Chaotic lake getting fence and securityWhat we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Fort Myers Police Chief Dennis Eads says he believes there’s a connection between three of the four shootings that injured seven people on Wednesday. The shootings occurred as city officials met to address gun violence in the city. Tazyhion Matthews, 5, of Fort Myers; Orvasia Green, 17, of Lehigh Acres; Jatravia Isom, 24, and Chancey Isom, 26, both of Fort Myers, were shot while inside a vehicle near the intersection of Dale Street and Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard at about 9 p.m. The victims then drove themselves to Lee Memorial Hospital. A blue Ford vehicle with multiple bullet holes was parked outside the hospital’s emergency room entrance, surrounded by crime scene tape. The victims told investigators a white vehicle pulled up alongside them and started shooting, police said. All are expected to survive their injuries, authorities said. The incident was the second of four shooting incidents Wednesday night: Leonard Monroe Burger, 35, of Lehigh Acres, was shot at 4:25 p.m. at an apartment complex on the 2100 block of Davis Court. Ezekiel Burger Jr., 20, of Lehigh Acres, was found shot at the Marathon gas station near the intersection of Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue at 10:48 p.m. A witness told police a red or maroon vehicle pulled alongside Burger’s vehicle while at a red light at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Colonial Boulevard and started shooting. Less than an hour later, Anthony Quinn Williams, 43, of Lehigh Acres, was found shot on the 2100 block of Davis court. Williams was driving his vehicle when shots were fired, police said. Police believe the first Davis Court shooting, the shooting at Colonial, and the shooting of 4, are related. Leonard and Ezekiel Burger are father and son. Fort Myers Police Chief Dennis Eads says the shootings frustrate him. “Would have been a total complete tragedy if anything worse happened,” said Eads. No witnesses have come forward. “To my knowledge right now, there is no cooperation from anyone,” said Eads. So how do you get cooperation? “I wish I knew. Because if I knew I would be doing it already. Its just common decency, they are human beings,” said Eads. LCSO and FMPD unite But people are telling Eads they don’t feel safe, and he’s listening. Chief Eads is upping manpower, partnering with LCSO. LCSO and FMPD are combining resources and efforts. Deputies will ride with officers, starting in the near future. Other plans are in the works. City leaders react As the shootings took place, city leaders, law enforcement and residents discussed ways to decrease gun violence by focusing on high crime areas. The timing of the meeting was not missed by City Councilman Thomas Leonardo. “How ironic that such gun violence occurred on our streets yesterday, a day on which a conference on gun violence was held,” he wrote in an e-mail to city leaders. “As for me, it is time to call in the National Guard to help us. Enough is enough. We have been talking about this issue for far too long. It is time for us to take decisive action to clean out the vermin who infest our city.” City Councilman Johnny Streets Jr. said the police department should work extra shifts to protect the community. “No amount of overtime that we can pay is worth not protecting people,” he said. “So if that’s what we need to do along with the sheriff’s department and anybody else who is in law enforcement and the community.” Fort Myers Interim Police Chief Dennis Eads wants any and all witnesses to come forward on all the shootings. “There’s people that know everything that happened tonight,” he said Wednesday night. “There’s someone that knows every detail of everything that happened and the idea is to get them to say something. This is not going to stop until it does. So that is the root of it.” Fort Myers residents speak out against recent shootings Fort Myers residents say they’re tired of all the violence. Jerome Hilliard, the uncle of one of Wednesday’s shooting victims, says too many of his family members have been injured and it’s time for the violence to end. “They shouldn’t be shooting guns, that’s what I say. Shouldn’t be shooting guns, this is not the wild, wild West, this is real,” said Hillard. “I think people are getting out of jail who done this, that’s what I think. They’re not keeping them in jail long enough.” “We had a period of quietness for a minute there, when there wasn’t that many things going on in the Dunbar community. But now it looks like this one incident is just a reminder to us that hey, we can’t let up on this,” said Pastor Gregory Ford with the First Assembly Cornerstone church. Some believe the violence can be curbed with a stronger police presence in the area. “They are going to have to go out individually and build a relationship with the people. And if you don’t have a relationship with anyone, no one will trust you,” said resident Eric Walker.