Disaster tax relief bill passed after over 2 yearsElevate Social Lounge opens Kava bar at University Village near FGCU
WINK NEWS Disaster tax relief bill passed after over 2 years After more than two years of uncertainty, victims of Hurricane Ian and other disasters are getting some financial relief.
Elevate Social Lounge opens Kava bar at University Village near FGCU For almost four years, Mitra 9 has marketed itself as the Budweiser of Kava, trying to make mainstream a growing trend of Kava-infused drinks that are said to help reduce anxiety.
ESTERO Funeral procession held for former Lee County firefighter Hundreds joined to pay their respects to a beloved firefighter who passed away in November.
FORT MYERS Will new developments along SR 82 cause traffic problems? New developments are coming to State Road 82 near the Forum, the biggest of which is Amazon’s new robotics fulfillment center.
SANIBEL 36th annual Sanibel Luminary Festival begins It’s the holiday season, and there are events galore across Southwest Florida this weekend. One of those events is the Sanibel Luminary Festival.
FORT MYERS FGCU student arrested, accused of making social media threat against university Florida Gulf Coast University police have arrested a student accused of sending a threat to the university through Snapchat.
SANIBEL Sanibel annual 10K/5K race begins this weekend Sanibel’s annual food programs, island-based social services and Helping Hands’ JOG N JAM 10K/5K race will close several roads this Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Teen accused of stealing vehicle from Cape Coral driveway A 16-year-old with a history of stealing cars has been arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a Cape Coral driveway.
Tim Aten Knows: Work begins for new Publix at Wiggins and U.S. 41 Work began in late November to prepare for a Publix supermarket at the Gateway Shoppes at North Bay on the northwest corner of U.S. 41 and Wiggins Pass Road in North Naples.
BONITA SPRINGS Woman wanted for credit card theft in Bonita Springs Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a woman wanted for credit card theft in Bonita Springs.
WINK NEWS Cold front brings stray showers this Friday afternoon and evening A cold front will bring in stray showers this Friday afternoon and evening with warmer temperatures in the upper 70s.
FORT MYERS House fire in downtown Fort Myers caused by smoking A house fire caused a massive scene overnight near downtown Fort Myers, with smoke visible from the home.
CAPE CORAL Veterans Memorial Parkway in Cape Coral reopens after pedestrian crash An access point to Midpoint Bridge getting into Fort Myers has reopened after a pedestrian crash early Friday morning.
FORT MYERS Road closures in Downtown Fort Myers due to Festival of Trees Due to the return of the Downtown Fort Myers Festival of Trees, First Street between Jackson and Lee Street will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
FORT MYERS Micro Wrestling Federation makes its way to Fort Myers Professionals with the “Micro Wrestling Federation” put on an amazing show at the ranch in Fort Myers on Thursday.
WINK NEWS Disaster tax relief bill passed after over 2 years After more than two years of uncertainty, victims of Hurricane Ian and other disasters are getting some financial relief.
Elevate Social Lounge opens Kava bar at University Village near FGCU For almost four years, Mitra 9 has marketed itself as the Budweiser of Kava, trying to make mainstream a growing trend of Kava-infused drinks that are said to help reduce anxiety.
ESTERO Funeral procession held for former Lee County firefighter Hundreds joined to pay their respects to a beloved firefighter who passed away in November.
FORT MYERS Will new developments along SR 82 cause traffic problems? New developments are coming to State Road 82 near the Forum, the biggest of which is Amazon’s new robotics fulfillment center.
SANIBEL 36th annual Sanibel Luminary Festival begins It’s the holiday season, and there are events galore across Southwest Florida this weekend. One of those events is the Sanibel Luminary Festival.
FORT MYERS FGCU student arrested, accused of making social media threat against university Florida Gulf Coast University police have arrested a student accused of sending a threat to the university through Snapchat.
SANIBEL Sanibel annual 10K/5K race begins this weekend Sanibel’s annual food programs, island-based social services and Helping Hands’ JOG N JAM 10K/5K race will close several roads this Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Teen accused of stealing vehicle from Cape Coral driveway A 16-year-old with a history of stealing cars has been arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a Cape Coral driveway.
Tim Aten Knows: Work begins for new Publix at Wiggins and U.S. 41 Work began in late November to prepare for a Publix supermarket at the Gateway Shoppes at North Bay on the northwest corner of U.S. 41 and Wiggins Pass Road in North Naples.
BONITA SPRINGS Woman wanted for credit card theft in Bonita Springs Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a woman wanted for credit card theft in Bonita Springs.
WINK NEWS Cold front brings stray showers this Friday afternoon and evening A cold front will bring in stray showers this Friday afternoon and evening with warmer temperatures in the upper 70s.
FORT MYERS House fire in downtown Fort Myers caused by smoking A house fire caused a massive scene overnight near downtown Fort Myers, with smoke visible from the home.
CAPE CORAL Veterans Memorial Parkway in Cape Coral reopens after pedestrian crash An access point to Midpoint Bridge getting into Fort Myers has reopened after a pedestrian crash early Friday morning.
FORT MYERS Road closures in Downtown Fort Myers due to Festival of Trees Due to the return of the Downtown Fort Myers Festival of Trees, First Street between Jackson and Lee Street will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
FORT MYERS Micro Wrestling Federation makes its way to Fort Myers Professionals with the “Micro Wrestling Federation” put on an amazing show at the ranch in Fort Myers on Thursday.
Mark Fischer/ Flickr/ MGN ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Florida Rep. Alan Grayson will have to wait to find out whether he gets an annulment based on his bigamy claim against his wife. After hearing from one witness Monday, Circuit Judge Bob LeBlanc continued the proceedings between Grayson and his wife, citing a need for more time for attorneys to present evidence. Monday’s hearing lasted three hours. LeBlanc expects completion of testimony to take one day. He didn’t schedule a date. Monday’s testimony was winding, and at times contentious between attorneys who sparred over the circumstances of the first marriage Grayson’s wife. Grayson’s attorneys introduced documents but questioned only one witness in support of their charge that Lolita Grayson was still married when she and the congressman wed in 1990. The witness was Charles Lincoln, a private investigator who established through public records that the Robert A. Carson who signed a marriage contract in the Philippines in 1980 was the same one who filed for divorce from Lolita Grayson in Florida in 1993. Her attorney, Mark Longwell, pointed out that only ages, but no date of birth, Social Security number or identifying characteristics -such as height and weight – appeared on the 1980 marriage certificate. But Lincoln said by tracking public records accumulated by both she and Carson since then show all the documents referred to the same people. “I have absolutely no doubt,” Lincoln said. Longwell said afterward that more than $30 million in assets listed in congressional filings by Grayson were all built during the 25-year marriage. He called that, and not the bigamy claim, the central issue. “Whatever comes out this hearing, there’s really an inherent shame to this,” Longwell said. “That Mr. Alan Grayson would choose to protect his assets and assert to erase a 25-year marriage and (hurt) his five children.” Mark NeJame, who is representing the congressman, said the case is textbook bigamy. “She never told him she was still married. She just simply told him she was divorced,” NeJame said. “So he had a right to believe that, as any spouse would believe that of another person. …The law is abundantly clear.” Besides the bigamy allegation, the lead-up to Monday’s trial included accusations by Lolita Grayson of battery by her estranged husband. Lolita Grayson also said the congressman was failing his obligations to maintain their Orlando house and support their children. A leaky breast implant delayed the trial, and Lolita Grayson had a revolving door of attorneys. During a pretrial hearing last week, when attorneys were arguing over who had access to the couple’s financial documents, LeBlanc likened the scenario to the well-known Netflix political drama “House of Cards.”