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  1. 1 commentRead the original story

    1 hr ago | BonitaNews.com - Bonita Springs, Florida

    - A Lehigh Acres man has been convicted of killing his estranged wife and mother-in-law. A jury deliberated for two hours Tuesday before finding 31-year-old Juan Mendez Jr. guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in the 2006 deaths of his wife, ...

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  2. Vacant Lehigh Acres house vandalizedRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | News Press

    A Lehigh Acres home was ransacked and paint was strewn about the walls causing as much as $15,000 in damage, according to a Lee County Sheriff's Office Report.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  3. Lee County man guilty of killing wife, mother-in-lawRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    ... wife, Whitney Mendez, and her mother, Lori Stone. Prosecutors say Mendez stabbed both women to death at their Lehigh Acres home. http://www.news-press.com Mendez faces two life prison terms at his sentencing in February. Information from: The ...

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  4. Watch VideoRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WINK-TV Fort Myers

    ... mother, Lori Stone to death. Both women were stabbed at total of 47 times. They were found murdered in their Lehigh Acres home in July 2006. After the verdict was read their family rejoiced. John Carlson, Lori's brother and Whitney's uncle told WINK ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Myers, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  5. Today's Lee County traffic enforcement locationsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | News Press

    ... West Terry Street, Bonita Springs 2. Staley Road, Fort Myers 3. East 3rd Street, Lehigh Acres Locations are selected based upon high incidents of crashes, traffic surveys and citizen complaints. The Sheriff's ...

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL, Bonita Springs, FL, Fort Myers, FL

  6. Juan Mendez a killer, jury saysRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | News Press

    ... She said she told six deputies who were in the restaurant around 9 p.m. and they told her to call the sheriff's Lehigh Acres substation, which she said she did. A representative from Metro PCS brought Juan Mendez's phone records, which showed he ...

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  7. Spitler, Terry LeeRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Dayton Daily News

    SPITLER, Terry Lee 64, passed away in Lehigh Acres, Fla. on Sunday, Nov. 22. He lived in Phillipsburg, Ohio his entire life.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  8. Wild hog goes wildRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | WALB-TV Albany

    A Florida deputy shot a wild hog that was creating problems for a Lehigh Acres neighborhood Friday morning.

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  9. Guilty verdict for Juan MendezRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | FOX 4 Florida

    A jury found Juan Mendez guilty of killing his estranged wife and mother-in-law. The killings happened back in 2006 in Lehigh Acres.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime

  10. PHOTOS: PACE students have lots to be thankful forRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Naplesnews.com Stories

    ... are only getting two meals a day at the school. The Rios family laughed and smiled as they enjoyed their lunch. Lehigh Acres resident Vanessa Rios, 17, told friends and family at her table that she was thankful for her probation being up. Vanessa ...

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    Related Topix: Immokalee, FL, Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

  11. Vandals accused of trashing Lehigh homeRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | WZVN

    LEE COUNTY : Lee County deputies are looking for teens who are accused of pouring paint and cleaning supplies all over a Lehigh Acres home.

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  12. Obituaries 11/21Read the original story

    16 hrs ago | Star News - Home

    Farrell Rachel 'Ray' K. Farrell, 81, of Elk River, formerly of Lehigh Acres, Fla.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  13. Jurors deliberating in Juan Mendez murder trialRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | WINK-TV Fort Myers

    ... her mother, Lori Stone. The two women were stabbed a total of 47 times. They were found murdered inside their Lehigh Acres home in July 2006. In court Tuesday morning, Prosecutors hammered into jurors that DNA evidence points to Juan Mendez. ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Myers, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  14. Defense giving closing argument in Mendez trialRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | News Press

    The News-Press and news-press.com are covering the murder trial of Juan Mendez Jr., who is accused in the 2006 deaths of his estranged wife Whitney Mendez and her mother, Lorena Stone in Lehigh Acres.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Lee County, FL

  15. Lee commissioners throw support behind Lehigh Acres grant requestRead the original story

    Yesterday | News Press

    Lee County commissioners agreed this morning to support a grant request to fund a crimefighting program for southwest Lehigh Acres.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  16. Letter carriers to join Toys for Tots program SaturdayRead the original story

    Yesterday | News Press

    ... for distribution by The Salvation Army to underprivileged children. Residents of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Alva, Fort Myers Beach, St James City, Pineland, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Estero, Marco Island and Naples are encouraged to ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Myers, FL, Cape Coral, FL, Alva, FL, Fort Myers Beach, FL

  17. Lee County news in briefRead the original story

    Yesterday | News Press

    ... and her mother, Lorena Stone. Mendez faces life in prison if convicted of killing the women July 22, 2006, in Lehigh Acres. Closing arguments are expected to last more than two hours, followed by Lee Circuit Judge Mark Steinbeck giving jurors a ...

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL, Prison, Fort Myers, FL

  18. Hog Goes Wild in Lehigh AcresRead the original story

    Yesterday | WINK-TV Fort Myers

    A wayward hog found his way into a Lehigh Acres neighborhood causing panic and fear.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  19. Lee County deputy shoots and kills aggressive wild hogRead the original story

    Monday | News Press

    A Lee County Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed a wild hog Friday morning after it was reported the hog was menacing a Lehigh Acres neighborhood.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, FL

  20. Road blockage cleared at Alabama Road and Kanza Court in Lehigh AcresRead the original story

    Monday | News Press

    The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a vehicle crash earlier tonight at the intersection of Alabama Road and Kanza Court in Lehigh Acres.

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