Collier County

Friday is water safety day and with so many of our kids at home, swimming in backyard pools, or enjoying the beach again it’s important they know safe swimming techniques. On Lindsey’s Facebook page you can find several local resources that are offering swimming lessons or tips for you to teach at home. Goldfish swim […]

Getting the help they need while fighting the coronavirus on the frontlines. Starting Tuesday tailored help is coming for our doctors and nurses coping with everything they’ve seen and heard during the pandemic. “For the first two weeks I probably saw more deaths in patients than in my whole nursing career,” said Gina Willaford, a […]

All mandatory evacuations have been canceled, per Collier County Sheriff’s Office. These were originally in place on both sides of Alligator Alley due to the 36th Ave SE Fire that has grown to 8,663 acres and continues to spread through Collier County. As of Friday evening, the fire is now at 40% containment. Investigators are […]

The owners of a diner who are on the brink of evacuation themselves are helping neighbors who are dealing with loss, and firefighters who are trying to save their homes and property from becoming charred. Alda’s Diner has only been around eight months but is cementing itself as a community hub, as it supports neighbors […]

With fires threatening homes and forcing evacuations, some residents say they don’t want to leave. One man in Golden Gate Estates is vowing to protect his home. Rodney Batcher was at work when he got the call his house could go up in flames. He says he knew that he had to get home as […]

People in Collier County are doing what they can to make sure their loved ones are safe, as thousands of acres burn near home in Collier County Thursday. Foster parents Luis Lorenzo and Aloima Kata say it’s a miracle their family is safe. They were able to evacuate and escape the flames near their home. […]

Intentional, accidental, or Mother Nature – each brush fire burning right now gets scrutinized. A trained group of firefighters serves as fire investigators, all falling under the fire marshal. The starting point in any fire investigation: the original call. “They’re going to go back to the original call, where it started, what the first-in engine […]

Thousands of acres have burned in Collier County after brush fires ignited and quickly spread Wednesday, damaging or destroying several homes and forcing multiple evacuations. The two biggest fires merged and are currently at an 8,500-acre spread that was 10% contained as of 7:15 p.m. Thursday, per Florida Forest Service. Fires are burning on the […]

More than a million Floridians have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-march and many have gotten through—but others have tried for weeks and have gotten nothing. One man is experiencing a problem you have not heard with the troubled system. Rick Baker is back to work but his unemployment checks are still being deposited into […]

With COVID-19 cases and deaths increasing in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, Governor Ron DeSantis spoke with health care officials about the issue Wednesday. DeSantis wants to figure out a way to allow visitors into facilities where most residents haven’t seen family members for two months. Tim Ficker is the executive director of […]