Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully bookedFort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
CLEWISTON Suspect wanted for attempting to break into truck in Clewiston The Clewiston Police Department is searching for a suspect captured on surveillance video attempting to break into a truck.
Charlotte Co. home inventory expected to decrease during summer February’s inventory for single-family homes and condos in Charlotte County soared to heights not seen in years, but some sellers are expected to pull their homes off the market after Easter, an area Realtor said.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
CLEWISTON Suspect wanted for attempting to break into truck in Clewiston The Clewiston Police Department is searching for a suspect captured on surveillance video attempting to break into a truck.
Charlotte Co. home inventory expected to decrease during summer February’s inventory for single-family homes and condos in Charlotte County soared to heights not seen in years, but some sellers are expected to pull their homes off the market after Easter, an area Realtor said.
MGN The nephew of a former county sheriff fatally shot his estranged girlfriend and two others in Florida on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself, police said. A SWAT team found the body of Murray Lancaster, 41, in a camper trailer on his family’s land near Green Cove Springs on Tuesday afternoon, hours after police discovered the bodies of Lancaster’s girlfriend Valorie Short, her father, Welland “Buddy” Short, and Lancaster’s ex-wife Erica Green, said Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler. Beseler said Lancaster is the nephew of former Clay County Sheriff Scott Lancaster and son of former county commissioner Larry Lancaster, and news of the killings has hit the community hard. He said the Short family also has ties to the sheriff’s office, but did not elaborate. “These are people we know, people we care about, and it makes it more difficult to have to deal with,” Beseler said. The sheriff’s office also is waiting for autopsy results on Green to determine if she was pregnant, as some who knew her have told authorities, sheriff department spokeswoman Mary Justino said in an email. Both Green and Short had two children each, Justino said, but authorities weren’t sure if any were fathered by Lancaster. Murray Lancaster was involved in a previous domestic violence arrest involving Valorie Short, who took out a restraining order against him, court records show. The records also show that he was arrested in March for battery and resisting an officer after he and Buddy Short had a confrontation. Lancaster appeared with a gun Tuesday at the Keeping It Classy hair salon where Valorie Short worked, police said. He abducted her and went to meet with her father at the Magnolia Country Club, Green Cove Springs Police Chief Robert Musco said. Both were found fatally shot at the club. Police say Lancaster next went to a landfill where his ex-wife worked and fatally shot her. In the March incident, Valorie Short told police that Lancaster got angry because she had refused to give him his car keys when he was drunk, according to court records. “She stated he had been drinking alcohol all day and became very violent,” the police report stated. “She stated … he grabbed her wrist and shoved her aggressively against the basketball hoop pole.” The sheriff’s office said Lancaster had been fired from his job at a paper mill recently, and it was locked down along with four area schools while authorities searched for him. Streets were also closed off during the search. Green Cove Springs is located about 35 miles south of Jacksonville.