Citizen News

A search on Facebook by school name reveals there are so-called "hot lists" for nearly every public middle and high school in Collier County. On each site, photos of two or three students are posted for comparison by their peers. ...

It started as a simple request: Janice Bronstein, a Naples senior living with multiple sclerosis, needed a new wheelchair ramp for the entrance to her home. The recent widow of a World War II veteran, Bronstein asked the Collier Building ...

Students at Gulf Coast High School who recently spent some time acting like presidents, prime ministers and ambassadors proved they know a thing or two about the debates and politics that occur everyday at the United Nations.

Washington, D.C.: First in war, first in peace and last in the American League. For years that was the moniker given to our nation’s capital in recognition of the futility of both iterations of the old Washington Senators who, from ...

Global warming, also known as climate change, is the theory that the earth is warming rapidly (in relative historical terms) due to the growing concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases emanating from mankind’s burning of fossil fuels — coal and oil ...

Duplicate bridge and contract bridge are both a competitive form of the card game bridge. But in duplicate bridge, when you belong to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), this group keeps track of the players earned points and keeps ...

It often comes as a surprise when a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease arrives for patients. Oftentimes, many neurological symptoms of the disease are passed off as simple signs of aging. For some patients, there are tremors, some have smaller handwriting, ...

Ask 6-year-olds to name their favorite day of the year, and I guess most would say Christmas. But for one 6-year-old, the best day of the year is the Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off held in Ave Maria’s Town Center. Yes, ...

Some came to sample the soups. Others came to enjoy the entertainment and beautiful weather. And a few came at 7 in the morning, just so they could be first in line. Regardless of why they came, or what time ...

If the 2012 presidential preference primary is to match voter turnout for the 2008 presidential preference election, nearly 50,000 will have to be at the polls in Collier County Tuesday.

You know when a few neighbors get together to hold a yard sale? Well, the Isles of Capri takes that concept, and knocks it out of the park. The entire community, across the river from Marco Island, opens up their ...

Collier County commissioners are expected in February to consider ways that county government can make it more advantageous for investors to purchase dilapidated properties and get code violations fixed.

In all, 17,502 people went to the polls in Collier since early voting began Monday, Jan. 16. Collier GOP voters were able to choose their preference for president. Naples voters also had a nonpartisan City Council contest and residents of ...

This past Wednesday morning, Lauren Book bounded energetically down the steps of a giant recreational vehicle. In athletic shorts, sunglasses and a hat, Book looked like she was dressed for an afternoon of tennis or a light jog. What she ...

An unusual visitor has been finding its way to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. A Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) has decided that the outside bathrooms are a great place to sleep during the day!