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Marco Island project modified to accommodate sea turtle nesting
Potential sea turtle nest run over by a person on an ATV.

Storm Smart founder pays $11.7M for record-priced home on Sanibel Island
Brian Rist sees the irony in buying the most expensive home ever sold on Sanibel Island, and it didn’t even have the brand of storm shutters he invented. The $11.7 million West Gulf Drive home, built in 1998, fared relatively well from the damage wrought by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28. The ground floor, which […]

Tigertail Beach Park on Marco Island to see $1M in improvements
More than $1 million worth of improvements are coming to a Southwest Florida park. We looked at what will be new at a place people in the region often take a day trip to. Big bucks are being allocated for Tigertail Beach Park on Marco Island. Collier County says it’s working to bring back park […]

11 vehicles burglarized, 3 stolen in one day on Marco Island
Eleven vehicles were burglarized and another three stolen Sunday on Marco Island, police say. The vehicles were parked on Echo Circle, Bluebird Avenue, Columbus Way, Wayne Avenue, Yellowbird Street, Riverhead Avenue, Tahiti Road, and Worthington Street, according to the Marco Island Police Department. Police said it appears that each vehicle was unlocked, with the keys […]
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Police investigating shooting near beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida
Police are responding to a shooting near the beach broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida.

5-vehicle crash with injuries on I-75 near Mile Marker 61 in Collier County
Emergency vehicles are in Collier County on I-75 North, before Mile Marker 61, due to a crash.

Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on the campaign trail
A husband, a father, a Governor and now a Presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis is a busy man who’s about to get much busier.

Tom Allen Memorial Butterfly House
Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm.