FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
Stock file image. MGN FORT MYERS, Fla. A loaded .357 Taurus revolver found in a small child’s bedroom was among a dozen illegal firearms the Fort Myers Police Department recovered between Friday and Sunday last week. Five people were arrested at four scenes throughout the city, police said. A two-month long investigation led to the arrests of Imari Ranisha Colon, 24, and Jessie Powell, 24, after officers found the revolver in the child’s bedroom at an apartment on 3036 Franklin St., according to police. The arrests were related to a search warrant police obtained after nearby residents said drug dealing was going on in the apartment. Officers seized about 300 grams of marijuana and 16 grams of ecstasy from the home. The child wasn’t there when police found the gun and the drugs. Charges for Colon and Powell are pending an ongoing investigation, police said. Gunfire at another apartment led police to five guns and 13 pounds of heroin. Latroy Deshawn Pender, a 36-year-old convicted felon, was arrested after police found the following items at his home on 5320 Summerlin Road, Apartment 2: .22-caliber Ruger revolver Phoenix Arms .22-caliber long rifle pistol .38 Special revolver Derringer .38 Special revolver Smith & Wesson .357 revolver 159 rounds of ammunition 13 grams of heroin $3,000 cash Digital scale and drug paraphernalia Pender, who’s accused of shooting at his ex-girlfriend, is facing charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm/ammunition by a convicted felon, heroin trafficking and possession of drug paraphernalia. Another man was arrested early Sunday outside the Vegas Lounge on 2158 Colonial Blvd. with a loaded North American Arms .22 magnum sticking out of his pocket, police said. Officers also found a loaded FHN Five Seven semi-automatic pistol, a loaded Bush Master .223-caliber AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, and valium and oxycodone pills inside the man’s car. The man, 30-year-old Fletcher Deon Jackson, is facing charges of violating open-carry laws and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. A second man was arrested at roughly the same time in the Vegas Lounge parking lot after an officer found a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver inside his car. Ashton Devan McPhee, 30, is facing a charge of carrying a concealed firearm without a license. A Friday traffic stop at Fowler Street and Carrell Road led to the recovery of a loaded Taurus PT 111 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and a loaded Smith & Wesson M+P .40-caliber semi-automatic rifle from the car of Demon Jamaol Speed, 33, police said. The Smith & Wesson had been stolen. Speed was arrested and is facing charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and carrying a concealed weapon without a license. Members of the department’s Gang Suppression Unit, an outfit Chief Derrick Diggs recently credited with the likely prevention of five mass shootings in a two-month period, conducted the traffic stop, police said. “The seizure of this many weapons in just three days, especially without incident or injury, clearly demonstrates the professionalism and commitment our officers display every single day as we keep our community safe,” Lt. Jay Rodriguez said.