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Crash road blockage cleared on Immokalee Road in Collier County

Road blockage from a crash has been cleared on mmokalee Road at Rock Road in Collier County.

Jun. 18, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Children hospitalized after near Pelican Bay drownings

Rescue workers pulled three children from Pelican Bay in Collier County today after they almost drowned.

Jun. 18, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Isolated thunderstorms to diminish overnight in Collier County

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will gradually diminish over western Glades, Hendry and Collier counties and adjacent Gulf waters this evening.

Jun. 16, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Collier County Museum presents summer Thursday movie matinees

Summertime means free movie matinees Thursdays in July and August at the Collier County Museum in the Collier Government Center at Airport-Pulling Road and U.S. 41 East. With show times of 1 p.m., each movie is special to the museum because it was filmed in Florida. The viewings are open to the public and have become a staple of the museum as a way to be educated and entertained.

Jun. 13, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Collier County deputies search for missing 13-year-old girl

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since late Wednesday afternoon.

Jun. 13, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Petition to stop plans for oil drilling near Golden Gate Estates gains support

A petition opposing proposed oil drilling near Golden Gate Estates and the Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge is gaining ground on Change.org, with signatures jumping from 250 to nearly 2,500 in one week.

Jun. 13, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

3 appointed to Collier County Housing Authority

Gov. Rick Scott today appointed Z. Floyd Crews, David Gensen and William C. McDaniel to the Collier County Housing Authority.

Jun. 12, 2013

NEWS /
Naples

Robert Rodriguez of Naples speaks about the detrimental effects of drilling for oil near his Golden Gate Estates home during a meeting of the Preserve Our Paradise group at the South Regional Library in Naples on Tuesday. Photos by AMANDA INSCORE/THE NEWS-PRESS

Oil drilling concerns voiced in Collier County

A feisty crowd of about 100 people meeting Tuesday at the South Regional Library in Naples showed they were raring for a fight to stop proposed exploratory oil drilling near Golden Gate Estates. They say the drilling, which would be within a mile of the Golden Gate community and near the border of the Panther National Wildlife Refuge, is too close for comfort.