What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride alongThe Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida
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.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Bay Street Yard set to open in late May A new place to hang out in Downtown Fort Myers is opening this spring.
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Robbery, Pawn Shops, and Child Porn This week’s segment of Wink Neighborhood Watch features an armed robber, fraud at a pawn shop, and possession of child pornography.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
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.
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.
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.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Bay Street Yard set to open in late May A new place to hang out in Downtown Fort Myers is opening this spring.
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Robbery, Pawn Shops, and Child Porn This week’s segment of Wink Neighborhood Watch features an armed robber, fraud at a pawn shop, and possession of child pornography.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
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.
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.
Albert Ruiz (Photo via Linwood Ferguson/Captive Photons) PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Florida Gulf Coast University junior forward Albert Ruiz accomplished something Tuesday that no NCAA Division I soccer player is believed to have ever done. On Wednesday, he said it means nothing to him. Perhaps Ruiz’s humility has to do with the way Rutgers nearly came back to beat the Eagles after he scored three goals less than 10 minutes into FGCU’s 6-5 road win Tuesday. The NCAA doesn’t keep official tallies for fastest hat tricks, but the quickest on record to three goals in NCAA Division I history had been Steve Burks of Indiana, who had his trio of scores 11 minutes and 41 seconds into a 1973 game against Indiana State, FGCU spokesman Jason MacBain said. Ruiz scored his third goal just nine minutes and two seconds in. Albert Ruiz (Photo via Linwood Ferguson/Captive Photons) “This record doesn’t mean anything if we don’t do things at the end of the year, so I just did what I’m supposed to do,” Ruiz said. “And it doesn’t mean anything if we don’t make things happen at the NCAA tournament or the A-Sun tournament.” The 15th-ranked Eagles are already making their presence known as a national force. They’re the NCAA’s highest-scoring team, and Tuesday’s victory was FGCU’s seventh straight, tying them for the longest winning streak in the country. “We still have a lot of things to improve,” Ruiz said. “… I’m glad we got the win this way, because that makes us realize that we still have a lot of things to improve.” Ruiz scored his first two goals at the 5:42 and 8:24 marks. The three-minute, 20-second span between the trio of goals is the third-shortest amount of time it’s taken anyone in NCAA history to compile a hat trick, MacBain said. But what made Ruiz’s performance unique is that it came so quickly into the contest. Redshirt sophomore forward Arion Sobers-Assue followed with a score at the 9:21 mark, meaning the Eagles as a team scored three goals in 57 seconds. Only the 43 seconds that it took Syracuse to score three times against Fordham on Oct. 17, 1989 bettered that distinction. It didn’t take too much longer for FGCU to score its fifth goal, which came at the 16:16 mark from Sobers-Assue. “Everything looks easy now, but I remember in my freshman year between me and Arion, we had two goals between us,” Ruiz said. “Not two goals each. Two goals between us, and look at us now. It’s been two years of working hard, and now we’re getting the results I guess that we deserve.” Ruiz, who is tied for the national lead with 11 goals this season, said his career turned around when he delivered a poor performance in a fitness test after winter break his freshman year, prompting some frank talk from head coach Bob Butehorn. “He came to me and told me, ‘Hey, Albert, you have a really good scholarship. You need to know we have hope in you. They are really putting a decent amount of money on (you) to be able to come here, and you’re not being as professional as you’re supposed to be,'” Ruiz said. “And after this day, to be honest, my mindset just changed completely.” It’s Ruiz’s work ethic that’s made the difference, according to Butehorn. “His first year, he couldn’t buy goals,” Butehorn said. “Last year, he kind of got it going, and this year, just through his hard work and, really, determination, he gets some goals.” Ruiz went out after the 25th minute with soreness in his right knee that stemmed from an injury he suffered a week earlier against Florida Atlantic, but he said Wednesday that he’s optimistic about being 100 percent for FGCU’s next game Oct. 4 at Florida International. He was one of four players on the FGCU roster who were unavailable by game’s end because of injury or suspension. Once Ruiz exited, FGCU notched just one more goal, in the 71st minute, and Rutgers nearly rallied to win before the Eagles held on to run their record to 7-2-1.