Rachel Cox-Rosen

COVID-19 testing availability has been slightly easier in Collier County, compared to Lee County, even after moving to an appointment-only system. While, so far, lines have been longer this week, sites seem to be moving at a decent pace. Many people told WINK News reporter Rachel Cox-Rosen that they were able to get through the […]

As more people vote by mail, the Collier County elections office is testing out new technology that will help you keep track of your ballot after you put it in the mail. The Collier County Supervisor of Elections office is introducing BallotTrax. The program can alert you via text, voice, or email on the status […]

Getting tested for COVID-19 is becoming a normal thing for Damian Cuadrado. But he’s not happy about it. “I’m just wanting it to be over already,” Cuadrado said. “I thought once I got vaccinated, that that was going to kind of be it. And I didn’t have to wear the mask anymore. And now it’s […]

The Marine Corps League of Naples’ traveling Iwo Jima memorial is looking for a new home in Southwest Florida. Veterans in the Marine Corps League of Naples look at the memorial and think of their late friend Harold “Pappy” Wagner. “Pappy spent 36 days up there in the frontlines, and he managed to survive. And […]

Collier County commissioners have voted down plans to build a new church in Golden Gate Estates after hearing arguments from people on both sides. The planning commission gave the approval needed to build a one-story, 5,000 square-foot church at the corner of 22nd Avenue Northeast and 8th Street Northeast in Golden Gate Estates, but was […]

Barbara has a shared room at the St. Matthew’s House Campbell Lodge Homeless Shelter. After two years of living on the street, she is grateful for the temporary home. She is one of the people served by St. Matthew’s House. Now, St. Matthew’s House wants to add more beds at their homeless shelter but a […]

Popular Southwest Florida chef and caterer Brian Roland was injured by a freight elevator at a car dealership Saturday night. According to an incident report from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, first responders found Roland, 42, trapped beneath a freight elevator platform at Ferrari Naples, located at 11291 Tamiami Trail N., at around 9:30 p.m. […]

Lee Health says it will no longer enforce its vaccine mandate for employees. The health system initially said it would but backtracked Thursday evening. Lee Health announced that because a federal judge put a stay on President Joe Biden’s mandate, the federal agency that was to enforce it now will not. Initially, Lee Health had […]

The school shooting in Michigan on Tuesday was at least the 28th school shooting in the U.S. this year. The shootings have put parents in the difficult spot of trying to explain to their kids what happened. Collier County mom Jaimie Crossan-DeBres said her little girl doesn’t understand. She didn’t have an answer, but she […]

Education leaders came together in Collier County to talk about the county’s diverse educational landscape from technical training to early education and more. The county’s priorities include early learning and career and technical education. “Early learning is the foundation for all learning,” said Susan Block, CEO of Early Learning Coalition of SWFL. Meanwhile, career and […]