Collier County News

Michel Fortier/Staff Paige Howard, 6, left, and McKellan Welzbacher, 7, right, listen intently sight word assignment where they listen and then try to spell the word Thursday at Sea Gate Elementary School in Naples .

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Hundreds of people from all over the state of Florida came out to a hearing with the United States Environmental Protection Agency about oil drilling in Golden Gate Estates.

David MacKenzie, Naples Special Olympics Collier County would like to invite the Collier County Community to come and enjoy a day of fun and sun with the family at our 2014 Area Summer Games on Saturday March 22 Already subscribe to Naples Daily News? Unlimited access to Naples Daily News on the web, your smartphone and tablet is included with your ... (more)

A group of Collier County parents are furious over the "Bring Your Own Device" program and Tuesday night, they brought their argument to the school board.

Biologist Ian Bartoszek holds an 11-foot radio tagged male python named Elvis. Obviously, Elvis has not left the building.

For a man on the run from charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, Thomas Terlecky has surprisingly little to fear from the law.

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In recent commentaries I have emphasized the pressing need to begin developing, within Collier County, an all hazards first responder approach to the provision of emergency services.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- In a report recently released by the Federal Trade Commission, the Naples area ranks as the third worst in the country when it came to identity theft last year.

With our hospital located in the heart of East Naples and our walk-in clinic on Marco Island, it is safe to say that Physicians Regional Healthcare System takes the needs of our local patient population very seriously.

In January, the Board of Collier County Commissioners voted to better response times for emergency services.

DAVID ALBERS/STAFF - Mesac Damas sits non-responsive during a pretrial hearing in Judge Ramiro Manalich's courtroom at the Collier County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in Naples.

If the gated homes of La Peninsula get a special assessment to fund their sea wall repairs, then taxpayers need to finance repairs for every sea wall within Collier County - even if the cost is in the billions, Commissioner Tom Henning says.

A panther who was found injured in Collier County in May 2013 roams the White Oak Conservation Center in Yulee, Fla., this past October.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- The man accused of killing his wife and five children in 2009 before fleeing to Haiti, has been found incompetent to stand trial by two doctors.

Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hear from the public regarding the Sunniland Oil Field in Collier County, Florida.

A Former Collier County deputy accused of molesting a teenage boy in 2010 will not serve jail time for the allegations.

Today: Young Artists Gala The 11th Annual Young Artists Awards Gala is at the Broadway Palm.

Corey Perrine/Staff A worker sets up a voting booth in an early voting election in 2012 at the Collier County Public Library - Headquarters Branch in Naples.

The Collier County Agricultural Fair & Exposition, Inc. has contributed to our community by providing support or fundraising opportunities for the following organizations: Collier County Sheriff's Junior Deputy Program, Catholic Charities, 4-H Foundation, Open Youth of Collier County, Boy Scouts, Kiwanis Club, Naples Bears, Immokalee High School ... (more)