Collier County commissioners voted 3-2 to amend a contract for the purchase of nearly 2,250 acres near Lake Trafford. Disagreements arose regarding responsibility for environmental cleanup of ...

Earlier this year Cal Fire — the state’s firefighting agency — released an updated set of fire hazard maps, the first in ... your local city or your local county. I'd also note that if ...

Collier County ... in this case the county ― and not the sellers of vacant land, he said. The county could use the property to provide everything from new workforce housing and parks to improved ...

On Feb. 26, 2024, the county provided $1.3 million in additional funding, according to The Norman Transcript, which reported two weeks later that the agency ... 911 and local fire departments.

The fire, sparked from one that started May 21, was burning southeast, away from residential areas and headed toward Picayune ...

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District plans to put lifeguards at some of the busiest beaches in the county. The fire district announced the plan Thursday as part of a drowning prevention ...

The maps may mean some local homeowners face new regulations and will require "a huge" transition for the Ventura County Fire Department, said Joe Morelli, the county's fire marshal. Among the changes ...

Collier County displays a rotating exhibit of local artists’ and photographers’ works in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers at the Collier County Government Center, 3299 Tamiami Trail E., ...

At 7:07 a.m., the Collier County Sheriff's Office received a call ... The black bear could still be in the area, FWC officials warned. The agency urged residents to be vigilant and avoid the ...

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners. The maps may mean some local homeowners ...

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.

Residents in Collier County are anxiously awaiting DNA test results to determine if one of the three bears killed this week by authorities was involved in the death of a local resident. The death ...