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Thousands of revelers turned out Saturday night for the city's annual ode to zombies.

When the Naples Jazz Orchestra tried charging admission to one of its popular outdoor concerts at Cambier Park in February 2014, a decision the group acknowledges went against city rules, it was Mayor John Sorey who let Pamela Carey know.

Ban fracking, the hydraulic fracturing of rock to increase productivity in oil wells. No, don't ban it, regulate it while protecting trade secrets so the industry can provide jobs and contribute to U.S. energy independence. No, target emerging technology so as to ensure our water supply is protected.

A North Naples man was arrested Friday, accused of using forged medical prescriptions to obtain a controlled drug.

The North Collier Fire and Rescue District has recently requested that its certificate of public convenience and necessity, known as a COPCN, to provide advanced life support (ALS) services be renewed by the Collier County Commission.

Scientists say the number of dead dolphins washing shore is declining five years after the Deepwater Horizon Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Collier County deputies charged a Golden Gate Estates man with DUI after they say he fled two patrol cars with two children sitting in car seats in the back seat of the Dodge pickup he was driving.

Since the voyages of Christopher Columbus, scores of ships have inadvertently sailed into hurricanes, battled gigantic waves and chaotic winds — and been lost at sea. Among them: Spanish galleons, tall ships, military ships, cargo haulers and pleasure cruisers.

The Making Strides Against Cancer 5K walk Saturday in downtown Naples raised more than $50,000.

This is the house Marie Delva invested all of her life savings into, money she earned as a farmworker and hotel housekeeper.