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Florida Highway Patrol investigating rollover crash in Collier County
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a serious rollover crash that happened late Saturday night in Collier County. The crash occurred on Livingston Road and Golden Gate Parkway in Naples, just west of I-75. WINK News has reached out to FHP for more information on the health of the drivers...
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Guns, drugs, killer road rage, and fentanyl
This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features drug and gun-related charges, killer road rage and enough fentanyl to kill nearly 100,000 people. Javier Joel Perez was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm and ammunition as a person with convictions.
Following Great Wolf Lodge construction, more restaurants, lodging headed to its doorstep
Editor's note: This is the latest in a series on one of the most significant endeavors in local history that's drawing plenty of questions from you ahead of its September debut. One of Collier County's biggest private workplaces, Great Wolf Lodge is slated to draw by itself the same number of visitors in a year that all of Collier in its entirety attracts in nearly three months time. The retreat and water park is rising off I-75 and Collier Boulevard, also known...
Collier County has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Here's a guide for summer
Brown pelicans crash into tiny rolling waves as black skimmers use their sharp bills to slice through the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Shiny shells and salmon-hued bits of sponge tumble in the frothy white waters that lap along the shoreline. Golden rays from the sun blast across the...
Steve Martin has the best response to hearing that his book was banned in Florida
Over the past few years, book bans have been happening in public libraries and schools across America. In the 2022-2023 school year alone, over 3,300 books were banned in 182 school districts in 37 states.Most books that have been banned deal with LGBTQ and racial themes. According to a report from PEN America, Florida has been the most aggressive state regarding book bans, accounting for about 40% of those taken off the shelves. On November 5, Collier County, Florida, announced that it was banning 300 books from its school libraries out of an effort to comply with state law HB 1069, which says books that depict or describe “sexual content” can be challenged for removal.
Immokalee felon sentenced to prison for drug and gun charges
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An Immokalee felon was sentenced to eight years in prison for multiple felony drug and gun-related charges. According to court documents, on Aug. 4, 2023, Collier County deputies got a search warrant for 46-year-old Javier Joel Perez's Immokalee home on Taylor Street. They located the following items inside the residence:
New manager in charge of Collier County’s three public airports, including Marco
Meet Bryant Garrett. He’s in charge of Collier County’s three public airports: Marco Island Executive Airport, Immokalee Regional Airport and Everglades Airpark. Together, the airports are estimated to have an annual economic impact of more than $300 million. He’s new to Collier County but not to Florida, and...
Man arrested in connection to fatal Immokalee shooting
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a murder that took place on Alexander Circle in Immokalee. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 20-year-old Jaihmereun Short of Immokalee and charged him with the murder that occurred early Tuesday morning. The shooting took the life of Brandon...
Letters to the editor for Saturday, July 20, 2024
I am an educator. I teach AP Literature. My goal is to have students learn to think on their own. My goal is to have them read books, process information, and come up with their own conclusions. I'm not trying to brag, but I have been pretty successful at it.
NBC2 rides along with Marco Island police for Operation Southern Slow Down
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — In order to combat speeding and fatal crashes in Collier County, the Marco Island Police Department is one of the many organizations participating in the Florida Department of Transportation program, Operation Southern Slow Down. The program enlists the help of states to the Southeast, to focus on reducing reckless driving, driving under the influence, and speeding.
Judge rules in favor of teen arrested in fatal Naples crash; bond cut by half
A Collier County judge on Wednesday granted a motion allowing for a bond reduction for a Bonita Springs teenager facing vehicle homicide charges in a fatal Naples crash while the victim's longtime husband is calling for more rules on the road. The Dec. 15, 2023, crash at Neapolitan Way and...
Technology cyber attack impacts banks, hospitals and businesses
A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, disrupted hospitals, banks, businesses and government offices on Friday. North Collier Hospital said the only impact they had was to their voice detection system, meaning people had to type their notes versus verbal dictation, but other than that, there were no issues.
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