Collier County

You might have to wear your mask while walking around Naples streets if the city decides to enforce a mask mandate. Local doctors are on board with this type of requirement to work against the number of cases on the rise. Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann said the city is considering the mask mandate Friday because […]

For the third straight day, Florida broke its record in number of reported coronavirus cases with 3,822. That number is rising at a much faster rate. Over the past three days, more than 10% of the tests are coming back positive. Ten percent is threshold the CDC says is safe to continue to reopen. In […]

It’s been less than a month since video of George Floyd dying in the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota sparked a nationwide movement. There have been peaceful protests and some that turned violent. But have we made any progress? We sat down with our expert panel of FGCU professors Friday to see what they think. Watch […]

As we approach Father’s Day weekend, we’re still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. While many of you, along with local businesses, have felt the pandemic pinch, others say they’ve experienced a boost. For Collier County, it’s a mix of good and bad news. Some businesses have closed permanently and others, like “Hyde-N-Chic,” just […]

Southwest Florida unemployment rates are going down, while the state’s number is going up as of May 2020. Lee: 14% Charlotte:13.5% Collier: 13.1% Hendry: 11.5% Glades: 7.9% DeSoto: 7.1% Friday, the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) released new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Southwest Florida is doing better in other areas of the […]

“June 19th is a commemoration of freedom for African-Americans throughout America,” explained Lee County NAACP President James Muwakkil. June 19, 1865 — Juneteenth. Two and a half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and finally, the slaves were free. “The Emancipation Proclamation was greatly ignored by the southern government officials and also by slaveowners,” Muwakkil said. […]

We know more seniors are hospitalized or die from the coronavirus than other age groups, but the Florida Department of Health says seniors not among the group with the most cases. State data shows those between the ages of 25 to 34 make up the most COVID-19 cases. We wanted to know if those in […]

Thursday marked the most coronavirus cases reported in Florida in a single day with 3,207 cases. The number of tests coming back positive is on the rise, but we aren’t seeing the same rise in deaths. The Collier County medical examiner’s office says every person who has died from COVID-19 in Collier County had an […]

A major construction project is in the works to bring an Amazon distribution center to Southwest Florida. A construction crew spent Thursday at the planned Amazon facility at the corner of Davis Boulevard and Collier Boulevard in Collier County. An expert we spoke to says, not only will this location benefit Southwest Florida shoppers, it […]

Florida set another record for new COVID-19 cases in a single day Thursday, with 3,207 reported. It came just hours after researchers said the state could become the pandemic’s next epicenter. The state has overall reported nearly 86,000 positive cases of the coronavirus since March. For the past nine days, the average has been on […]