KELLY FARRELL

The barriers are removed from along Bonita Beach Road as a road-widening project moves to its conclusion. Merchants along the stretch talk about enduring the construction.

Ave Maria University hosted Gov. Rick Scott for its graduation exerecises on Saturday. See what Scott had to say, fresh off the completion of the 2013 legislative session.

Though nests sometimes are spotted in advance of the May 1 through Oct. 31 sea turtle nesting season in Florida, so far none of the threatened species’ nests have been reported in Lee and Collier counties.

Hundreds of people took a trip down memory lane Saturday to Everglades City’s 85th anniversary celebration of the completion of Tamiami Trail.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled, and, hopefully, this provides everyone some relief after all the bad news,” said Alves, as the balloons began taking flight, one after another.

Dr. Daniel Dosoretz set out to provide cancer patients in Southwest Florida a level of care not available 32 years ago. He did just that and more, colleagues say. He earned the Heroes in Healthcare Lifetime Achievement Award from the ...

It’s like telling someone you don’t want to work with them anymore, yet they refuse to leave the office.

A petting zoo east of Naples remains closed as a court dispute between two partners in the venture continues another week.

Marco Island Police Officer Kevin Hennings wrestled alligators at his petting zoo east of Naples until a recent wrangle with his landlord shut down Hennings’ Gator Adventures.

Naples-area churches are expected to fill to capacity this weekend as winter visitors continue flocking to church with Christians’ holiest week coming early this year.

True to his reputation, Republican 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum didn’t shy away from controversy Friday night during a speech in Naples.

A 3.3-acre manmade island soon may begin taking shape in Naples Bay.

Some people go to church for a prayer, some for an oil change.

Famed Florida Gator and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow broke another record Saturday night — drawing the largest audience in the 30-year history of the Naples Town Hall Distinguished Speaker Series at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort.

The prospect of adding two new shopping centers in Golden Gate Estates is coming down to counting rooftops.

Immokalee farmworkers marched through the streets of Fort Myers on Sunday, chanting for fair pay and human rights in the fields.

Some things don’t change. When John R. Wood, founder of the well-known Southwest Florida real estate firm, moved to Naples about 55 years ago, there were 2,500 people living in town.

“If you’re interested in engineering and you can get your Ph.D, you pretty much write your own ticket,” said Sabra Smith, a human resources director at Algenol Biofuels.

Both districts have officers on duty at all schools, but they are not full-time at the elementary level — a fact that has raised concerns among some local teachers since the Dec. 14 massacre.

'Twas the Saturday before Christmas and all through the Naples area, the stores were full of people scurrying about in the holiday spirit.

Dow Chemical Co.'s chief executive served a healthy dose of optimism about the nation's economic future during the Forum Club of Southwest Florida luncheon Friday.

So far, it's been "no sale" for two proposed shopping centers in Golden Gate Estates.

Collier County and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials this week released the list of property addresses that as of May were listed in the FEMA flood maps as being in high-risk flood zones, but as of Friday no longer are ...

Hurricane season, which began Friday, is an important time to make sure you know what your insurance covers — and what it doesn't.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency map amendments will remove about 10,000 properties in the unincorporated areas of Collier County, and about 20 properties in Naples, from the high-risk areas of flooding shown on new flood insurance rate maps.

Downtown Naples merchants say they are recovering from the recession, accomplishing more by working together through a business taxing district.

The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District board is scheduled to hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Inn on Fifth.

Electric-powered bicycles are becoming a rage in alternative transportation.

Time is running out for Collier County property owners to find out what type of risk they have under the new flood zone maps affecting flood insurance. The 2012 Federal Emergency Management Flood Zone Maps go into effect Wednesday, May ...

Special Report: From individual shop owners in downtown Naples to those at Coconut Point mall in Estero, merchants said this past year was their best in three years. Retailers throughout the region who were contacted by the Daily News for ...

Special Report: Shop owners on Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South in downtown Naples reported increased traffic and sales this season after a slump that lasted as long as five years for some. Owners of new and long-existing businesses ...

While sea turtle nesting season begins Tuesday, Bonita Beach already hosted the first early nest of the year. Then, two more nests were discovered, one in Naples and one in the Hideaway Beach area of Marco Island, about a week ...

Meandering through tunnels of mangroves. Being upside down underwater while in a kayak and learning to roll back upright again – these are experiences visitors to the 7th Annual Paradise Coast Paddlers Festival in Isles of Capri can share this ...

Boaters are hoping Marco Island leaders will finally cut ties to their anchoring ordinance that became unenforceable when a state law passed three years ago.

Officials are urging anyone who owns property to go to their government's website and enter their address into interactive tools to ensure the new Federal Emergency Management Flood Zone Maps don't mean they now need to insure their homes.

The Community Redevelopment Agency in East Naples continues to operate in the red, looking at an approximately $2 million shortfall this year. Collier commissioners decided Tuesday to halt discretionary spending in the CRA for 90 days while county Finance Director ...

A friend, a family member, a service dog — all in one 2-and-a-half-pound furry package — was nearly lost due to a common misdiagnosis of what appeared to be seizures to her owner. They weren’t true seizures, but that was ...

Poor traffic flow getting to the new Boston Red Sox spring training stadium south of Fort Myers was one strike visitors threw against the new site when a public open house was held Saturday. Overall, though, many people said they ...

Operators of the historic Ted Smallwood Store and museum in Chokoloskee still hope a court battle will pave the way to restoring the street leading to their doors, but it hasn't happened yet.

A new gym teaches fitness training in a nightclub-style setting in Naples.

Pointing to an Estero fatality, an advocacy group for motorcylists wants the Florida Legislature to change the law. ABATE of Florida wants stiffer penalties passed in the 2012 legislative session for anyone who kills or seriously injures someone in a ...

Concept 10 10 in Naples shows a quick, but not easy, way to fitness.

The utility surcharge placed on water and sewer bills was decreased from 6 percent to 4 percent in a unanimous, 5-0 vote. However, City Councilmen Joe Batte and Bill Trotter said that with an excess $5 million collected from the ...

City Council gave its go-ahead Monday for City Harbor Master Roger Jacobsen to work toward increasing the number of consecutive days people may live aboard their vessels while at the Naples City Dock. ---- The current limit is four days ...

Tourists found the road less traveled Sunday on their way to the historic Ted Smallwood Store and Museum in Chokoloskee. It had been six months since anyone could enter the store.

Paul Anderson, 80, died earlier this month after suffering a stroke inside his Marco Island home. But it was the 40-minute wait for an ambulance, after Rowe dropped Anderson off at a Marco Island Urgent Care, that has Rowe questioning ...

Participants have a wide variety of desires for government change, but one thing unites them all, said Karen Dwyer, 53 of North Naples. “I think that most people are really angry that our government’s politicians are being run by corporations ...

“This is kind of like spitting in the ocean,” said Bob Matheson of Matheson Financial, which has offices in Naples and Estero. The rates may encourage some potential home buyers to purchase, he said, but won’t be the answer to ...

Naples City Council approved plans Wednesday morning to reconstruct the Publix in Naples Plaza across from Coastland Center mall.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is not embracing alligator hugs in Tin City.