After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County ...

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...

A Naples home is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from April 1-30, ...

Renters in Collier County saw apartment listing prices slightly increase from March's average of $1,679, an analysis of new ...

A Collier County mother is expressing her gratitude this Mother's Day in a unique way. Palina Chavez spent this year's Mother's Day reflecting on gratitude. Her 17-year-old son, Yan Cerrillo, was ...

Residents in Collier County are anxiously awaiting DNA test results to determine if one of the three bears killed this week ...

Amid political and economic turmoil, tourism has slowed in Lee County. There has been a noticeable drop in Canadian visitors.

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had ...

It's the final days to donate for an effort to provide new school uniforms for Collier County students. The Naples Daily News for the past couple months teamed up with The Collier Community ...