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Published: May 19, 2021 6:51 PM EDT One of our most shared stories this week centers on a mom and a daughter and a miscommunication at a McDonalds. Brenda lander is deaf. During her visit to the fast food restaurant, no one could understand her, and no one bothered to try. Since Brenda told her painful story, we have heard many more. It turns out McDonalds is not an isolated incident. Our original story didn’t surprise anyone in the deaf community. Brenda Lander shared her story with us hoping she’d empower others to do the same. Rick McClain is also deaf.

People in some Naples communities say it’s getting too loud, and it’s not their next-door neighbors causing the noise. People who live near Naples Municipal Airport say they are constantly hearing the engines or propellers of the planes and jets that take off there. It wakes some people up at night, and that’s why the […]

The year 2020 wasn’t a banner year unless you were a cybercriminal. The FBI saw a huge spike in online complaints from all types of scams. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a spike in complaints in 2021. The FBI says complaints were up nearly 70% from 2019 to 2020. While it took […]

Mass test/vaccine sites start to go away, but will stick around in smaller scale Published: May 18, 2021 6:49 PM EDT Updated: May 18, 2021 6:53 PM EDT Recommended Lee County’s COVID-19 testing site and large-scale vaccination site are both shutting down. Test swabs for COVID-19 are not in high demand at the moment because of vaccinations, but experts say they will be needed for a while. So if you’re concerned where you can get either, there are still plenty of options. “I think we are moving in the right direction, and people are getting more comfortable,” said Robert Hawkes, the dire...

Watching a loved one battle a medical condition is never easy. One called Huntington’s Disease is taking a big toll on families. It starts with mood swings and personality changes but it gets worse. Soon, people can’t swallow, walk or talk. Michael Dreikorn says, even if you get this, you should not give up on living. For the last 18 years, Michael and his wife, Darlene, bonded over their love of adventure. “We’ve been to Israel, Golan Heights. She went to New Zealand to visit me in Australia on a trip,” Michael said. “We lived life like there was a bucket list, and we just kept t...