NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
EVERGLADES Big Sugar’s lawsuit for control over Lake Okeechobee water A local non-profit is calling one lawsuit a battle for who controls the water in the State of Florida. Three major sugar companies filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the design and intended use of the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) Reservoir.
NAPLES Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program returns to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Sunday was a day to remember the six million men, women and children lost in the Holocaust.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
EVERGLADES Big Sugar’s lawsuit for control over Lake Okeechobee water A local non-profit is calling one lawsuit a battle for who controls the water in the State of Florida. Three major sugar companies filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the design and intended use of the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) Reservoir.
NAPLES Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program returns to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Sunday was a day to remember the six million men, women and children lost in the Holocaust.
North Fort Myers 16 at Fort Myers 37 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F North Fort Myers 0 0 8 8 16 Fort Myers 7 14 2 14 37 Lemon Bay 0 at Estero 21, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Lemon Bay 0 0 0 – 0 Estero 7 7 7 – 21 Island Coast 19 at Naples 52, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Island Coast 7 0 6 6 19 Naples 25 14 6 7 52 Barron Collier 7 at Port Charlotte 33, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Barron Collier 0 0 0 7 7 Port Charlotte 3 10 13 7 33 First Baptist 14 at Lakeland Christian 27, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F First Baptist 7 0 0 7 14 Lakeland Christian 7 7 7 6 27 Golden Gate 3 at Fort Lauderdale 28, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Golden Gate 0 3 0 0 3 Fort Lauderdale 9 7 6 6 28 Hialeah 14 at Gulf Coast 43, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Hialeah 8 6 0 0 14 Gulf Coast 6 14 20 3 43 Clewiston 20, Immokalee 17 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Clewiston 0 7 6 7 20 Immokalee 10 0 0 7 17 Lely 13 at Charlotte 42, FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Lely 0 6 7 0 13 Charlotte 21 14 7 0 42 Dunbar 28, Lehigh 0 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0 Dunbar 7 9 7 5 28 Bishop Verot 22, Mariner 13 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Bishop Verot 8 0 0 14 22 Mariner 7 0 6 0 13 Riverdale 6 at Palmetto Ridge 14 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Riverdale 3 0 0 3 6 Palmetto Ridge 0 7 0 7 14 Cypress Lake 20, East Lee County 6 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F East Lee County 0 6 0 0 6 Cypress Lake 6 0 8 6 20 ECS 14 at LaBelle 38 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F ECS 7 7 0 0 14 LaBelle 14 14 0 10 38 Gateway Charter, 0 at SFCA 12 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Gateway Charter 0 0 0 0 0 SFCA 0 3 3 6 12 North Port 6 at Ida Baker 28 FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F North Port 0 0 0 6 6 Ida Baker 7 14 7 0 28 Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 17 at Canterbury 0 F Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 0 3 14 0 17 Canterbury 0 0 0 0 0 Atlanta Westminster 42, CSN 21 FINAL (In Ireland) Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Community School 0 14 7 0 21 Atlanta Westminster in Ireland 7 0 14 21 42