A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1. President Donald ...

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...

Workers installed a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance of a new migrant detention facility in Collier County ...

Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.

The $115.5 billion budget signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis includes more than $18 million for 184 arts organizations. Most ...

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last week, accompanied by the request for a ...

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Missing an ingredient for your cookout? These Naples and Collier County grocery stores are open on the 4th of July holiday.

NWS meteorologist George Rizzuto said there's no reason to completely cancel Fourth of July plans as the rains will be ...

The county charges a 5% tourist tax on overnight stays at hotels and other vacation rentals. Those taxes are used to fund destination marketing, beach maintenance, and other tourism-related ...

Collier County commissioners are considering a one-cent increase to the tourist tax to fund the completion of the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. The proposed increase, which would require voter ...