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Ave Maria Boulevard injury crash entry leaves FHP traffic board
FHP earlier listed injuries and a roadblock at Useppa Drive. The entry is now absent, with no official reopening time supplied.
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Immokalee · Development
Immokalee Sand Mine seeks 41-acre expansion under state permit notice
Florida's environmental agency proposes a permit for a 41-acre Immokalee Sand Mine expansion, with new wetland and surface-water impacts.
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Immokalee · Traffic
FHP lists an injury crash on northbound I-75 at Collier County mile marker 53 with no roadblock
Florida Highway Patrol lists a crash with injuries on northbound I-75 at mile marker 53 in Collier County and says there is no roadblock.
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Immokalee · Wildlife
A six-year-old Florida panther found dead on SR 29 is the state's 12th panther loss of 2026
FWC recorded a six-year-old male Florida panther found dead along SR 29 near Farm Worker Way in Collier County. The agency lists a vehicle collision as the cause.
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Immokalee · Government
Collier commissioners direct staff to pursue a $7.81 million Wildflowerz Ranch acquisition near Immokalee
Collier commissioners directed staff to pursue the seller's $7.81 million Wildflowerz Ranch proposal, which would place roughly 625 acres near Immokalee into Conservation Collier.
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Immokalee · Real Estate
Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance plans to open 16 more affordable apartments in December
Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance plans to open its fourth 16-unit apartment building in December. Applications opened September 1, and more than 100 families are on the waiting list, Gulfshore Business reports.
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Immokalee · Traffic
Florida Highway Patrol posts a fog advisory for northbound I-75 across Collier County
Florida Highway Patrol has posted a fog travel advisory for northbound I-75 from mile marker 51 to mile marker 115 in Collier County. The live board lists no roadblock.
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Immokalee · Business
ALDI sets September 24 opening for Immokalee's first full-service grocery store since 2025
ALDI will open its Immokalee store September 24, with a ribbon cutting at 8:30 a.m. and daily customer hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
Mark Frisbie agrees to plead guilty in a federal crop insurance case and pay $3.26 million in restitution
A federal plea agreement says Immokalee area farmer Mark Frisbie will plead guilty to making a false statement in a crop insurance claim and pay about $3.26 million in restitution.
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Immokalee · Public Health
Another measles case has turned up in Collier County, this one in Immokalee, in a county where the kindergarten vaccination rate sits six points under the level that stops the disease spreading
WGCU reports a measles case was confirmed Wednesday in Immokalee, reported by the nonprofit Healthcare Network. Collier kindergarten vaccination sits near 89 per cent against the 95 needed for herd immunity. The MMR shot is free to residents in Naples and Immokalee.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
Troopers have arrested a 42 year old Immokalee man over the State Road 29 hit-and-run that killed Landin Ahrens, and say the pickup they impounded in Estero had both headlamps replaced after the crash
The Florida Highway Patrol says troopers found a 2014 Dodge pickup in Estero on Tuesday, impounded it, and arrested Pedro Lopez Fernando, 42, of Immokalee on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and tampering with evidence.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
A week after Landin Ahrens was found dead beside State Road 29, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and the Highway Patrol says it has nothing new on the car
The Naples Daily News reports that a reward of up to $3,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest, and that Lt. Greg Bueno of the Florida Highway Patrol said on Monday the agency has no update on the vehicle troopers are looking for.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
A Thursday afternoon storm blew construction barrels off the State Road 82 widening job at Corkscrew Road, and many of them were still down overnight
Gulf Coast News reports that Thursday afternoon's storm blew dozens of traffic drums off the State Road 82 widening job near Corkscrew Road, leaving a gap between the live lanes and the work site. Many were still down overnight.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
The man found dead beside State Road 29 in Immokalee has been named as Landin Ahrens, 19, and the Highway Patrol now believes he was struck on Friday night, close to three days before a passing driver spotted his bicycle
Gulf Coast News reports the Florida Highway Patrol has identified him and now puts the crash at about 10 or 11 p.m. Friday, close to three days before a passing driver spotted the bicycle.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
A man on a bicycle was found dead on the shoulder of State Road 29 south of State Road 82, and the Highway Patrol is still looking for the vehicle that hit him
He was found on the grass shoulder at about 12.30 p.m. on Monday and pronounced dead there. The Highway Patrol says an unknown southbound vehicle struck him and left, and that it is believed to have headlight damage.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
State Road 82 is open again at Corkscrew Road, and the Highway Patrol has now said the man who died there was 75 and from Lehigh Acres
The state dispatch board that carried the closure all evening now reads that the roadway is clear. The Highway Patrol says the man who died was 75 and from Lehigh Acres, turning left from Corkscrew Road into the path of an eastbound dump truck.
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Immokalee · Public Safety
State Road 82 is closed in both directions at Corkscrew Road tonight, on a crash the state has typed as a fatality and has held open since half past six this evening
The state dispatch board has carried the call since 6.29 this evening and still reads that both directions of State Road 82 are closed at County Road 850. Gulf Coast News reports one person died after a dump truck and a sedan collided.
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Immokalee · Weather
The National Weather Service office in Miami is tracking a thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud near Ave Maria, moving south at 10 mph across north central Collier and southwestern Hendry, and its statement runs to 7.45 p.m. Wednesday
A special weather statement issued at 7.07 p.m. carries funnel clouds and gusts of 45 to 50 mph for inland Collier and Hendry. Named places include Immokalee, Golden Gate Estates and I-75 at Everglades Boulevard.
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Immokalee · Weather
A flood advisory is running for Collier and Hendry counties until 6.45 p.m. Tuesday, with two to three inches of rain already down around Immokalee and Ave Maria
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued the advisory at 4.53 p.m. Tuesday for Collier and Hendry, warning of water over roadways in low-lying areas around Immokalee, Ave Maria and Sunniland until 6.45 p.m.
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I-75 exit 80 construction closure no longer appears on FHP board
The northbound exit 80 ramp closure at SR-29 no longer appears on FHP's incident board. Earlier construction entries for both exit 101 ramps are also absent.
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Florida records $43,830 sales-tax warrant against Joe's Diner
The Florida Department of Revenue recorded a $43,830.16 sales and use tax warrant against Joe's Diner LLC in Collier County. The September 17 filing lists $34,984.46 in tax, plus penalty, interest and fees.
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Collier County mailed its 2026 TRIM notices on August 17, which puts the deadline to challenge a property value at September 11, and the two county offices that publish that deadline do not state the same closing time
The Property Appraiser publishes a mailing date of August 17 and a deadline of 5 p.m. on September 11. The Clerk, who receives the petitions, publishes 5 p.m. in the office or 11.59 p.m. online.
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