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A 1973 Beechcraft King Air C90 airplane was among more than $1 million in avation assets recently donated to the Lorenzo Walker Technical College Aviation Mechanics Program in Collier County.

Collier's Lorenzo Walker given more than $1M in assets for aviation mechanics program

More than $1 million in aviation assets have been donated to Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples for the school's Aviation Mechanics programs. The donations include a Robinson R22 Helicopter, 1973 Beechcraft King Air C90 airplane, and two operating Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engines.

The Collier County School Board voted Monday to hire James Molenaar to the newly created position of school board attorney.

Magistrate to hear both sides of Collier teacher pay disagreement in public hearings Thursday and Friday

Lawyers for teachers union and administration meet before a magistrate to resolve contract disagreements, mainly over base salaries.

Some In Collier Receive Temporary Housing After Irma, While Others Still Wait For Inspections

As of last week, 77 Collier County households have been given federal temporary emergency housing after Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Irma washed 8-to-10 feet…

Ashelba Brown with CASL, spoke to a man who was living in his car, but would not allow them to count him for the PIT. The Point In Time count took place in Lee and Collier Counties. Volunteers walked the parking lots, woods, parks, and even set up a basecamp in areas they know the homeless will be at to get a count on the need in the area. The face of the homeless has changed over the past few years. The first time homeless made mostly up of elderly and single parents with kids are starting to outnumber the chronic homeless.

Homeless count in Lee and Collier looks to assess problem -- preliminary figures suggest it's bad

Thousands of outreach workers fan out each January in search of the homeless. The situation is such, officials said, that the resulting numbers will not be positive.

Measles cases in Florida rise slowly into March, now at 132; 5 new cases in Collier

Cases of measles rose minimally across Florida in the first full week of March. The Reportable Diseases Frequency Report updated weekly by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology showed 132 cases of measles across the state, an increase of eight cases from the Feb. 28 report total.

A vigil was held on Friday for Nicholas Morales-Bessannia, 37, pictured, in Farm Workers Village in Immokalee.

Immokalee Community Seeks Answers Regarding Collier Sheriff's Deputy Shooting that Left a Man Dead

It's been several days since an Immokalee man was fatally shot by a Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The community is seeking more information about the events leading up to his death.

Cape Coral man faces charges in financial scams targeting Haitians in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte

Charges against the Cape Coral man include racketeering, securities/investments prohibited practices, embezzlement, sale of unregistered securities and violations of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.

Local Wildlife Advocate Files Lawsuit Against DEP Over Seismic Testing In Collier, Hendry

Another lawsuit has been filed against state environmental officials over the possible expansion of oil drilling in Southwest Florida.A local wildlife…

Michelle Tricca showing off a portrait to my camera while she shoots photos at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association Immokalee School.

Public art for change: Murals show 'The Face of Immokalee' -- aim to humanize Collier community

Naples photographer Michelle Tricca is working to alter the perception of Immokalee, Florida with larger-than-life murals. “The Face of Immokalee” is an effort to honor, humanize and put a face to the people of the predominantly agricultural community.

Lee County Fair will go on ... but with the county running the show

Lee County Manager David Harner and County Commissioner Mike Greenwell held a hastily called news conference Thursday morning to dispel rumors that the 100th Anniversary Lee County Fair celebration wouldn’t be happening in 2024.

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