ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
This City of Cape Coral graphic shows the city’s emergency one-day-a-week lawn-watering schedule that begins Friday. It’s based on the last number in addresses, as listed in the column on the left. CAPE CORAL, Fla. An unprecedented water conservation measure takes effect Friday, but the city’s utilities director wanted it to happen months ago. Jeff Pearson first recommended on Dec. 19 that City Manager John Szerlag should cut the number of days residents are allowed to water their lawns from two down to one, documents show. He did so again Feb. 3. But imposing the restriction in December would have been “way too early,” city spokeswoman Connie Barron said. “Back in December, we really didn’t want to pull the trigger on one-day watering as well because we don’t know, we can’t predict what the weather is going to do over the next four to five months,” she said. The city, and most of Southwest Florida, is in the midst of severe drought that was declared March 30. Until that date, the drought had been classified as “moderate” since the start of the year. City officials began asking residents to cut back on watering their lawns in March. That appeared to have a significant effect. Residents pulled an average of 21 million gallons of water from canals per day in December. Now, they’re only pulling an average of 13.5 million gallons per day. “So the amount of usage has definitely decreased, so there’s been some response to that, but we just haven’t had any rain,” Barron said. Only isolated rain is expected over the next seven days, as has been the case for much of the dry season. About half the water Cape Coral residents use to irrigate their lawns comes from the city’s freshwater canals. But with no rain, water levels are dropping dangerously low. They’re approaching the all-time low of 610 gallons set in 2007. If it drops to 500 gallons, pumps stop, affecting the water pressure in more than 800 fire hydrants across the city. That could happen within the next 10 to 15 days. “We have to be able to supply water to those hydrants whenever the fire department gets a call out to a residence,” Barron said. The problem isn’t isolated to Cape Coral. The South Florida Water Management District, which covers most of Southwest Florida, last week issued a water shortage warning that asked residents to conserve water, just as Cape Coral did before turning its request into a demand. It’s a demand that applies only to automatic sprinklers. The first violation elicits a warning. Next comes a $100 fine, then a $200 fine. The last straw is a $400 fine and the disconnection of the watering system. Hand-watering is still allowed at any time. And a solution may not be far off. The city is in the midst of a permitting process to bring in water from a mining pit in Charlotte County. That water could be accessible by month’s end. The shortage isn’t so dire when it comes to drinking water, which comes from a different source. The city estimates it has enough drinking water to last the next 15 to 20 years. WINK News reporter Kim Powell gathered reaction from residents at Monday’s City Council meeting: Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.