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Collier County was ranked number one in Florida for the “length of life” of its residents. The ranking is part of an annual report comparing county health…

Certain types of cancer occur more frequently in firefighters than in the general population, according to CDC research. A training program can help local firefighters.

Flu season is right around the corner and health officials say it is more important than ever to receive the flu vaccine this year due to COVID-19. In Collier County, the Department of Health will be hosting two community flu clinics this month.

Harvard University wants to study impacts of sea level rise in Southwest Florida-- Collier County, in particular. This was proposed during a climate…

Cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed by Collier County health officials and there is a heightened concern that more residents will become ill.

The eye of Hurricane Irma made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Sunday afternoon in Marco Island. The heart of the damage is found in Collier…

During an emergency meeting, Tuesday, Collier County Commissioners passed a mandatory mask ordinance that takes effect immediately.Commissioners reversed course from their vote last week against a mandatory face covering amid the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and voted in favor an ordinance requiring people to wear face coverings in businesses, non-profits and in most other public buildings in unincorporated portions of Collier County.

In Collier County, the Supervisor of Elections office began sending out vote-by-mail ballots last week for the Presidential Preference Primary Election…

Collier County leaders are refusing to approve hundreds of new homes on farmland east of Collier Boulevard. Commissioners voted Tuesday to continue an item for the approval to build 423 homes on 170 acres along Sabal Palm Road.

We meet the new Collier County Waterkeeper, Ray Bearfield. Bearfield is a former fishing guide and educator at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, who first came to Naples in the mid-1970s as an editor of The Naples Daily News. He has written extensively about Southwest Florida for the Coastal Conservation Association, Florida Sportsman magazine, The Miami Herald and other publications.