Simply called "the Big Cypress" by Gladesmen and older folks in south Florida, the national preserve was established in 1974.

Ave Maria University, a small Catholic school in eastern Collier with roughly 1,400 students faced the start of a measles ...

Southwest Florida's measles outbreak escalates with 83 cases in Collier County. Florida reports 114 cases in 2026.

The Golden Eagles saw their offense shut out for just the second time this season, falling to Bishop Moore by a 1-0 score at ...

The Picayune Strand, once a refuge for the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes, was heavily logged for cypress in the 1940s and 50s. After the timber was exhausted, the land was sold in what became one of ...

After two decades, a new boardwalk connecting Bayshore Drive to Sugden Park in East Naples is now open, a 'game changer' for ...

A Florida black bear mom, along with three cubs, broke through a screen and toppled a trash can on a Naples back porch, ...

Denny was always a major part of Wings,” says his widow, Liz Hines. “He did a lot in that band, even though he may not get ...

The state invoked emergency rule-making power for what advocates say will be another emergency, when HIV-positive patients ...

The shopper praises other Publix locations for being well-managed and providing excellent customer service. A recent reader poll revealed that Cape Coral residents most want a Trader Joe's grocery ...

Florida is experiencing extreme drought, affecting 18.6 million residents. Burn bans are in effect, and wildfires are burning ...

A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon a reddish color on March 3 in a celestial spectacle also known as blood moon. Providing the weather cooperates, the total lunar eclipse will be visible in ...