LGBTQ community celebrates Naples Pride 2019 at Cambier Park
NAPLES June is Pride Month. It’s a time when the LGBTQ community celebrates its achievements and contributions to the world. And community members in Southwest Florida came together to celebrate their...
View ArticleThree-vehicle crash on Pine Ridge Rd. and Livingston in Collier
COLLIER COUNTY Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a three-vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Livingston Road in Collier County Saturday. According to FHP, the...
View ArticleSummer BreakSpot provides lunches for kids and teens 18 and under over the...
FORT MYERS Summer BreakSpot locations are a place for kids and teens 18 and under to go and enjoy free meals while school is out for the summer. This year, there are thousands of supervised meal sites...
View ArticleHurricane Preparedness Seminars at Collier County Public Library
COLLIER COUNTY Hurricane season is here and Collier County Emergency Management team wants to make sure you are ready. Emergency Management will hold four free public seminars at various Collier County...
View ArticleNaples Fire-Rescue plan to minimize firefighter carcinogens exposure
NAPLES Less than a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law providing critical benefits to firefighters with cancer, fire departments are also doing more in prevention and protection for their own....
View ArticleRoadway clear after vehicle fire on Alligator Alley in Collier
COLLIER COUNTY Florida Highway Patrol responded to two scenes — vehicle fire and vehicle crash — along the Alligator Alley portion of northbound I-75 mile markers 77 and 74 in Collier County Monday....
View ArticleNaples Estates neighbors hit by golf balls, damages to their homes
EAST NAPLES It is raining golf balls in Naples Estates! The neighborhood in Naples Estates is directly next to a golf club. One man said so many golf balls have landed that he has started a collection....
View ArticleMarco Island to consider legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries
MARCO ISLAND Out of 120 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state, there are none in Collier County. The nearest one is currently north in Bonita Springs in Lee County. Leaders in one city in the...
View ArticleCollier deputies looking for suspected North Naples Walmart thief
NORTH NAPLES Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify this woman. Detectives would like to talk to her about a theft of cash from a North Naples Walmart. CCSO says...
View Article15 arrested for crimes against children in ‘Operation Safe Summer’
FORT MYERS The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Charlotte, Collier, and Lee county sheriff’s offices, Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments, and Homeland Security Investigations announce...
View ArticleVehicle fire leaves one lane open on I-75 SB at MM 54 on Alligator Alley
A vehicle fire has closed I-75 southbound at mile marker 54 on Alligator Alley. Since then, one lane has been reopened. Watch video of what happened from FDOT below....
View ArticleStreets and Stormwater Division seeks $9.5 million to improve water quality
NAPLES BAY It seems that no one in Southwest Florida is immune to the water quality crisis. Now, Naples is planning a course of action. City leaders want millions to pay for several projects next year....
View ArticleSizzle Southwest Florida: Delicious seafood at Sails Restaurant
DOWNTOWN NAPLES One of the big benefits of restaurant week is eating out at establishments that might not fit your budget. Sails in Downtown Naples is one of these places, with a three-course meal that...
View ArticleSections of Tamiami Trail to rise as part of Everglades restoration
EVERGLADES Making room for better water quality as tens of millions of dollars are being devoted to Everglades Restoration Projects. One of the first steps is raising sections of Tamiami Trail so more...
View ArticleState wants to pass Greater Naples Fire expenses to Collier taxpayers
NAPLES Fiery and sometimes deadly crashes are not unusual along Alligator Alley. But there is a fire station along that part of the interstate ready to react to all emergencies. Right now, the state...
View ArticleHarry Chapin Food Bank seeks volunteers to feed 28,000 in SWFL
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Every week, The Harry Chapin Food Bank feeds more than 28,000 people in Southwest Florida. Now, the call is out for volunteers to help feed those people. With summer here, The Harry...
View ArticleFHP makes drug bust valued at over $1 million along Alligator Alley
NAPLES A Florida Highway Patrol traffic stop along Alligator Alley Wednesday led to the seizure of 115 pounds of marijuana with a street value of over $1 million. An FHP trooper stopped a 2012 Toyota...
View ArticleSweet special at The Catch of the Pelican
NAPLES Paving the way for future chefs, managers and restaurant owners. If you eat at a restaurant participating in Southwest Florida’s Restaurant Week, you are helping students get one step closer to...
View ArticleMore wealthy adults, families are migrating to Southwest Florida
NORTH NAPLES It is no secret that Southwest Florida is booming. The sunshine state is at the top of Bloomberg’s list for the number of wealthy people migrating south. In North Naples, a new high school...
View ArticleSearch warrant leads deputies to drug arrest, including fentanyl
GOLDEN GATE A Golden Gate man has been arrested for a cache of drugs, cash and fraudulent credit cards on Wednesday. The suspect, Robert James Green, 47, faces charges of six counts of Drug...
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