At 7:07 a.m., the Collier County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a potential bear mauling on State Road 29 in Jerome, Florida, between Naples and Everglades City. Upon their arrival ...

You are destroying why folks love this part of FL! Louisa Cappellino McGrath said on Facebook: Im sorry for the loss of life. The politicians are selling out Collier County to builders.

The case occurred under the Barron Collier Bridge off Charlotte Harbor and is now moving forward in Charlotte County ... along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and ...

Anglers along Florida ... Charlotte Harbor: From 27°04.727’ north latitude (near the Venice Municipal Airport) south to 26°15.227’ north latitude (near Vanderbilt Beach Road in Collier County).

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

A critically endangered Florida Panther has been killed by a vehicle in Collier County, marking the sixth death of 2025. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission‘s ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's daughter reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a ...

Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, near the site of the possible mauling death of Robert Markel of Jerome, just south of Big Cypress ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were found dead May 5 in Collier County near Naples, after what Florida officials say is the first fatal bear attack in the state's recorded history. Officials said ...

Day of Giving 2025 recipients included Alliance for Period Supplies of Southwest Florida, Audubon Western Everglades, Avow Hospice, Inc., Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc., Douglas J.