Charlotte, Lee counties under severe thunderstorm warning until 5 a.m.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Charlotte and Lee counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5 a.m.

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New software GunAlert tested to improve safety

WINK News found a tool that improves safety without the controversy surrounding guns. The creators of Gun Alert explain their new product.

FORT MYERS

Lee County Officer of the Year finalists: LCPA Officer Monica Freeman

Five Lee County law enforcement officers are up for Officer of the Year. WINK News went to Southwest Florida International Airport to see how one of the nominees goes above and beyond the call of duty.

FORT MYERS

Man arrested as suspect in Fort Myers High School break-in

A man is in custody after police say he was identified as the culprit in a break-in at Fort Myers High School.

FORT MYERS

Convicted cop-killer Wisner Desmaret asks for new trial

Wisner Desmaret, convicted of shooting and killing a Fort Myers police officer, is asking for a new trial on the grounds that he should not have been allowed to represent himself in the first one.

LEHIGH ACRES

Deputies investigate stabbing near scene of Lehigh Acres crash

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is out in force near the scene of a crash on Alabama Road in Lehigh Acres.

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Illustration with Lee County's Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Daniel Marquez.

Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy explains arrest of Cape Coral 10-year-old under oath

It’s been nearly a year since video of a Cape Coral boy perp walked by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office sparked national and international attention, and the case isn’t over.

PUNTA GORDA

Insurance villages in Charlotte, Lee counties until Wednesday

Insurance villages are coming to help homeowners still battling with insurance companies more than six months after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida.