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 The Ritz-Carlton Naples is redefining the term "locally sourced produce."

Lee County Judge Frank Mann Jr. plans to resign from his position at midnight Wednesday due to “a variety of personal reasons,” an abrupt and expected departure ahead of a potential 2016 re-election campaign.

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Naples Daily News reporter Adam Fisher discusses Week 6 of high school football action in Southwest Florida.

Fort Myers shootings

The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday granted conservation easements for two cattle ranches, including Collier's RB Ranch, that protects the land from development, despite opposition from Gov. Rick Scott who raised concerns about cost.

Sitting in the front row behind the billiards table in the Seminole Casino Immokalee's event center, Bob Haynes was star struck. A pool player since he was a young man, Haynes has watched the pros on TV, but never in person.

Pumpkin spice flavoring is taking over the world!

The majority of the Naples Pathways Coalition’s board is making the right call by parting ways with the River of Grass Greenway project to instead focus on making bicycle paths and walkways safer in urban areas.

Collier Child Care Resources, a private, nonprofit child care agency that has served children, families and early-learning professionals since 1991, announced Tuesday that Arthrex has donated $5,000 to help provide partial tuition assistance for children enrolled at the NCEF Early Childhood Development Center, located on Florida SouthWestern State College's Collier campus.