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"I won't let you won't kill me or my child," a protester yells at a Collier County Sheriff's Deputy on Monday in downtown Naples. More than 200 people protested in response to the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has been charged in Floyd's killing. There were several tense encounters between protesters and Collier County Sheriff's deputies in combat gear, but no violence broke out. Several arrests were made. Protesters began at the Collier County Courthouse, marched to Fifth Avenue South, closing US 41 in the process.

Anger, Tension, and Some Arrests - But No Violence at Naples Protest

Protesters were originally told the event was cancelled, but when more than 200 showed up, they marched.

Sarasota driver charged with DUI after hitting FHP unit on I-75, injuring trooper

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was seriously injured by debris after another driver hit his parked patrol vehicle along I-75 Sunday morning. The driver, Jonathan Munas, 32, of Sarasota, was charged with driving under the influence.

Walk the boardwalk in the moonlight at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary next week

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a highly popular attraction located in the Western Everglades, straddling the line between the eastern portions of Lee and Collier counties, and will stay open late August 7, 2025.

Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.

Amnesty International report details human rights violations at Everglades and Krome detention centers

A report released Wednesday by Amnesty International alleges cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at two immigration detention centers in Florida: The Everglades Detention Facility (“Alligator Alcatraz”) in eastern Collier County and the Krome North Service Processing Center ("Krome") in Miami.

Early voting on October 11, 2022 at the Lakes Regional Library Disaster Recovery Center.

Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary Continues Despite COVID-19 Outbreak

Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary Election is going forward today as scheduled despite concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Arizona and…

Bonita Springs residents were hoping to get a resolution last week for a 14-mile linear park project that would connect the city to Florida’s statewide network of multi-use trails. But opposition to the project from some residents and pending studies must be resolved first. Residents of The Vines, a community split by railroad tracks to be used as the trail, urged that the trail ends at Estero Parkway, shown here.

End of March deadline given for decision on how to fund Bonita to Estero Rail Trail effort

The three communities financing the 11.4-mile Bonita Estero Rail Trail will need to decide by the end of March how they will pay for it.

David Lawrence Center New wing Naples fl., 2012. Erik Kellar Photography

$250,000 grant to help Naples center expand behavioral health services to families, children

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has awarded David Lawrence Centers in Naples a $250,000 grant to expand behavioral health access to children and families.

Bishop Frank Dewane, Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, at the groundbreaking a new rental affordable housing development made available for the local residents of Immokalee called Casa San Juan Diego. The project is a combined effort by the Diocese of Venice in Florida and National Development of America, a Fort Myers-based developer that specializes in affordable and workforce housing.

New affordable rental housing project breaks ground for Immokalee workers

The Diocese of Venice in Florida and National Development of America have broken ground on Casa San Juan Diego, marking the first step in an effort to expand affordable housing opportunities in Immokalee. Casa San Juan Diego will add 80 brand-new rental units to the community, providing housing for qualified residents who earn up to 60% of the average median income and work in Immokalee.

HURRICANE IAN: Closures, openings, adjustments, delays

Hurricane Ian is still prompting closures, delays and extensions of shut-down services.

COVID-19 Morning Update

The Florida Department of Health added nearly 2,500 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend for a statewide total of 12,350 cases as of the…

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