Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024LCSO changes highway patrol unit name to traffic unit to spare confusion for residents
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024. This is a weekly WINK News segment.
LCSO changes highway patrol unit name to traffic unit to spare confusion for residents The Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Highway Patrol unit is being switched back to the traffic unit title to clear up any unanticipated confusion for residents.
New procedure promises permanent bunion relief Bunions, a painful foot condition, can make each step feel like walking on a path of sharp pebbles.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
Inside look at Collier’s Mosquito Fish Program Everyone knows how annoying mosquitos are, which is why as we approach rainy season, we’re following up on collier’s mosquito fish program.
East of Chicago Pizza ‘blankets’ Cape Coral The Lima, Ohio-based franchise with about 100 locations added the first three in Florida over the past two years. All of them are in Cape Coral and co-owned by Horstman and Barry Goettemoeller.
2 new subdivisions planned for Punta Gorda Punta Gorda Planning Commission approved final plat plans for two subdivisions near Jones Loop Road that will bring 368 new homes to the area.
NAPLES Sun-N-Fun closed for maintenance The Sun-N-Fun Lagoon Water Park in Collier County will not be open for the summer.
WINK NEWS Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office retired K-9 dies The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday the passing of their beloved retired K-9 named Wiley.
WINK NEWS 1 dead from deadly intersection crash on SR31 and Bermont Road A 21-year-old woman from Sarasota died after a deadly crash involving two cars occurred on State Route 31 and Bermont Road.
downtown fort myers Bay Street Yard grand opening moved up to Memorial Day weekend Bay Street Yard, an entertainment venue in downtown Fort Myers, announced on Facebook its grand opening for Saturday.
A Message from Matt Devitt Welcome to the 2023 WINK News Hurricane Guide. Hurricane season is now here, and for the next six months, the WINK Weather Team will constantly monitor for tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes that could be potential threats.
What to know about evacuating to a shelter during a hurricane If an evacuation order has been issued, officials strongly encourage you to make every effort to leave the area. Evacuation options that may be better than going to a public shelter include:
Dangers of Electricity Following a hurricane, electrical equipment, downed power lines and household wiring can all pose potential hazards if not dealt with properly. Here’s how to safely contend with such problems.
FORT MYERS Police: woman recovered dead after running into storm drain naked at Fort Myers Country Club A woman who witnesses said ran into a storm drain naked at the Fort Myers Country Club has died, according to police.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024. This is a weekly WINK News segment.
LCSO changes highway patrol unit name to traffic unit to spare confusion for residents The Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Highway Patrol unit is being switched back to the traffic unit title to clear up any unanticipated confusion for residents.
New procedure promises permanent bunion relief Bunions, a painful foot condition, can make each step feel like walking on a path of sharp pebbles.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
Inside look at Collier’s Mosquito Fish Program Everyone knows how annoying mosquitos are, which is why as we approach rainy season, we’re following up on collier’s mosquito fish program.
East of Chicago Pizza ‘blankets’ Cape Coral The Lima, Ohio-based franchise with about 100 locations added the first three in Florida over the past two years. All of them are in Cape Coral and co-owned by Horstman and Barry Goettemoeller.
2 new subdivisions planned for Punta Gorda Punta Gorda Planning Commission approved final plat plans for two subdivisions near Jones Loop Road that will bring 368 new homes to the area.
NAPLES Sun-N-Fun closed for maintenance The Sun-N-Fun Lagoon Water Park in Collier County will not be open for the summer.
WINK NEWS Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office retired K-9 dies The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday the passing of their beloved retired K-9 named Wiley.
WINK NEWS 1 dead from deadly intersection crash on SR31 and Bermont Road A 21-year-old woman from Sarasota died after a deadly crash involving two cars occurred on State Route 31 and Bermont Road.
downtown fort myers Bay Street Yard grand opening moved up to Memorial Day weekend Bay Street Yard, an entertainment venue in downtown Fort Myers, announced on Facebook its grand opening for Saturday.
