Rebuild Florida program helping those with Irma damage
A new state resource to help those stuck with Hurricane Irma damage opened it’s doors in Fort Myers this week. The program, Rebuild Florida, was launched by the Department of Economic Opportunity, and...
View ArticleFWC officer receives donations following injury-induced coma
A Florida Wildlife Conservation Officer that was seriously hurt in a car crash is receiving help from the Collier Community. FWC officer Kyle Plussa was in a coma for 6 weeks following a wreck back in...
View ArticleNew clean-up tactic aims to keep algae from flowing into canals
Residents in Cape Coral are still dealing with the blue-green algae that is plaguing canals. “The smell of the blue green algae would just take your breath away,” said Denise Clements, who lives on one...
View ArticleCollier County tax preparer charged with tax fraud
A Collier County tax return preparer is charged with 15 counts of tax fraud, according to the Department of Justice. Augustin Dalusma intentionally made false and fraudulent claims for tax refunds to...
View ArticleSWFL business owners looking forward to season traffic
It’s been a rough summer season for businesses near Southwest Florida water, but northern neighbors are starting to pack up to return for winter. For Wanda Klopf, who owns a store near the Naples Bay,...
View ArticleNorth Naples crash closed southbound US 41 Saturday afternoon
A serious crash close southbound lanes of U.S. 41 at 99th Avenue N. in North Naples Saturday afternoon. The roadway is now open but no information on injuries has been released.
View ArticleBig Bus Event brings free health fair to Immokalee with 11 providers
The Florida Department of Health in Collier County will be hosting the 4th Annual Immokalee Big Bus Event in Immokalee. This free health fair and public awareness campaign is geared towards providing...
View Article21-year-old Naples man killed in crash on I-75
A 21-year-old man from Naples, who had been reported missing, was killed in a car accident early Monday morning. Aubrey Mixon, 21, was driving a Hyundai Sonata east on I-75 near mile marker 93 around...
View ArticleCollier County considers one-percent sales tax increase
Collier County told you the millions of dollars from a one-percent sales tax increase would help build your community. But where exactly would that money go? Voters in Collier County get to decide in...
View ArticleCollier deputies rescue unconscious man from sinking car
Collier County deputies received several calls about a person “driving uncontrollably” before a van flew off the road and right into the water near Golden Gate Boulevard and Collier Boulevard. The...
View ArticleTwo Collier schools receive the National Blue Ribbon recognition
Sea Gate Elementary School and Lorenzo Walker Technical High School received 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools awards, putting their overall academic performance ahead of hundreds of other schools....
View ArticleFort Myers among the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
With all the the things Fort Myers has to offer, from the beach, to local restaurants, and the affordability, it’s easy to see why Fort Myers is at the top of the list of the fastest growing cities in...
View ArticleParents concerned about overcrowded Collier school buses
One parent says her daughter has gone to other Collier County public schools before, but she has never seen the kind of crowding she sees now. And after her daughter snapped a photo inside her...
View ArticleSend Lake O releases underground?: Government, environmentalists split
The South Water Management District is moving forward with their plan of shooting Lake Okeechobee releases thousands of feet into the ground, but The Conservancy of Southwest Florida thinks the deep...
View ArticleMan arrested for grabbing woman and forcibly trying to kiss her
A teen was arrested on Thursday after he grabbed another teen girl and forcibly kissed her while she was on her way to school. According to Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the student told deputies...
View ArticleFormer Collier deputy served summons papers in wrongful death lawsuit
Former Collier County deputy Steven Calkins was served with a summons at his Iowa home this week in the wrongful death lawsuit of Terrance Williams. The lawsuit was filed by Hollywood mogul, Tyler...
View ArticleBull found slaughtered at a pasture in Immokalee
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person or people who killed and mutilated a bull and left it in a pasture in Immokalee. Deputies were called to a pasture owned by Star S Farms...
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Thousands of dead fish found floating in Naples Sunday
Residents had an unpleasant surprise when they walked out to see thousands of dead fish floating in their water this weekend. The piles of fish were a damper on some visitors’ plans at Miramar Beach...
View ArticleCollier charter school students, parents unhappy over hot school bus
Some students in Collier County that take a school bus have encountered scorching temperatures due to a broken air conditioner. “I have to drink a lot of water,” Addison Corbellini said, a sixth...
View ArticleVideo surveillance may deter brazen Naples porch pirates
Porch pirates are becoming more common in Southwest Florida. These thieves will walk up to a porch and will proceed to steal the homeowner’s delivered packages they ordered from an online store. These...
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