Collier County

A Naples firm wants to turn a vehicle proving ground built in the Florida Everglades into an “iconic” luxury-car lovers exclusive community. Conservation organizations strongly oppose the idea.

A Naples workshop gave residents hands-on guidance on caring for vulnerable felines.

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue has put a new mobile integrated healthcare unit into service on July 20. The mobile unit will provide care for patients with certain non-emergent medical needs.

There are a few days left to adopt a pet for a reduced fee in Collier County.

A full weekend closure of Pine Ridge Road at the I-75 interchange (exit 107) in Collier County will be in effect from Friday, July 24 at 11 p.m. to Monday, July 27 at 6 a.m.

Once Seminole Gulf Railway finalizes the sale of 11.4 miles of right-of-way for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail, a new kind of negotiation begins. As many as 50 landowners will be eligible to sue the federal government for compensation once the right-of-way is sold to the Land for Public Trust. The $60 million sale is expected to be official later this summer or early fall.

The decision to lift the ban came following a review by the Collier County Emergency Management Department, Florida Forest Service, Collier County Fire Chiefs’ Association, and Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

Celebrate July Fourth at events throughout the region

Shortly after the sun hits the sand Wednesday morning on Vanderbilt Beach in Collier County, there will be more new there than just the usual detritus the Gulf tossed ashore. What will be new will be lifeguards. Real, living men and women who's job it is to watch the waves and water and be prepared to dive right in to help anyone needing a hand.

The Florida Wildlife Commission said Friday that the second panther death in a week in Collier County has been reported. The death is the 10th panther to be killed in the state this year.