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

In an answer to a civil lawsuit, Octavio Sarmiento Jr., with ASSA Designs, denies any wrongdoing, related to the misuse of an ...

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

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 ...

Residents emphasize that the key to coexisting with bears lies in education and awareness, rather than hunting. They have ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Collier County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $641,000.

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

According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, there were no injuries, evacuations or structures threatened by the fire.

Tyson Matthews, public information officer for the FWC, said that if the ongoing investigation confirms that the victim’s cause of death was mauling by the suspected bear, it will be the first ever ...

At 7:07 a.m., the Collier County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a potential bear mauling on State Road 29, between Naples and Everglades City. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies found ...

For the first time, a survivor of the shocking incident at the Saint Matthew's House Thrift Store in East Naples has shared ... his case to court. The Collier County Sheriff's Office has been ...