Rachel Cox-Rosen

One Florida senator said he wants to be sure you benefit from the next coronavirus stimulus package. Weeks after recovering from COVID-19 himself, Sen. Rick Scott said it’s all about you. “What I’m not gonna support is having Florida taxpayers pay for the excess spending of California or Illinois or New York or New Jersey,” […]

Many who left to visit family for Thanksgiving are returning home Sunday. This marks one of the busiest travel days of the year. And, while employees at Southwest Florida International Airport say this is the most travelers they’ve seen in a while, it pales in comparison to past years. The Quinn family came down from […]

Packed beaches are exciting for businesses, especially since the pandemic has made it difficult for them. People from out of town were out on Fort Myers Beach Saturday enjoying the weather and the lighter COVID-19 restrictions. Danielle Chastaine is from Indiana. “This beach is unbelievable!” Michael Schmitz didn’t have to travel as far, since he […]

Gun shop owners say that despite guns often being a high-demand gift, one thing is different this year. There’s an ammunition shortage. The Owner of Gulf Coast Clay’s Gun Club, in Collier County, Correy Rugg, lives and breathes guns. So you can imagine how much he’s heard about the recent shortage of ammo. “It seems […]

People were actually able to enjoy a meal on Thanksgiving because of the generosity of strangers. LaQuentin Cotton came to see familiar faces at Saint Matthew’s House’s food distribution on Thanksgiving. He was born and raised in Collier County and has spent more than a decade working with the homeless. “That is gratifying to know […]

The city of Naples is making the push for you to wear a face mask no matter where you go. City leaders are hitting the streets to make sure everyone who needs a face mask, has one. It’s part of an initiative called “All Heroes Wear Masks”. The goal is to encourage business owners, workers, […]

Big box stores have taken precautions to make shopping safer during the pandemic. Farmers markets are following their lead, making sure shopping local and small doesn’t mean compromising people’s health. We learned how a city market in Southwest Florida is operating to keep people safe and also support the livelihoods of its vendors. There is […]

The pandemic has created even more mental health challenges. With the holidays approaching, that could worsen. But one Collier County charity is trying to make sure that struggling families can host Thanksgiving dinner this year. For Lina Garcia, the pandemic has been long and very overwhelming. “Oh my God I can’t,” Garcia said. “Sometimes it’s […]

Neighbors are concerned about plans to create a yard waste recycling center creating traffic in their quiet part of Collier County. The neighborhood is on Riggs Road, just off Tamiami Trail East between 951 and San Marco Road. If you take a look at the intersection, you’ll see there isn’t much there now just a […]

Community members want answers after investigators say an unknown man tried to abduct four different women in Naples Park recently. The sheriff’s office has been passing out fliers of a police sketch of a man accused of attacking a woman and trying to get three others into a van. All the victims report it happened […]