Investigators face challenge to ID remains found near I-75

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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. It could take years to identify and figure out what happened to the person whose remains were found Wednesday near Interstate 75, Florida SouthWestern State College crime scene professor Dennis Fahey says.

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Tuesday features warm weather and a few inland showers

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will primarily remain out of the southeast and southwest at about five to fifteen miles per hour. Areas of patchy fog will likely disappear by 9 am. In the meantime, dense fog advisories are in effect for Collier, Hendry, and […]

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

Brightening downtown Fort Myers with art

Seven teams of artists are painting murals that’ll pop up all over downtown Fort Myers and is for Southwest Florida’s Muralfest. The event will act as a fundraiser to help artists impacted by Hurricane Ian. Like much of Southwest Florida, the art community has been hurting since Hurricane Ian. “The last year, we went through […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Push to ban Covid vaccine mandate in Collier County

A task force is looking to stop any Covid vaccine mandates ever in Collier County. The idea is to spell out your rights regarding healthcare, and the vote is Tuesday. One Collier County commissioner told WINK News it would be discussed on Tuesday on reason for the push for a local ban, given the state […]

KEY LARGO

Moving Modular: The hurricane-fighting homes coming to Florida’s coasts

Much of Key Largo has been built to code to fight that thorn from breaking the glass of the vase, just like how these homes now need to be built to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour.

SANIBEL

Removing dying trees from Sanibel after getting poisoned by Hurricane Ian’s storm

We lost a lot of trees when saltwater rushed ashore during Hurricane Ian. Crews are out on Sanibel Island, marking and removing the dying vegetation. Joel Caouette, a biologist for the City of Sanibel, says that arsenic cyanide saltwater “killed these very large trees, killed a lot of trees.” All of these have something in […]

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Man facing drug charges after being caught speeding on I-75 in Charlotte County

Florida Highway Patrol says a traffic stop for speeding led to a man being arrested for drug trafficking and possession charges.

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2 missing Florida boaters found dead in lake near Legoland

Authorities say they recovered the bodies of two boaters Monday afternoon, nearly two days after they went missing following an accident on a central Florida lake near the Legoland theme park.

COLLIER COUNTY

Hit-and-run driver runs from FHP, fiery motor home crash on I-75

A hit-and-run driver ran from a burning motor home after leading troopers and deputies on a Sunday night chase down I-75 in Collier County.

FORT MYERS

Belongings of missing boater found, authorities search near Edison Bridge

The U.S. Coast Guard searched for a lost boater in the Caloosahatchee River near the Edison Bridge all Sunday night.

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Family rebuilds, reopens Bonita Bill’s in honor of the man behind the name

Pain and destruction are only the beginning of the comeback story for a waterfront eating institution near Fort Myers Beach.

Nursing home for veterans coming to Collier County

There’s a plan to get more help to wounded warriors in the Southwest Florida community. $30,000,000 has been approved by Collier County. Under the plan, the State Department of Veteran Affairs will put the cash into an escrow account. The goal is to use that money to make a nursing home for veterans since Collier […]

89-year-old Naples softball player spreading joy with his love for the game

Jim Neuser is something to watch and something else altogether to listen to. At 89 years old, He is the catcher for the Naples Phillies softball team.

Woman arrested for DUI after being rescued from Cape Coral canal

Cape Coral police say the woman rescued from a car that had crashed into a Cape Coral canal on Saturday is facing charges of driving drunk.

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