The highest-paid employee in Collier County earns $270,000 a year, according to data from a public records request. Overtime drive EMS pay higher.

Going out to eat? See which Collier County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Here's a look at the prices of homes sold in Collier County in April 2025 compared to a month earlier and 2024

Collier County's preliminary tax roll shows a 3.04% increase in market values, totaling over $229.4 billion. Taxable values saw a larger increase, nearly 8.5%, due to new construction and the recapture rule. New construction added almost $4.3 billion to market value and over $4 billion to taxable value.

A proposed Costco in Collier County is stirring controversy among local residents. The retail giant plans to build a new store and gas station at the corner of Collier Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock Road, just north of Physicians Regional Hospital.

Renovations include replacing the seawall, boat ramp structures, timber pilings. The parking lot, which was expanded in 2010, will be repaved.

At Collier Park, the county is accepting reservations to rent one of the garden’s 32 plots on an annual basis. The garden, which opened June 18 on the southwest corner of the park at 626 E St., has eight small 3-by-4-foot planter beds, 22 large 4-by-6-foot planter beds and two Americans with Disabilities Act accessible planter beds.

Dr. Jose Baez, president of the Collier County Medical Society, expects significant changes to programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

Collier County commissioners unanimously approved advertising an ordinance to increase the tourist tax by a penny. The proposed tax increase requires voter approval in the November 2026 general election. The sports complex has faced cost overruns and ...

Collier Boulevard Boating Park (951 boat ramp) is nearing completion and set to reopen before fall after major renovations. The $1.27 million project includes a new seawall, boat ramp structures, ADA-compliant features, and parking lot repaving.

A Collier County teacher is swapping her summer break for a unique adventure—snake hunting in the Everglades. Krista Hoekstra and her husband, Mike, track down Burmese pythons and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.