Collier County

All the glitz and glamour of Hollywood is in Southwest Florida starting Thursday night because of the Naples International Film Festival at Artis-Naples. The red carpet for the 14th annual film festival saw directors, producers, and all sorts of different filmmakers from all over the world. The presenting sponsors from the film festival this year […]

Collier County still has mandatory curfews in place in some areas almost a month after Hurricane Ian. Collier said on their website the purpose of the curfew is to protect you as they begin the process of recovering from the effects of Hurricane Ian. But areas hit harder than Collier County, and with way more […]

Collier County deputies say a convicted felon robbed a convenience store early Thursday morning, struck a deputy with his car and stabbed himself before being arrested. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Backslay Leonard, 29, entered the Circle K store at 1998 Santa Barbara Blvd. shortly after 4 a.m. He waited outside the store until […]

The beaches in Southwest Florida attract people from around the world and a lot of locals can’t wait to get back to the sand and surf. But, we are still a long way from getting back to that aspect of normality. Crews have been on the beaches cleaning and raking in Naples and other parts […]

FEMA now says it will provide direct temporary housing in Southwest Florida counties affected by Hurricane Ian. Gov. Ron DeSantis made an announcement on Fort Myers Beach about the temporary housing. “Now, FEMA’s direct housing program will not be able to meet every household’s needs. So I’m also announcing a state-lead housing mission to provide […]

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Immokalee man for several child pornography-related charges. Detectives arrested Jeremiah Gutierrez, 24, following an investigation that began with tips provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. According to the arrest report, Gutierrez was arrested in a home that also had three children living in […]

Many people are asking when FEMA will provide trailers to people who lost their homes during Hurricane Ian. The agency still won’t say, and people in Southwest Florida are becoming frustrated with the lack of communication. Wednesday marks one month since Ian overwhelmed the region, with storm surge and powerful winds destroying thousands of homes. […]

The only shelter open in Collier County is causing residents confusion on whether or not they are closing at the end of the week. However, Collier County officials confirmed that the shelter will remain open and not close on Friday. It was just a sign, shown below, that spawned all the confusion, even scaring some […]

If you live in Lee, Charlotte, Collier or DeSoto counties, your piece of $5 million could soon be headed your way. The money is to help pay your homeowner’s insurance deductible. But so far, only one county has an application ready to go. In Charlotte, the application is 10 pages long. There are a number […]

Marco Island has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the area of Lamplighter Drive and connected roads. The city says the notice is due to a water service interruption that occurred while work was being done on a water main in the area. The area marked in red on the map above shows which […]