North Naples construction frustrates residents
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. A construction project on Vanderbilt Drive has residents angry about noise, dirt, and odor surrounding their homes.
View ArticleBig Cypress Preserve fire 60 percent contained
OCHOPEE, Fla. A giant fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve is 60 percent contained, the National Park Service said Monday. The fire, which started March 18 and is known as the Parliament Fire, is...
View ArticleI-75 southbound reopens after crash near Exit 111
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. A multicar crash blocked Interstate 75 southbound at Exit 111 around 11 p.m. Monday, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. The highway reopened around midnight. It’s unclear if...
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Driver at fault in bus crash that hurt 2 students
A Jeep sustained heavy damage in a collision with a school bus Monday at U.S. 41 and Broward Street. (Submitted photo) NAPLES MANOR, Fla. Two students on a school bus headed to Lely High School were...
View Article1 arrested in hit-and-run crash on I-75
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. One person was arrested in connection with a Monday night hit-and-run crash on Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The three-vehicle wreck happened at around 10:17 p.m....
View ArticleWoman killed in East Naples crash
EAST NAPLES, Fla. A 73-year-old woman died in a crash Tuesday on St. Andrews Boulevard near Lely Court, Florida Highway Patrol said. Geraldine Jennings, 73, of Plantsville, Connecticut, was walking on...
View ArticleEast Naples woman sentenced to prison for cyclist’s death
NAPLES, Fla. An East Naples woman convicted on a DUI manslaughter charge was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in state prison. Jacqueline Kay Ribes, 60, was found guilty in the death of 67-year-old...
View ArticleCrash snarls I-75 northbound at Exit 116
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A crash on Interstate 75 near Exit 116 is causing significant delays, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Traffic is backed up at least 5 miles to Exit 111, FHP cameras show. The...
View ArticleCollier County charity featured on popular TV show
NAPLES, Fla. A Collier County charity will get national exposure Tuesday night. The CBS show “NCIS” will run an episode that salutes the Collier County Honor Flight organization, which flies local...
View ArticleCollier man narrowly escapes gator attack
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. It wasn’t what a fisherman intended on catching last week, but something caught him. Nino Alvarez killed a gator that attacked him while he was fishing with friends in a canal. “I...
View ArticleBig Cypress Preserve fire 75 percent contained
OCHOPEE, Fla. A fire that caused multiple closures of a nearly 60-mile stretch of U.S. 41 is 75 percent contained as it burns for a 12th day, the National Park Service said. Firefighters are making...
View Article2 Collier County students create award-winning app
NAPLES, Fla. A Gulf Coast High School duo will be honored in Washington, D.C., for finding a way to simplify education via smartphones. Seniors William Pembleton and Blake Anderson won the...
View ArticleTrump’s immigration policy has some in SWFL on edge
IMMOKALEE, Fla. Volunteers at the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen usually feed lunch each to day to around 150 people, many of them immigrants. Tuesday, barely more than 40 people showed up at the building on...
View ArticleCollier man arrested after wild crime spree
NAPLES, Fla. A 38-year-old convicted felon was arrested Tuesday following a county-wide crime spree due to the quick thinking of Collier deputies.
View ArticleCollier man accused of nearly beating friend to death
NAPLES, Fla. A 36-year-old man is accused of nearly beating his long-time friend to death during a birthday celebration at 3190 Karen Drive, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. David Badger, of...
View ArticleConstruction workers help contain Naples brush fire
NAPLES, Fla. Several construction workers sprung into action after a small brush fire ignited Thursday night by a construction site near Radio and Livingston roads, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleSuspect arrested following chaotic car chase in Naples
NAPLES, Fla. A suspect was arrested Thursday morning near the Pelican Lakes community after leading Collier deputies on a high-speed chase.
View ArticleOutpouring of support helps Collier family rebuild after fire
NAPLES, Fla. A wildfire took the LeBuff family’s home and everything inside it. But it didn’t take away their community. Now that community is rallying to replace a house that was one of four destroyed...
View ArticleNaples couple accused of running $3.9M drug diversion scheme
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A Naples couple was arrested Thursday and accused of defrauding Medicaid for nearly $4 million, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said. Francisco Calderon, 53, and his wife Zulima...
View ArticleManatees no longer considered endangered species
NAPLES, Fla. The West Indian manatee, a mammal that was in decline for decades, is no longer an endangered species. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday the species is now listed as...
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