A Message from Matt Devitt Welcome to the 2023 WINK News Hurricane Guide. Hurricane season is now here, and for the next six months, the WINK Weather Team will constantly monitor for tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes that could be potential threats.
What to know about evacuating to a shelter during a hurricane If an evacuation order has been issued, officials strongly encourage you to make every effort to leave the area. Evacuation options that may be better than going to a public shelter include:
Dangers of Electricity Following a hurricane, electrical equipment, downed power lines and household wiring can all pose potential hazards if not dealt with properly. Here’s how to safely contend with such problems.
FORT MYERS Police: woman recovered dead after running into storm drain naked at Fort Myers Country Club A woman who witnesses said ran into a storm drain naked at the Fort Myers Country Club has died, according to police.
More US troops going to Iraq in a couple of weeks WASHINGTON (AP) – The next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks to train local forces, the top U.S. commander for the mission said Thursday while cautioning that it will take at least three years to build the capabilities of the Iraqi military. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, […]
Reformers target traffic courts after Ferguson ST. LOUIS (AP) – In the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death, legal activists suggested that some of the raw anger in suburban St. Louis had its roots in an unlikely place – traffic court. It was there, they said, that low-income drivers sometimes saw their lives upended by minor infractions that led to larger problems. […]
Schedule for City of Palms Classic Thursday, December 18 (5 games) 2:15 p.m. (Game 1): Melbourne Florida Air Academy (Fla.) vs. Reserve Riverside Academy (La.) 4 p.m. (Game 2): Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Louisville Trinity (Ky.) 5:45 p.m. (Game 3-Sunshine Series): Cape Coral Mariner (Fla.) vs. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (Fla.) 7:45 p.m. (Game 4): North Port (Fla.) vs. Webster […]
‘Prison Houdini’ set to make his 1st legal escape TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Had Mark DeFriest just waited a couple of months to collect his inheritance, he never would have gone to prison. Had he just behaved while he was there, he would have been released more than 30 years ago. But the man dubbed Florida’s “prison Houdini” kept escaping instead of simply serving […]
Constantly changing online prices stump shoppers NEW YORK (AP) – Online shopping has become as volatile as stock market trading. Wild, minute-by-minute price swings on everything from clothes to TVs have made it difficult for holiday shoppers to “buy low.” A growing number of retailers are using software that changes online prices based on demand, competition, inventory and other factors. The […]
Busiest delivery day for USPS LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The United States Postal Service says Wednesday is their busiest delivery day of the year, after Monday was the busiest shipping day of the year. USPS says they’ll deliver 1.7 million cards and letters along with 70,000 packages throughout Southwest Florida on Wednesday alone. That’s about 800,000 more letters than a […]
Authorities search for Port Charlotte TV thief PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- Detectives are looking for a man who allegedly walked out of the Murdock area Wal-Mart store without paying for a television in mid-November. Police say on November 18 at about 4 p.m., the suspect went to the electronics section of the Wal-Mart Super Center, located at 19100 Murdock Circle, and disconnected a […]
Judge: Slender Man stabbing defendants competent WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) – Two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please the fantasy character Slender Man are fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. State experts concluded that both girls were competent, but their attorneys contested those conclusions. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren held back-to-back hearings for both girls Thursday […]
Ford expands drivers air bag recall nationwide DETROIT (AP) – Ford Motor Co. has agreed to government demands to expand a driver’s side air bag inflator recall to the entire U.S. The move announced Thursday adds 447,000 Ford vehicles to the list of those recalled due to driver’s inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp. The inflators can explode with too much force, […]
Sony cyberattack may be costliest ever NEW YORK (AP) – The unprecedented hack of Sony Pictures which a U.S. official says is linked to North Korea may be the most damaging cyberattack ever inflicted on an American business. The fallout from the hack that exposed a trove of sensitive documents, and this week escalated to threats of terrorism, forced Sony to […]