Taylor Smith

Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park is planned for the area near the Collier County fairgrounds. Families are hoping it can be a safe place for children to stay active during the pandemic. Plans for the park include fields for recreational sports, an outdoor gym and an aquatics center. Another addition in the park is especially […]

A Naples police officer died in an off-duty crash in Lee County on Thursday. Naples Police Department announced the death of Sgt. Jeffrey Reidy, 41, who leaves behind a wife and four children. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash on Corkscrew Road east of Burgundy Farms Road shortly before noon. According to FHP, […]

Florida restaurants would be able to sell alcohol for take out and delivery under a bill approved by a Senate committee Tuesday that would would make permanent a suspension of rules the governor allowed during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation is still being put through the process. MORE: SB 148: Beverage Law Gov. Ron DeSantis […]

Home sales continue to succeed during the pandemic. There has been a large uptick of activity in the real estate market in Collier County. That came months after many people expected the worst with the housing market. Among numerous factors boosting the local housing market included people who wanted to move away from cities up […]

A Collier County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared in the shooting death of an Immokalee man that occurred last year. Nicolas Morales Besanilla, 37, was killed on Sept. 17, 2020 when he had a run-in with Corporal Pierre Jean. The officer-involved shooting investigation was under review by the 20th Judicial Circuit. “Based upon the investigative […]

Walmart says it mistakenly opened up vaccine appointments in Florida for those who have underlying conditions but are under the age of 65 Thursday. Many people who thought they met new criteria for vaccines with Walmart successfully signed up for vaccine appointments with the supermarket chain. On the Walmart vaccine portal, it showed a category […]

A proposal for five bridges in Collier County is still under discussion Wednesday. They would all go in the Golden Gate Estates area of the county, and first responders say this would help many people in an emergency. Collier County Board of County Commissioners has yet to approve the proposal yet because commissioners are unsure […]

We told you this week community members are concerned about speeders and in particular big vehicles, such as dump trucks, speeding down a roadway near their homes. We learned Tuesday larger vehicles going down Logan Boulevard are being monitored by Collier County. We were told it’s in the process of counting the number of big […]

People are upset after they say drivers speed down a road near their homes, causing  dangerous situations. People who live in communities off Logan Boulevard in Collier County told us speeding vehicles, including dump trucks, fly down the county road near them. It worries drivers who often have their kids with them. Iveta Lukosiute is […]

A man who fought for our freedom is one step closer to protection from the coronavirus during the pandemic. World War II veteran Joseph Innes is 101 years old, and he received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at North Collier Regional Park on Friday. It’s a moment he and his family have been […]