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Southwest Florida
News from Southwest Florida — Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. Coverage of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Marco Island, the gulf-coast real-estate market, hurricane recovery on the Sanibel and Captiva islands, and the SWFL economy.
Covering Lee · Collier · Charlotte
Latest from Southwest Florida
EducationSouthwest Florida
New College Absorbs USF's Sarasota-Manatee Campus as State Law Takes Effect
2d ago8 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida's Red Tide Is Quiet This Summer, but Researchers Warn the Long-Term Trend Is Getting Worse
3d ago10 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
Driver Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Deadly Collier County Crash, Troopers Say
Jul 18 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Florida Measles Cases Climb to Highest Level in Decades as National Outbreak Widens
Jun 308 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Florida's Collier County Measles Outbreak Slows as State Heads Into Summer With Renewed Vaccination Push
Jun 289 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida Red Tide Stays Quiet Heading Into Summer as Water Management Reforms Show Promise
Jun 278 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida's Red Tide Stays at Bay This Summer as Monitoring Continues Along the Gulf Coast
Jun 257 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
Collier County Driver Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Three-Vehicle Crash
Jun 257 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
Florida Highway Patrol: Lehigh Acres Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Collier County Crash
Jun 248 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida Red Tide Holds at Background Levels Along Southwest Coast as Officials Watch Summer Conditions
Jun 209 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Red Tide Stays Low on Florida's Southwest Coast, but the Threat to Manatees Endures
Jun 168 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
Lee County Man Charged After Allegedly Firing at a Sheriff's Drone
Jun 169 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida's Red Tide Stays at Bay This Summer as New Tools Track Gulf Blooms
Jun 158 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Red Tide Stays Quiet Along Southwest Florida as New Forecasting Tools Aim to Predict the Next Bloom
Jun 137 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Measles Cases Surge to 25-Year High in Florida With Collier County at Center
Jun 118 min
National NewsSouthwest Florida
Florida's 2026 Measles Cases Top 150, Ranking the State Fourth Nationally
Jun 98 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Florida Measles Outbreak Threatens U.S. Elimination Status as Collier County Stays at Center
Jun 88 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Red Tide Stays at Low Levels Along Florida's Gulf Coast as New Forecasting Tools Take Hold
Jun 78 min
HealthSouthwest Florida
Florida Measles Outbreak Holds at 154 Cases as Collier County Cluster Cools
Jun 68 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Florida's Red Tide, Manatees and Everglades Water: Where the State's Environmental Fight Stands
May 319 min