Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmersFire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
ATVs cause headaches for Lehigh Acres residents LEE COUNTY, Fla.- ATVs have been causing headaches for Lehigh Acres residents for years. Now some people are finally saying enough is enough. Riding an ATV through a canal or on preserves can cause thousands of dollars of damage and harm the environment. Residents are complaining people are riding ATVs where they aren’t supposed to. […]
A Cape Coral family’s Halloween tradition continues CAPE CORAL, Fla.,- A Cape Coral family’s love for Halloween is being shown another year! Terror on 20th Street has been put on by the Field’s family for the last 15 years, but as WINK News explains, the family tradition is back to normal this year after a scary accident changed the families favorite day […]
International regatta sails into Charlotte Harbor PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- There is a world-class sailing regatta coming to Southwest Florida. The Charlotte Harbor just announced they won a bid to host the “F-18 Americas.” It is the second international sailing competition to be awarded to Charlotte Harbor Regatta in recent years. A harbor must have certain elements to be eligible to host […]
Parents, students upset after school district cancels annual chorus concert COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Barron Collier High School students are claiming their chorus is being silenced. The school’s chorus will not have the annual fall performance because it was supposed to be a in church. The school district decided against scheduling the concert because they were afraid of a lawsuit by the ACLU. However, students and […]
Estero residents unsure about new development plans LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Estero residents say they’re worried about traffic and their safety if a new development is built. Plans are in the works for an apartment complex to go near U.S. 41 and Estero Parkway. A group of residents spoke before the Planning and Zoning Committee saying the project doesn’t match Estero’s ideals. “All […]
Port Charlotte residents must pay to switch to county sewer PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- In an effort to keep Southwest Florida’s water clean, residents are being told they need to shell out $10,000 to convert their septic tanks to county sewer. Most of the area affected is in the Spring Lake community. “We believe it’s going to improve the water quality in Charlotte Harbor,” said engineer […]
Some ballots are being thrown out in the upcoming election LEE COUNTY,FLa. – The election hasn’t happened yet, and already some ballots are getting rejected. Lee County elections officials are blaming new technology, meant to streamline the voting process. Officials say they can’t read some signatures, sending about 200 ballots to the trash. The problem stems from the electronic signature pads. Signatures, are not matching […]
2 Floridians sue company over red light cameras MIAMI (AP) – Two Florida drivers have filed a class action lawsuit against a private company that ran red light cameras for more than 70 Florida municipalities. Christopher Parker and Marwa Moussa said in a lawsuit filed Monday that their rights to due process were violated by the Arizona company, American Traffic Solutions. They say […]
33 migrants rescued off Boca Raton BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – Thirty-three suspected migrants have been rescued off the coast of Florida after their vessel began taking on water. The U.S. Coast Guard reports they were found Wednesday morning seven miles east of Boca Raton. A Coast Guard aircraft was searching for two men who remain missing from a raft carrying […]
Injured St. Pete football player receives support ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The Northeast High School football player who lost much of his right leg following an in-game injury is receiving an outpouring of support. The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/1yHuAyu ) reports the St. Petersburg school’s football program has started a fund with the goal of raising $50,000 to help Leshawn Williams’ […]