Collier County

Collier County hotel bookings dropped by 90 percent in the month of Apri because of the lockdown. But this weekend is Memorial Day and the official kickoff to summer tourism and businesses and hotels are hoping that guests are ready to come back. “Typically memorial day weekend is very very strong,” said Inn on Fifth […]

More than a thousand positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in Collier County, and a new walk-up testing site opens Friday in Naples. The South Regional Library site at 8065 Lely Cultural Pkwy., opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. It’s the third day of testing this week in Collier County and a […]

Rescued with seconds to spare, a couple stood inside what was once a house on a lot surrounded by flames. As they inched closer, they didn’t know if they were going to make it. Their guardian angels rushed in and got them out safely. We spoke to one of the firefighters who saved the lives […]

Not knowing where their next meals will come from, many families in our region are now turning to a food drive for help. Cars lined up at St. Matthew’s House in Collier County this Thursday for assistance. And we spoke with a family who says they don’t know where they’d be without the help. People […]

Video captured what looked like hundreds of catfish lapping over alligators at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County recently. We first shared this story with viewers Wednesday. We went a little further and wanted to know why this was happening. We learned a current dry-down is impacting Southwest Florida wildlife Thursday and is a cause […]

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, many of the Southwest Floridians residing at Solaris Senior Living, like many of us, have not seen their families face to face. The staff at Solaris wanted to do something special for the residents and their families in this time of social distancing so they held a parade. Family members […]

Many staple attractions of spring and summer have been closed due to Covid-19, including the Naples zoo. As a way to protect workers and visitors, the zoo closed in an effort to limit large crowds and stop the spread of coronavirus. “We can’t have people gathering in numbers so we’ve had to close temporarily,” said […]

Just days ago, two brothers were escorted out of a Target store in California for not wearing a mask, and it led to a big brawl in the store. While Florida doesn’t have a statewide mandate requiring customers wear face coverings, if a business has a policy and chooses to enforce it, you could be […]

As a result of the 36th Avenue SE fire, thousands of acres of land and many homes were destroyed. Animals were displaced, including a bull found wandering near Golden Gate Estates. Darcy Andrade, the Collier County Animal Services shelter director, said, “he doesn’t have any identification so we’re really hoping that his owner comes down […]

As we get closer to our Memorial Day weekend, what are county and city leaders doing to make sure everyone stays safe? So far, it looks like every county has its own set of rules, and the biggest test of those rules will happen on the beaches of Collier County and Naples. Both the city […]