FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional playHomes For Our Troops grants veteran new home
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
Scottie Scheffler facing felony charges; local attorney reacts The attorney we spoke with told us that, at a minimum, we’d spend the night in jail before having our first appearance and getting bail.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball falls to No. 4 Florida in NCAA Tournament The FGCU softball team couldn’t keep up with the No. 4 Florida Gators as the Eagles drop their first Regional game 6-0 to the Gators.
Summer Safety: Swim safety tips to know before the summer The pool is warming up to be the hot spot for kids and families this summer. It’s now also the number one leading cause of drowning deaths for children ages 1-4 in the state.
FORT MYERS BEACH ‘The Whale’ restaurant to break ground on new building The Whale is a place that has shown great strength and determination.
COLLIER COUNTY Endangered Florida panther deaths surpass 2023 total in 5 months It’s taken wildlife officials just over five and a half months to report finding more dead endangered Florida panthers than in all of 2023.
FORT MYERS FMPD honors 7 officers and 2 K-9s who died in the line of duty dating back to 1930 Nine lives were given, and all nine will remain remembered. A lifetime of gratitude for the fallen officers.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers teen finds dead body in bed of his truck A 16-year-old in Fort Myers drove to school, drove home, drove to the barbershop and back home again. Then, he noticed a swarm of flies in the back of his truck.
Scottie Scheffler facing felony charges; local attorney reacts The attorney we spoke with told us that, at a minimum, we’d spend the night in jail before having our first appearance and getting bail.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball falls to No. 4 Florida in NCAA Tournament The FGCU softball team couldn’t keep up with the No. 4 Florida Gators as the Eagles drop their first Regional game 6-0 to the Gators.
Summer Safety: Swim safety tips to know before the summer The pool is warming up to be the hot spot for kids and families this summer. It’s now also the number one leading cause of drowning deaths for children ages 1-4 in the state.
FORT MYERS BEACH ‘The Whale’ restaurant to break ground on new building The Whale is a place that has shown great strength and determination.
COLLIER COUNTY Endangered Florida panther deaths surpass 2023 total in 5 months It’s taken wildlife officials just over five and a half months to report finding more dead endangered Florida panthers than in all of 2023.
FORT MYERS FMPD honors 7 officers and 2 K-9s who died in the line of duty dating back to 1930 Nine lives were given, and all nine will remain remembered. A lifetime of gratitude for the fallen officers.
FPL program can save you thousands if lightning hits your home NAPLES, Fla.- A local program can save you thousands of dollars if a lightning strike hits your house. It’s through FPL energy services; the program is named SurgeShield. It costs between $10 to $14 depending on which program you choose. If you just want to protect your appliances, it will cost $10.95 a month. If […]
FMPD and LCSO investigating shooting LEE COUNTY, Fla. – WINK crew is on the scene of a shooting according to witnesses. We spoke with one of the men involved in this shooting and he tells us that this all started with a fight over a woman near SR 31 in Alva. One car fired at another car and a chase […]
Sinkhole causing traffic problems FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Fort Myers Police Department is on the scene of a sinkhole at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Victoria Avenue. FMPD has shutdown the far right southbound lane of Cleveland Avenue from Victoria Avenue while the Department of Transportation works to repair the roadway. Two southbound lanes remain open. FMPD […]
Progress continues on rebuilding of the Naples pier NAPLES, Fla. – The demolition and rebuilding of the pier is getting closer to the finish line. Only WINK News got a look at the progress on Monday. In 2 months, crews have put the majority of the deck and railing in place. “Some of the sections that are cut out are basically for all […]
New FMPD Police Chief talks, asks community for patience FORT MYERS, Fla — Fort Myers’ new top cop, says the police department is moving on, from criticism and low morale, that has plagued them for months. Chief Dennis Eads took over more than a week ago, after former Chief Doug Baker was fired, following fallout from the Nate Allen false arrest. The city manager said Baker lied about […]
Deal of the Day: Free national park admission EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. – All national parks are waving their admission fees on August 25 for the national park service birthday. 127 of the country’s 409 national parks typically charge an entrance fee, including five in Florida but Tuesday it will be free to enter the park. The five parks in Florida include Everglades […]
Naples bank robber sentenced to 17 years FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 31-year-old Naples man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Monday for robbing three Southwest Florida banks in 2014. John Robert Haldemann must also pay more than $15,000 in restitution, including $799.25 to Synovus Bank for damaging the institution’s door during an attempted robbery. Haldemann pleaded guilty in March to robbing the […]
Experience nature at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Southwest Florida is full of opportunity’s to encounter nature and get up close and personal to some of Florida’s most pristine creatures. However you may not even know it but right in our backyard you can take a walk through a swamp and the worlds largest Ancient Bald Cypress Forest. The […]
Dow drops 1,000 points in early trading NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. markets plunged at the open Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading. The Dow was 783 points, or 4.8 percent, lower as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 87 points, […]