Red tide threatens Collier County beaches
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. Dead fish are once again washing up on the shores of Southwest Florida. Medium concentrations concentrations of red tide have been reported in Collier County, particularly Marco...
View ArticleHundreds across SWFL protest Affordable Care Act repeal
FORT MYERS, Fla. Hundreds of people across Southwest Florida gathered for multiple protests Saturday in opposition of Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. President Trump believes the...
View ArticleMan tased after allegedly stealing from Naples Victoria’s Secret
NAPLES, Fla. A 45-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $4,000 worth of merchandise from Victoria’s Secret is in custody, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy spotted Luis Padin, of...
View ArticleCollier man accused of attacking medical professional
NAPLES, Fla. A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday after allegedly punching a medical professional in the face, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. Jesbaint Boileau, of Naples, was receiving...
View ArticleCollier commissioners OK new amateur sports park
NAPLES, Fla. County commissioners unanimously voted in favor of building a new amateur sports park Tuesday. The county is considering two plots of land: City Gate, which was previously considered for...
View ArticleLaBelle man accused of trying to run over family with truck
NAPLES, Fla. A 27-year-old convicted felon is back in prison following a road rage incident, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. Ethan Brown, of LaBelle, was arrested Monday after he allegedly...
View ArticleCrash kills 1 in Golden Gate Estates
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. One person died in a four-vehicle crash on Golden Gate Boulevard near 23rd Street Northwest, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash took place shortly before 3 p.m....
View ArticleNaples fire that razed exotic cars, art ruled accidental
NAPLES, Fla. A Tuesday garage fire that destroyed six collectible cars and $70,000 worth of art has been ruled accidental, according to investigators. One of the cars was parked too close to...
View ArticlePalm Bay woman uses fake ID to purchase phones
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. A 28-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly using a Pennsylvania license to buy four new iPhones at a local AT&T store, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleCDC study reveals middle-aged adults more likely to fatally overdose
NAPLES, Fla. The rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. has more than doubled since 1999, outpacing suicide and car accidents in 2015 as a cause of death, according to a new report published by the...
View ArticleWoman dead following Collier ATV crash
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. A 19-year-old woman died following a crash last Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Andrea Badillo-Ocasio, 19, of Naples was heading northbound on 10th Street...
View ArticleNaples city leaders implements closest-unit fire response
NAPLES, Fla. The city cleared a final hurdle Wednesday that could improve responses to fires. City leaders voted in approval of closest-unit response, a system in which the closest firefighters are...
View ArticleFatal crash shuts down State Road 29 in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash that shut down State Road 29 in both directions near Oil Well Park Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck took place...
View ArticleUnfounded threat prompts Naples High, preschool evacuation
NAPLES, Fla. A threat called into Naples High School on Thursday was unfounded, Naples police said. Some students could be seen practicing on the school’s track and otherwise going about normal...
View ArticleConstituents eager for Rooney town hall meetings
NAPLES, Fla. Voters in Florida’s U.S. House District 19 are anxious to voice their concerns to Rep. Francis Rooney in a pair of town hall meetings scheduled for Friday. The first is set for noon at...
View ArticleConstituents outspoken at Rooney’s fiery town hall meetings
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. Hundreds of voters in Florida’s U.S. House District 19 gathered at North Collier Regional Park to make their voices heard at Rep. Francis Rooney’s town meetings on Friday....
View ArticleCaught by tech: Suspect arrested for Naples HS threat
NAPLES, Fla. An 18-year-old who allegedly used a cell phone to call in a threat to Naples High School on Thursday was nabbed thanks to the very same device. Grayson Alexander Barry, of Indies Way in...
View ArticleArt in the Park supports SWFL artists
NAPLES, Fla. Artists from all over Southwest Florida flooded Cambier Park Saturday for the annual Art in the Park event. Hosted by the Naples Art Association, hundreds of attendees had the chance to...
View ArticleCollier wildfire burns through the night
NAPLES, Fla. Firefighters expect to spend the night battling a wildfire near Picayune Strand State Forest. Four spot fires were quickly suppressed Monday evening after they crossed Collier Boulevard,...
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The best (and worst) U.S. communities for health and well-being
(CBS) For the second year in a row, Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island in Florida remains the top U.S. metro community for overall well-being, according to a newly released ranking by Gallup and Healthways....
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