Naples FL

MIAMI, FL — The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Flood Watch for portions of southeast and southwest Florida, effective through Wednesday morning, June 4, 2025. The watch covers Coastal and Metro Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier, and Mainland Monroe counties, including cities such as Fort Lauderdale, Miami,...

The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to schedule a public hearing for June 17th to consider amending an ordinance and prohibit smoking and vaping at county parks and beaches. The county owns Lynn Hall Park and Bowditch on Fort Myers Beach. Florida Statutes Section 386.209 has generally preempted...

Next month, county officials will decide on strict new pet breeding rules. The July 8 vote aims to tackle the flood of animals filling local shelters, straining the Domestic Animal Services (DAS) system. Short-term fixes haven't worked. Under the plan, anyone breeding cats or dogs must get permits, even those...

Starting June 1, 2025, Southwest Florida put a stop to nitrogen and phosphorus-based lawn treatments. The ban runs through September 30. Rain washes these chemicals into local waters, so officials acted to keep them clean. "Excessive nutrients in the waterway, which would be sort of defined as nutrients beyond what...

Sharks aren't the only thing beachgoers need to be on the lookout for in Florida this summer after a black bear was spotted taking a dip in the Gulf waters off Naples over the weekend.

Lee County School District weighs five options for Fort Myers Beach Elementary, including potential conversion to a charter school model with community resources.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Four people were seriously injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on Fruitville Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers say a pickup truck driven by a 28-year-old Sarasota man was heading east on Fruitville, east of I-75 near Laceleaf Boulevard at about 1:10 p.m. The pickup...

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is cutting three battalion chief positions as part of a restructuring effort, raising concerns about the potential impact on emergency response safety across the island. Fire Chief Scott Wirth offered two longtime battalion chiefs, Tom Grow and Terry...

Here is your forecast for Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up with some clouds around and temperatures in the low 70s. There are few showers near the southern part of Collier County this morning. We all will see more rainfall today and that has prompted a Flood Watch for Collier...

A decades-old citrus grove could be replaced by hundreds of homes in eastern Collier County. At a board meeting May 27, county commissioners agreed to send a required amendment to the county's growth management plan to the Florida Department of Commerce for its input. The plan amendment, requested by a developer, who...