Taylor Smith

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office plans to add hundreds of new body cameras and dash cameras to its fleet at a cost of $7 million. The county plans to suit up 600 deputies with body cameras. “I think it’s an excellent idea,” said Christina Nicholes in Naples. “We need it, OK,” said Todd Norris in […]

A clause in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order for Phase 3 says mask fines will be suspended for individuals, but it doesn’t specify if that means businesses as well. Even with the gray area, it pleases some businesses and community members in Collier County that were not happy with the imposed countywide mask mandate. At […]

A CDC update Wednesday says individuals are more likely to survive the coronavirus after contracting it. The health agency says if you have the virus between the ages of 0 to 70, you have a 99% survival rate. And if you’re over 70, the survival rate is nearly 95%. While this CDC update is a […]

During the uncertainty of the pandemic, supervisors of elections in Southwest Florida were glad to see a good turnout on National Register to Vote Day Tuesday. We looked into the patterns elections offices are noticing when it comes to registrations. “It’s your civic duty to vote; that’s what this country is based on,” Maureen Ruemler […]

A Marco Island fishing captain found a rescue raft with equipment inside but no one around. The captain did some investigating to find out what happened, and he says he learned it was used during a successful mission. Raymond Evans with the U.S. Coast Guard was with a crew on a rescue mission when Hurricane […]

The tropics have become so active that National Hurricane Center began naming storms with the Greek alphabet Friday, as tropical storms Alpha and Beta both formed in the Atlantic and Gulf respectively. We spoke to neighbors who continue to stay prepared amid hurricane season. “Wilma was back years ago, and that was in November,” Dawn […]

Thursday night was the first time some high school football players took to field to play against other teams. Palmetto Ridge High School hosted Naples High School. Parents and teams were ready for some normalcy back in their lives. As part of health precautions, the stands were not as packed as usual because they are […]

A new survey has yielded “shocking and saddening” results, showing millennials and Gen Z have a “worrying lack of basic Holocaust knowledge,” according to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference). The U.S. Millennial Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, which was commissioned by the Claims Conference and conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research, […]

More people are making a move to Florida, and it’s not for the warmth and sunshine alone. A Realtor said she’s seeing people move because Florida is a swing state. “There’s so many reasons to move here, honestly,” said Yenny Neal, a local Realtor. Neal admits that some people possibly thinking of moving down so […]

We looked at the possibilities that season could return to parts of Southwest Florida sooner than later, with the steady stream of customers businesses being seen. With season right around the corner and the pandemic still underway, some think Naples won’t be as busy during the holidays as usual. Others say the snowbirds will still […]