Naples City Council hugs it out: Gators coming to Tin City
It was a close call for “Gatorman Mike” as City Council nearly voted Wednesday morning against his plan to sell photographs of tourists hugging alligators in Tin City.
South Florida Water Management District approves deep cuts; Collier largely spared
The district’s Governing Board met briefly in a special session to vote unanimously to approve a $576 million budget for fiscal 2011-12, including a $128 million property tax cut and $26 million from the state Legislature for Everglades restoration. Governing Board chairman Joe Collins called it an “austere budget” that focuses on the district’s “core [...]
Panther struck, killed by vehicle in northern Collier County
The 3- to- 4-year-old female, which did not have a tracking collar, is the eighth documented panther roadkill death this year in Southwest Florida, compared to 16 in 2010. Overall, 23 panthers have been found dead.
Man injured in Big Cypress oil drilling accident released from hospital
Guy Allen Cummings, 48, has returned to light duty for the drilling contractor working in the preserve in eastern Collier County, Chief Ranger Ed Clark said.
Man injured in Big Cypress oil rig accident
A man was injured Sunday afternoon in the Big Cypress National Preserve when a steel cable from an oil well rig fell on his back, according to the National Park Service. Rangers and Collier County emergency workers stabilized the man, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medical helicopter airlifted him from the preserve’s Visitor Center to Jackson [...]