering reinstating a bear hunt to manage the state's bear population, estimated at over 4,000.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Stacey M. Henson
More: Lee County has been among the fastest growing in the U.S. over recent years. A Lee County jury found a Kentucky man guilty of squatting in a stranger's Lehigh Acres home. Gregory Hayes, 28, faces charges of criminal mischief, grand theft from a dwelling and burglary of a dwelling, according to a release from the State Attorney's Office, 20th Judicial Circuit on May 2.
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1 week ago |
naplesnews.com | Stacey M. Henson
The FBI arrested three Naples men as they plotted to kill the sibling of a man who hired them, the United States Attorney's office reports. And indictment, released May 1, charges Jesus Pujol Hernandez, 41, Miguel Marquez Romero, 29, and Paulo Sabon Montero, 54, with conspiracy to use a facility of interstate commerce to commit murder-for-hire and use of a facility of interstate commerce with intent to commit murder-for-hire. If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
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