Collier County

An investigation by the Florida Elections Commission found that Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall violated the state's election code during his campaign last year. Hall’s campaign ads falsely implied he was the incumbent in the District 2 race rather than a challenger, according to an FEC consent order drafted in May.

Collier County is offering insurance deductible, roof replacement and rental assistance to residents whose housing was damaged by Hurricane Ian, or who suffered direct financial impacts.

As Collier County turns 100, historians and community leaders talk about some of the key moments and interesting stories that have made Collier what it is today.

Named for the Collier County sheriff who put deputies in schools in 1977 with the Youth Relations Deputy Program, newly opened Aubrey Rogers High School aims to pay homage to the history of the county while continually innovating for the future.

A new report by the Collier County Office of the Inspector General reveals that one of former Collier County Deputy Manager Sean Callahan undisclosed lobbyist clients, Jacobs Solutions, is a long-time vendor for Collier County. Callahan was quietly fired in January of 2022 after county staff discovered he was secretly working as a lobbyist for a powerful Washington D.C. lobbying firm — a moonlighting job that violated county policies, ethical guidelines, and anti-fraud measures.

Time capsules were opened to celebrate county and sheriff's office anniversaries.

Four people including a Naples man have been arrested in connection with a theft ring that spanned 14 counties from the Miami area, where it was based, to Lee and Collier counties.

The Emergency Beach Berm Project on South Marco Beach is in the process of wrapping up and is expected to be completed later this week. The last truck load of sand needed for this portion of the Emergency Beach Berm was delivered to South Marco Beach Monday afternoon.

Just don't swim in it. The seawater lapping ashore on Seagate Beach and Keewaydin Island in Collier County is brown, but it’s not an immediate cause for alarm. It’s a bloom of Trichodesmium, a special kind of tiny plant that provides nitrogen to parts of the ocean that don't have enough nutrients. After it decays, however, marine scientists think it is a precursor to red tide

A motion for a temporary injunction to prevent the Collier County School Board from entering into a contract with newly selected superintendent Dr. Leslie C. Ricciardelli has been denied.The Collier School Board approved Ricciardelli for the post at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night.