Rachel Cox-Rosen

Neighbors are fed up by the noise and mess a project is causing near their homes. Concrete workers are posted up at the southeastern corner of Davis Boulevard and Santa Barbara Boulevard outside the Firano at Naples gated community in East Naples. It was a rare quiet morning for the Lundays with their dog on […]

A formerly homeless young woman is getting a fresh start. She now has her own apartment and car, and it’s all thanks to her own hard work. Next, she wants to help others. After years of sleeping on others’ couches, 19-year-old Merci now has a bed to call her own. This is an emotional day […]

A controversial message could be seen on some shops in Southwest Florida to start the week. It’s causing confusion among store workers and owners. Those responsible say it’s meant to act as a positive rather than a negative. Flyers with profanity could be seen on businesses Monday in downtown Naples. We chose to blur the […]

Collier County says its localized approach to vaccinating people is working, but some people living there feel they are left behind. We spoke to community members of Imperial Wilderness Condo in Collier County Wednesday, who say they hope they can have vaccines brought to them. Imperial Wilderness’ Wednesday lunch giveaway is one of the few […]

In an effort to keep the COVID-19 vaccine local, the City of Naples has launched a new phone system. On Tuesday, they put it to the test to schedule 500 vaccine appointments. Bob Plemmons spent his morning on the phone trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine through The City of Naples. “I […]

A sailor lost everything after his boat — and home — capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. Atlanta native Randy Weaver was hospitalized after his boat drifted, and eventually capsized, forcing him to jump into Gulf waters and swim to shore. Weaver left from Fort Myers on his boat in September. It was on his […]

Warning: This story discusses the topic of suicide that some people may find disturbing Marine Corps veteran Ben Walker has fought multiple battles. He has fought in a war and battled addiction, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. “I was very suicidal with my drug abuse and alcohol,” Walker said. “I pretty much had no hope.” […]

Seniors are trying everything they can to get inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine. But when the next wave opens, will the response be the same? One Southwest Florida nurse says she won’t take the vaccine, no matter what. And that’s what millions of Americas are saying. As many here in Southwest Florida spend hours on […]

Development vs. wildlife: Should a 1,000-acre town be built east of Golden Gate Estates in Collier County? Those living in one community are in an uproar because protected Florida panthers already live there. Rae Ann Burton describes living in Golden Gate Estates as an escape. “The reason that people moved to rural Golden Gate Estates […]

The search for a weapon in a homicide in Naples turned up empty. A tip sent investigators to a river after a recent plea from Crime Stoppers on a 2017 homicide that left 25-year-old Franklin Francois dead. Investigators spent Wednesday morning searching for a gun in River Park East. Francois was killed in Nov. 2017. […]