Naples FL

JACKSONVILLE, Fla —– U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a contract Sept. 02, 2025, for the maintenance dredging of federal navigation channel of Naples to Big Marco Pass in Collier County to Southwind Construction Corp. of Evansville, Ind. The $3,045,784.37 contract consists of maintenance...

Blake Kennedy sits at the controls and slowly guides a Cessna toward the landing strip. The flight student hears an instructor tell him to move left. Then he is instructed to slow down. Yet, Brandon is not in a cockpit, and he is not paying for an instructor. The student...

FHP said the motorcyclist crashed into another vehicle. According to troopers, the motorcyclist was speeding and died at the scene.

The client—a highly successful luxury builder himself—had exceptionally high expectations. The team developed detailed CAD drawings and life-like renderings, ensuring every aspect of the design was clearly visualized. Over the course of three design meetings, the team refined the concept based on the client’s...

Conversation and connection take center stage this fall at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve with the Science Nite Series – “Oceans, Plastics and Peace of Mind” on Oct. 22, Nov. 25 and Dec. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This three-part after-hours program held at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center...

Seven people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday night after a boat hit a barge.

A Florida father "scared" of law enforcement crashed his vehicle into a ditch and threw three young kids over a nearly six-foot fence as he attempted to escape, authorities say. The post Father hurls 3 young children over 6-foot fence, then disappears into a neighbor's backyard while running from police: Deputies...

Work began on Sept. 4, 2025, on a $7 million storm-resistant housing project to replace the damaged apartments that Hurricane Ian struck on Sanibel Island. Community Housing and Resources (CHR) leads the effort. The upcoming Riverview building will protect 15 families from future storms. Builders plan special...

London Bay Development Group has cut back its plans at 6200 Estero Blvd. The mixed-use project in Fort Myers Beach now shows a smaller condo tower, dropping two floors from the first design. "The updated proposal reflects feedback from the town, community members, and council, with added parking and reduced...

Work has been completed on a pair of projects at Ave Maria University that modernize the school’s infrastructure and upgrades its automation system. Ameresco Inc., a Massachusetts-based energy solutions company that did the work, says in a statement that the $5.3 million projects were designed to "enhance operational...