Taylor Wirtz

NCH Baker is opening its new emergency department on Monday, with larger rooms that offer more privacy and state-of-the-art equipment to make it easier to treat people faster. The new 19,000-square-foot department has a CT scanner with the highest capacity of all of NCH’s facilities, which will help take care of strokes, trauma, and other […]

NCH is beginning a new partnership with the OB Hospitalist Group on Wednesday to shorten wait times for OB/GYN patients and let them receive care closer to home. OB hospitalists will be around to offer 24/7support for local OB/GYNs, which NCH says should improve outcomes and increase patient satisfaction compared to traditional triage models. In-house obstetricians […]

A national bike route has an extension planned to go through Collier County, which many hope will put the county on the map and advance tourism opportunities in the area. This wouldn’t be just another bike path, but an extension of U.S. Bicycle Route 15, part of the U.S. bicycle route system which currently runs […]

It can be hard talking to your child or teenager about school violence, but with threats of school violence up more than 100% nationally, even those that turn out to be fake still carry serious consequences, and it is important kids understand that. Whether it was said aloud, written in text or posted on social […]

The clock is running out to ship gifts or cards for the holidays—the cutoff date for retail ground service packages is Dec. 15. For first-class mail, including cards, you have until Dec. 17. Priority mail needs to be sent by December 18. If you’re sending gifts overseas, the international deadline is Thursday. Robert Rhoad, with […]

Tuesday marks 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, and veterans will gather in Naples for an event commemorating the momentous day and raise money for Wounded Warriors. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it a day that will live in infamy—more than 2,000 Americans lost their lives, and the country was thrust into World […]

On Monday, the Fort Myers City Council will discuss accepting a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help pay for 14 new officers to fill new positions in the Fort Myers Police Department. These officers will fill spots in four different areas of the police department: Four would go to the Project Safe […]

If you have not started your Christmas shopping, you might be out of luck: The supply chain could hamper your holidays, as certain items are going to be hard to find. Sticking with the trends we’ve seen over the last few months, almost everything related to Christmas and the holidays is going to be difficult […]

The world’s supply chain issues are hitting your child’s school lunch, if you are a Lee County parent. This week, said parents received an email saying to expect changes in the cafeteria beginning in 2022. As of Jan. 1, the School District of Lee County will be serving PB&J sandwiches as a cold lunch option. […]

One person is dead and a home is destroyed after a fire at the home of an elderly veteran in Cape Coral early Tuesday morning. The fire marshal is investigating how the fire started. Crews went to SE 3rd Street, near Cape Coral Hospital, to find the fire had spread through the roof and had […]