Professional Experience

2019 to present: Taylor is our Collier County reporter. She previously worked at WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi as a reporter and weekend evening anchor.

While in school she interned at NBC 6 in Miami and CBS12 in West Palm Beach.

News Philosophy

To be a light in the darkness in the communities of SWFL. To give everyone a chance to tell their side of the story and be understanding of whatever they are going through.

Hobbies, Interests, & Involvement

You can find her in the sunshine, working out, tanning, traveling, or exploring in her free time!

Education

Bachelor in Journalism and minors in Communication and Film from Florida Atlantic University!

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The sunshine ☀️

Hometown
Hello, Aloha, Annyeonghaseyo, Hey Ya’ll, those are just a few of the ways Taylor has been saying hello in the different states and country’s she has lived in. Being a self-proclaimed military brat most of her life she has never had a home base!

People concerned about semi-trucks parked in Golden Gate lot

In Golden Gate, there is a parking lot often filled with truck drivers who sleep in their big rigs before they venture out onto the road. People nearby are worried trucks could cause crashes. People say the lot has trucks parked there day and night, which has some people concerned the trucks are blocking their […]

January is human trafficking awareness month. Here are the signs

Knowing the signs of human trafficking can save a person’s life and get him or her out of a dangerous, deadly situation. Fawn Volkert, the director of Path to Freedom, now shares her story to save others. “I was groomed for victimization in my house,” Volkert said. “In my early twenties, I was homeless and […]

Collier County family’s home shot at early New Year’s Day

A family in Collier County wanted to start the new year with a bang, and what they didn’t want was someone firing gunshots through their front yard. Unplanned for, it was the bang they received during early hours of the new year. Damages can be seen at the Reyes’ family home in Collier County west […]

FILE- In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, a Lyft driver opens the Lyft app on his phone while waiting for a fare in Pittsburgh. Lyft set the price for its stock at $72 per share late Thursday, March 28, 2019, setting the stage for the ride-hailing pioneer's hotly anticipated stock market debut. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Bill would allow ride-sharing vehicles in Florida to display digital ads

They changed the game of transportation. Now, Uber and Lyft drivers might change the landscape of our communities as a state lawmaker from Naples wants to allow the ride-hailing companies to put digital ads on top of their cars. Right now, it could be hard to tell the difference between someone’s car and an Uber […]

Golden Gate man acts like an animal, arrested after chasing neighbor

A man scared his neighbor during a bizarre attack. Thursday, Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested Freddy Gaspar, 19, in Golden Gate after his neighbor say he got into a panther pounce pose and started growling at him. The neighbor told CCSO Gaspar then began running after him with a paint pole One neighbor said he […]

4 Collier suspects arrested, found with narcotics, guns, $21,000

Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested four suspects for illegal drugs and weapons at a home in the Naples Manor community of East Naples Friday. According to the CCSO Facebook post, detectives with the CCSO vice asnd narcotics bureau served a search warrant at a home along the 5300 block of Trammel street, where investigators found […]

FWC names neurological disorder seen in SWFL panthers

We first reported about a neurological disease observed in Florida panthers and bobcats in August, after wildcats and pet dogs in Collier County started showing concerning symptoms. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stepped in to undertake the investigation of the cause and have named the illness “feline leukomyelopathy,” which is microscopic changes in […]

Making gift returns after the holidays

As the holiday season begins to wane, hopefully you and your loved ones got what you wanted. But sometimes gift givers double up, and people end up with same gift twice, or something doesn’t fit. That means, in a matter of hours when more stores open, shoppers will rush to return or exchange the gifts. […]

Family spreads good cheer in car decked with Christmas lights

Forget about decking the halls. One family decks out their car for Christmas every year. Their goal is to put smiles on the faces of people they meet. It also gives  the family some special quality time together. The Mendoza family — father Jose, mother Karla and duaghter Abigail in Collier County –has been performing […]