Collier County

A farming community is getting a vaccine boost. The Department of Emergency Management has a mobile vaccination site it hopes will get shots in the arms of residents of Immokalee. The vaccination site cannot be found online. About 450 people were vaccinated at the site on Friday. “The focus is the farm community,” said Gerardo […]

A new community development is nearing approval but its location is in the heart of Florida Panther territory. There are fewer than 130 panthers left in the wild, but leaders recommend going forward with the project. Becca Bryan is with the Friends of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. “Panthers are already in their backyard and […]

There have been a lot of shark sightings—and three bites—in South Florida recently. The Ocearch Shark Tracker lets you follow the movements of tagged sharks, and there are plenty swimming near us. Captain Brian Smith with Smoking Hooks Fishing Charter says this is the most active he’s seen the sharks in a while, and scientists […]

A Collier County doctor accused of having drugs and making bombs in his home was also connected to kids in our community. Dr. Christy Cugini has four kids, plays in a musical band for kids and even wrote a children’s book. His patients are shocked at what investigators found in his home. One described him […]

Firefighters are a family, and families protect each other. That’s why all new firefighters go through survival training before they hit the front lines. WINK News safety and security specialist Rich Kolko and photojournalist Eric Mills were able to see the class up close. WATCH their report above.

A mother with a promising career in a wealthy area became the target of a cruel crime, one that has no boundaries of age, social status or wealth. Jeffrey Epstein and his partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, have been accused of violent sex crimes in Naples. Both are mentioned in a lawsuit saying they raped a 26-year-old […]

Community leaders are teaming up to solve the water crisis and protect our drinking water. “It is one of the most important foundations we have for our quality of life,” Collier County Commissioner Penny Taylor said. Leaders from Collier County, Naples and Miami hit the waters of Rookery Bay Thursday to see Everglades restoration efforts […]

One lucky group of Southwest Florida students spent a special day in the classroom, learning lessons that were “out of this world.” Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan talked with the SPARK Hybrid Education Center in Naples on Thursday. “We rode in an elevator to the top of the launchpad and each of us took our […]

While more vaccines are getting into arms, and things are looking up, many of your neighbors are still struggling to make ends meet. But organizations are stepping up to help you and your family. Naples Children & Education Foundation is launching a free app to connect you with essential services in Collier County. It’s called […]

When it comes to things to do in our state, it usually always involves water. Now, Florida Gulf Coast University and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are working together to restore one lake using eelgrass. Lake Trafford, located in Collier County just west of Immokalee, encompasses approximately 1,500 acres, and there’s no shortage […]