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COLLIER COUNTY

18-year-old reels in nurse shark while visiting Vanderbilt Beach

An 18-year-old on vacation in Southwest Florida had a memorable catch in our waters during his stay. The excitement from Ryan Swanson can be heard when he reeled in an 8-foot nurse shark in Collier County recently. Swanson says he and he family, who were visiting from Georgia, made the big catch July 1. No […]

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Warm, humid Monday starts the workweek

High temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and 90s under partly cloudy skies. It will be a humid afternoon, so expect the temperatures to feel slightly warmer during peak heating. Winds will blow out of the south at 5 to 15 mph.

CAPE CORAL

FAU researchers need more Cape Coral residents for algae study

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University need a new group of volunteers from Cape Coral for an ongoing study of the long-term health effects of blue-green algae in the city’s canals.

GOLDEN GATE ESTATES

Brush fire breaks out in Golden Gate Estates

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, crews are working on the brush fire in the Golden Gate Estates.

FORT MYERS

Vintage baseball at Terry Park on Sunday

Sunday, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates is paying homage to old-school baseball at Terry Park with a vintage baseball game. Terry Park is where baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Roberto Clemente, and Ty Cobb spent part of their careers. The first vintage baseball game ended late Sunday morning. But the fans are excited because […]

COLLIER COUNTY

28-year-old Immokalee man killed by tractor-trailer

A 28-year-old Immokalee man died in a Collier County crash Saturday around 10 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 54-year-old Port St. Lucie man driving a tractor/trailer was heading south on State Road 29, nearing Farm Worker Way. The 28-year-old man was walking in the travel lane of State Road 29 heading south. Then, […]

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