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David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, a comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health care provider serving children, adults and families in Collier County, kicked off construction of its Diermeier Access and Integrated Care Center with a demolition ceremony Friday.Centers officials said the commencement marks a significant milestone in the organization’s Hope for Collier: Building Stronger Minds Together initiative.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed Monday that President Donald Trump may be making a visit to the "Alligator Alcatraz" site being prepared in the Everglades in eastern Collier County.That confirmation came after Special VIP Movement Notifications and Notices for Airmen were issued for both Palm Beach Airport, near where the Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence is, and Ochopee, the location designation for the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where the Alcatraz site is located. There is also a petition on Change.org seeking to stop the project.

Several volunteer advisory positions are open in Collier, Charlotte and Lee counties.

Seven descendants of former U.S. presidents will speak in front of a live audience at the Harry S. Truman White House in Key West as a part of weekend activities to celebrate the presidency.

FloridaCommerce is encouraging homeowners impacted by the 2023 and 2024 Storms—Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton or the 2024 North Florida Tornadoes— to complete the pre-application assessment for the Rebuild Florida 2023 and 2024 Storms Housing Repair and Replacement Program.

The Lee County Library System is hosting a contest from Sept. 1 to Sept. 19 in which library cardholders can win a prize by referring friends to sign up for their own library card. Give friends free access to books, movies, music, language learning programs plus much more and get rewarded for it.

Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. has earned top honors as the 2025 Best Tasting Drinking Water winner in a blind taste test conducted by the Southeast Desalting Association. The annual competition draws entries from water utilities across the 10-state region of the southeastern U.S. Samples were evaluated by a panel of judges on color, odor, clarity and overall taste.

A nationwide recall has been issued for chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may be adulterated with an outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The products were shipped to Kroger and Walmart retail locations nationwide and have been connected to multiple deaths.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Wednesday and public health partners are investigating the outbreak of Lm that currently includes 17 ill people in 13 states. As of June 17, there have been three reported deaths and one fetal loss associated with this outbreak.

A recall and a health alert have been issued for two different meat products — turkey bacon due to a possible listeria contamination and a beef jerky stick for an extraneous material contamination.Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.The FSIS also issued a health alert for possible contamination of a beef jerky stick product.

More cold temperatures expected for much of the Southwest Florida over the next few days has several counties setting up cold weather shelters.