Collier County

Saint Matthew’s House is feeding a site, record number of families experiencing food insecurity in Southwest Florida during the coronavirus pandemic. We visited the nonprofit’s food distribution center in East Naples Thursday, where we spoke to mothers who are doing what they can to feed their families. More than one mom told us they skip meals so their children don’t have […]

The Naples fire chief said Thursday that 17 percent of their department has COVID-19 and the Immokalee Fire Department is down about 50 percent of its firefighters. The latest crackdown at the fire department: a mask mandate inside the building and the public is no longer allowed inside. But working in close contact with the […]

More than ever parents are opting for virtual school. Lee schools have doubled enrollment from this time last year and the state virtual program has seen a 42-percent increase since last summer. And there is still time to sign up your kids if you are wanting to enroll them. There are two places to enroll […]

Ice cream makes a lot of things better. And, during a pandemic, we need something to sweeten up our daily lives. But a new collier county shop has been through its fair share of ups and downs, trying to open with the coronavirus surging in Florida. Still, they are trying to look on the bright […]

Collier County Tourist Development Council approved a recommendation for commissioners to further consider a mask mandate in Collier County in a close 4-3 vote Wednesday. This came after passionate pleas from the public for the tourism council to oppose a mask recommendation. Signs hang on storefronts in places such as along Fifth Avenue in downtown […]

A Marco Island man is using what he has to help in the case of a missing Cape Coral woman, Lauren Dumolo, in hopes someone will come forward with information. Jim Edgar is a captain and owner of Sand Dollar Shelling on Marco Island. He doesn’t know Lauren or her father or her sister, but […]

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 […]

Collier County Tourist Development Council will discuss making masks mandatory in the county at its Wednesday meeting. The county decided against it recently, but the tourism council is revisiting it. The director of Collier County tourism says all they can give to the county commission is a recommendation. They are not putting any policies in […]

We looked at why making a trip to Collier County could mean a better chance at a football career. Twins Jordan and Jalen Lane have played football since they were both five years old. “This is something that they’ve been very passionate about,” said Larry Ford, the Lane brothers’ father. Jordan and Jalen are now […]

Florida Department of Health has announced that it will be adding new testing sites in  Collier County, including one in Golden Gate, two off Tamiami Trail in East Naples and one on Marco Island at Veterans Park. The increase in testing sites is said to have led to an increase in positive cases, which are […]