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The protesters said Thursday they want Wendy's to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for Florida tomato pickers.

This story is contributed by a member of the Naples community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Naples Daily News The Immokalee Foundation, dedicated to building pathways to success for the children of Immokalee through programs focused on education, vocation and life skills, recently announced the installation of the 2013-2014 board of ... (more)

Scott Hart's experiences in the public education system ended in the same place it began: a first grade classroom.

A woman who died along with her two children when their vehicle crashed into an Alligator Alley canal on a foggy January morning was driving too fast for the road conditions and no one in the SUV was wearing a seatbelt, according to a report issued by the Florida Highway Patrol.

An Immokalee man accused of stealing a woman's purse in April was arrested by Collier County sheriff's deputies Monday.

The odds weren't in Jesus Velazco's favor early in life.Not when his mother snuck him and his siblings across the border from Mexico without papers, nor the ensuing eight years living undocumented in Immokalee.

It's a big year for Florida; so many reasons to celebrate. The year 2013 marks the 500th Anniversary of the discovery of Florida, the 85th Anniversary of the Tamiami Trail and the 90th Anniversary of Collier County - all of which are noteworthy in their own right.

Arthur Oliver Anselmo, 87, of the 2100 block of Gulfshore Boulevard North, Naples, was arrested Sunday by Naples police at 1210 U.S. 41 N. He is accused of twisting a woman's finger back.

This week, coinciding with the start of Wendy's annual shareholder meeting in New York City, local community members will act in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in a public action to call on Wendy's to join the rest of the major fast food industry in the Fair Food Program.

Many people come to America with the hope of making their dreams come true. So far, Jesus Velazco has a very good start.

Fueled by lofty oil prices, more efficient drilling techniques and the promise of untapped but also largely unproven reservoirs, at least a half-dozen companies plan to expand exploration across Southwest Florida.

In the annals of the Collier County Commission, May 14, 2013, may go down as the day Georgia Hiller lost it.

A southwest Florida woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend after he "farted in her face," the Collier County Sheriff's Office said.

A 37-year-old Florida woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend with an 8-inch-long kitchen knife after he farted in her face during an argument.

As Wendy's shareholders convene their annual meeting in New York, farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are calling on the remaining, hold-out, major fast food corporation to commit to workers' rights and fair wages.

Witnesses said the 37-year-old victim was walking home about 10 p.m. when he passed a home at 1005 Ringo Lane.

Thieves are at it again. This time they're targeting your personal information using a local credit union as the bait.

Ramiro S. Arteaga, 50, of the 12200 block of Fuller Lane, East Naples, was arrested Sunday by Collier County deputies at U.S. 41 East and Habitat Drive.

Witnesses told Collier County Sheriff's deputies they were at a family gathering on the back patio of a home in the 1100 block of Marjorie Street when Michael Washington Williams, 21, showed up about 9:40 p.m. Williams began asking for a man named Hector, and the two began to fight, deputies reported.

Charles Nave, the former technical director of Big Arts on Sanibel, pled not guilty to two child porn charges in federal court.