Collier County

This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to Crime Stoppers […]

Wednesday, Naples City Council will be deciding again If you should be forced to cover your face in public as they go back and forth on a face mask ordinance. We’ve watched over the last few weeks how masks have really become such an emotional and sometimes even divisive issue. That makes it no surprise […]

Due to Southwest Florida being within the cone of uncertainty for Possible Tropical Cyclone #9 as of Wednesday, a number of COVID-19 testing sites in the region will be shut down temporarily. The question is will they remain closed through the weekend because of the storm? We’re waiting for word from the health department. On […]

One family has been in Naples searching for the home of their dreams for four weeks. With the instability created by the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re not sure when they’ll find it. They hail from New York and while they loved their life there, it was getting to be a bit much. “It was kind of […]

Collier County Public School Board voted unanimously to push the start date for the upcoming 2020-21 school year to Aug. 31 during its meeting Tuesday. During the public comment period of the board meeting, many parents expressed concerns for the start of the school year. At the forefront was a concern for the student requirement […]

Normally, the Naples Winter Wine Festival is an event full of fun and music that raises millions of dollars for children in the community. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, there won’t be any meetups this year. “Events just aren’t safe right now,” said Megan McCarthy CEO of the Boys and Girls club. Nearly 50 […]

Collier County school leaders will decide what can and cannot be on your child’s face mask as they return to campus for the new school year. “Vulgar or disruptive,” those are the two keywords when it comes to how the school can enforce what students can and cannot wear. But when asked to elaborate they […]

A daring rescue was caught on camera. Video captured a hiker getting hoisted up into a Collier County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. He can thank his GPS for saving his life. Zachariah Goff sent an SOS signal with his GPS and says he was nearing heat stroke in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve recently. Deputies were […]

It’s a lot easier for people like Marilyn Newlyn to social distance on the Naples Shoreline compared to just a few weeks ago when Miami-Dade closed their beaches. “So many people came over here and I’m a diabetic and don’t want to take chances,” Newlyn said. To keep those from the east coast coming over, […]

Many people across the country have been monitoring the way protesters in Portland, Oregon, have clashed with federal law enforcement. “Federal troops have been going there to Portland and have been causing a lot more damage than help,” said Jemeson Ciprius, member of Collier Youth for Black Lives. Ciprius and about a dozen others from […]