Two boats collided Friday afternoon with 20 passengers plus operator on one, 13 passengers, operator on another. Of those 16 were taken to hospitals.

Collier County Property Appraiser Abe Skinner has died on the eve of retirement. He was set to retire in January, after more than 30 years on the job.

There are five athletes are up for this week's award, which is sponsored by Elevate Home Services. Voting will close at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Larry Antonucci, M.D., MBA is the president & CEO of Lee Health, Southwest Florida’s major destination for health care ...