Collier County earned an A grade in Florida’s 2025 school rankings, with 98% of schools scoring A or B and 12 improving a full letter grade.

As this year's Teacher of the Year recipient, Mr. Mark Harrison received a $50,000 award, the Florida Department of Education said.

By FREIDA FRISARO NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can… ...

A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response Collier County, Florida, uses one of the most advanced 911 systems in the U.S., allowing callers to send ...

Florida's top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida ...

Florida's top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A group of firefighters helped rescue a sea turtle that got itself stuck between rocks on a beach in South Florida. A local photographer first spotted the 300-pound turtle ...

A Florida Panther has been killed by a vehicle in Pasco County, marking the first death in that county.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) records state that a male panther, estimated to be 2-3 years old, was killed by a vehicle on Interstate-75 in Pasco County.

Florida's top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the middle of ...

Lee County schools maintain “B” grade in 2025 amid statewide gains. See how each school performed in the latest state report.

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Lee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria in 2025.