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Members from the FWC and Collier Sheriff's Office, above, work to rescue a pilot whale calf stranded on a Collier County beach Monday. The animal will be humanely euthanized, the FWC said.

Stranded pilot whale on Collier County beach will be euthanized; FWC to check for cause

An attempt to rescue a nine-and-a-half-foot-long stranded pilot whale calf along the beaches of Pelican Bay on Monday was not successful and plans have been made to euthanize the aquatic mammal.

All Florida Counties must publicly and privately test voting machines before every election. Collier County's Board of Elections gathered on Thursday to test their voting machines ahead of their Feb. 1 local election.

Collier County tests voting machines amid widespread concerns of election fraud

Collier County’s Supervisor of Elections Office publicly tested voting machines in preparation for the Naples city election Feb. 1.

State Environmental Chief Visits Collier County Commissioners To Discuss Fracking Incident

County and state officials are still grappling over how to deal with a fracking-like incident in Collier County a few months ago.The state’s environmental…

This week’s Collier County School Board meeting was a lesson in the perils of showing up unprepared. The district's budget process began in December and there have been meetings and workshops so the members, who are the key decision makers, could familiarize themselves with one of their most important jobs while serving in this elected position. Instead, board members Jerry Rutherford and Tim Moshier admitted there was a bit of a learning curve and therefore they would not be showing solidarity and voting in favor of a new millage rate.

Silence, scolding and tension dominates Collier County school board's discussion of budget

This is a lesson in what happens for those who don't come prepared

Naples High School sophomore Morgan Tocco poses while seated at her desk at home. Tocco will be attending eCollier Academy this school year.

Collier County Mom Talks About Preparing for the School Year Amid Pandemic

The academic year started on Monday in Lee and Collier Counties. WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Susanna Tocco, the mother of a Naples High School sophomore, about the family’s preparations for the school year and how the first day of classes went.

The excessive heat risk for southern Southwest Florida was listed as significant Sunday and Sunday night and extreme in the Miami-Dade area.

Heat advisory continues in Collier County til 7 p.m. Sunday

The heat index, also known as the apparent temperature, is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature. There is direct relationship between the air temperature and relative humidity and the heat index, meaning as the air temperature and relative humidity increase (decrease), the heat index increases (decreases).

Federal, state law enforcement officers arrested in separate Collier County incidents

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer and a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigator have been arrested in separate cases.The CPB and is facing charges that he stole cash from an international airline passenger during the course of his employment as a CBP officer at Naples Airport.A criminal complaint names William Joseph Timothy, 43, Naples, as the officer. If convicted, Timothy faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.

Gulfshore Opera bringing high-quality opera to Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties

Next week, Gulfshore Opera will perform Donizetti’s grand opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall and Artis—Naples. Since its launch in 2014, Gulfshore Opera has been bringing high-quality productions to Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties.

Barron Gift Collier

Born into poverty, Barron Gift Collier went on to become Florida's largest landowner

Collier Votes No Masks

Collier County Commissioners voted down a mask mandate.

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