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We Check in with Lee & Collier Election Supervisors as the 2020 Primary Approaches

Florida’s Primary Election is Tuesday, August 18 and the deadline to register to vote in the primary is Monday, July 20 so we’re checking in with the Supervisors of Elections from Lee and Collier Counties, Tommy Doyle and Jennifer Edwards.

COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Collier Long-Term Care Facility

A resident of a long-term care facility in Collier County has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to data...

Collier, Lee and Polk Have Highest Need for Veterans' Nursing Homes

The state has identified three communities in critical need of a veterans’ nursing home. And Collier County is at the top of that list. The federal…

A type of dangerous enterococcus bacteria like that discovered along Fort Myers Beach by routine water quality testing can be seen in this image taken with an electron microscope

Collier health officials lift water advisory at Clam Pass beach

The Florida Department of Health in Collier County is lifting a water quality advisory for North Gulf Shore Beach Access Clam Pass Beach North Gulfshore Boulevard in Naples.

The boundary for a moratorium proposal from Commissioner Bert Saunders’ takes in properties adjacent to or with direct access to Immokalee Road (above) from I-75 east to Oilwell Road and Vanderbilt Road east of I-75 to its end.

Collier Co. has a traffic problem -- could a moratorium fix it?

Commissioner Bert Saunders wants to pause the explosive growth in eastern Collier County. Will fellow commissioners approve?

DOH-Collier Offers Tips to Stay Safe After Storm Passes

Health officials in Collier County are advising residents to stay vigilant after the direct impacts of Eta subside.

Free testing in Collier, Lee for National HIV Testing Day Tuesday

National HIV Testing Day is an annual observance highlighting the importance of HIV testing. This year’s theme is “Take the Test and Take the Next Step,” which emphasizes that knowing one's HIV status helps with options to stay healthy. The Florida Department of Health in Collier and Lee counties encourages everyone to take the opportunity to get tested and learn about available HIV treatment and prevention options.

Consolidated Burger Holdings, a Burger King franchisee, owns 57 stories in Florida and Southern Georgia. Two of those stores are in Collier County, including this site off Immokalee Road in Naples.

Burger King franchisee with two Collier sites of 57 files bankruptcy

Consolidated Burger Holdings, which operates 57 Burger King locations — including two restaurants in Collier County — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The Escribano Point WMA encompasses approximately 4,129 acres in Santa Rosa County and stretches along the Blackwater and East Bay. Its shoreline protects over 10 miles of northwest Florida coast and is host to numerous imperiled species. FWC photo

Prescribed burn planned in CREW area off Corkscrew Road in Collier

The South Florida Water Management District plans to conduct a 109-acre prescribed burn in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Management Area in Collier County today. The burn unit is in the CREW Management Area and approximately 5 miles south of state route 82 and 1 mile east of Corkscrew Road. Smoke may be visible in the area of the burn.

Lee and Collier Push Back COVID-19 Field Hospital Plans

On Thursday, the Florida State Emergency Operations Center announced it will demobilize a 250-bed field hospital that was staged in Lee County.The agency…

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