Fort Myers Beach, Florida

A Port Charlotte woman is homeless because her house has been deemed unsafe, a pick-up truck barrels through a woman’s home in the middle of the night!

An amazing story of beating the odds played out in Fort Myers Sunday as a former homeless woman walked across a stage to receive her master’s degree.

BONITA SPRINGS – A family is now homeless after a fire destroyed their house last night.

COLLIER COUNTY – A local woman goes from homeless to homework and is now graduating with an advanced degree.

Authorities say a late-night fire at a small, wood-frame house in St. Petersburg left a man dead and a woman homeless.

Two teens have been charged in the February death of a homeless man.

Authorities say a homeless man skipped out on the bill for a steak dinner, so that he could get sent to jail.

The Charlotte County Homeless Coalition says it needs ,000 just to get through the summer.

If you travel down a certain tranquil country road in Martin County, Florida you’ll come across a place where those who need care, are cared for where those who need protection are protected, and those who are homeless find a home.

A Lehigh Acres house fire leaves two adults and a three-year-old child homeless.

After a long day of work, an East Naples woman had quite the surprise waiting for her at home on Wednesday – a drunk man passed out in her bed, who, when awoken, propositioned her for sex, according to Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports.

A 45-year-old man is facing a felony charge after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say he stole his mother’s car after she told him he wasn’t allowed to drive it anymore. Michael Warren Murphy, who reports say is homeless, was arrested Sunday and charged with grand theft auto.

Billy Fisher. Donald Kitchell. Tonya Martin. You probably never saw an obituary for them, or read about a large, well-attended memorial service in their honor. Their passing probably hasn’t affected your life in any way you could measure or quantify. But here, in Collier County, they lived — and died — homeless. On Sunday night they were remembered along with 11 other people who passed in 2008, probably believing they were utterly alone in the world.

Campers and homeless beware: There is a new Collier County law. But the law is somewhat confusing and, in some cases, unenforceable.
The Collier County Commission this week amended a 1974 ordinance, now making it illegal to camp on any public property within unincorporated Collier, except for specifically designated camping areas. Camping on any residential property without permission of the owner is also illegal under the amended ordinance.

It’s shaping up to be the most heart-breaking holiday season ever for local animal shelters. Many are filled to capacity and homeless animals are coming in faster than ever.