Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection projectLee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis puts business degree to use Hargis began his new job at FGCU on April 29 knowing he would have about $15 million in annual funding—and also knowing the budget has more than doubled in the last decade.
Future unknown for Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel site What’s to come of the Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel and adjoining Hurricane Charley’s Sushi, Raw Bar & Grill after demolition is yet to be determined.
(CBS) Trump held in contempt for violating gag order in “hush money” trial. Here’s how much he owes. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York held him in contempt of court on Tuesday for violating a gag order.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers went serve a warrant.
WINK NEWS Semi-truck crash shuts down multiple lanes at Pine Ridge Road A crash involving a semi-truck caused lanes at Pine Ridge Road to close temporarily on Tuesday.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis puts business degree to use Hargis began his new job at FGCU on April 29 knowing he would have about $15 million in annual funding—and also knowing the budget has more than doubled in the last decade.
Future unknown for Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel site What’s to come of the Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel and adjoining Hurricane Charley’s Sushi, Raw Bar & Grill after demolition is yet to be determined.
(CBS) Trump held in contempt for violating gag order in “hush money” trial. Here’s how much he owes. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York held him in contempt of court on Tuesday for violating a gag order.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers went serve a warrant.
WINK NEWS Semi-truck crash shuts down multiple lanes at Pine Ridge Road A crash involving a semi-truck caused lanes at Pine Ridge Road to close temporarily on Tuesday.
File photo GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Lindsey and Tony Rotondo’s home didn’t stand a chance. Their house on Kearney Avenue was one of four homes damaged in a fire that broke out Thursday, forced evacuations of about 7,000 homes and burned an estimated 7,068 acres. “Your heart just drops,” Tony Rotondo said. “It’s like everything you work for it’s just … gone.” The cause of the blaze known as the 30th Avenue Fire remains unknown five days after it started. The North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District said Monday morning that a lawn mower had started the fire, but by Monday afternoon, the district retracted that statement. Florida Forest Service officials stress the cause of the fire, which is 65 percent contained, is still being investigated. The cause of the #30thAveFire remains under investigation. @FLForestService, @GN_Fire and Ag Law Enforcement are working the case. pic.twitter.com/8g4iTrJi0v — Caloosahatchee FC (@FFS_cafc) April 24, 2017 Nine structures, including the four homes, were destroyed in the blaze, the forest service said. It’s part of an active fire season — twice as many wildfires have started this year compared to last, the forest service said. Devastation, close calls in Lehigh Acres Recovery efforts are underway in Lehigh Acres, where another major brush fire last week destroyed four homes and forced the evacuation of others as it scorched 400 acres. A lit cigarette started the blaze, but it’s unlikely the identity of the person who tossed the cigarette will ever be discovered, the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue district said. That reality incensed Maxine Waters, whose house on 21st Street West was lost to the fire. “Whoever did that, I hope they have nightmares at night,” Waters said. “I really do, because look, we’ve lost everything, and we don’t know what we’re gonna do. I mean, come on!” The blaze left Waters and live-in partner Elvis O’Neill searching for answers. They said they couldn’t afford to insure their home. “It’s been devastating. We have nothing,” Waters said. “All my kids’ pictures and stuff, everything’s gone from 30 years. More than that, just gone. You know just like that. It happened so fast you didn’t have time to do anything. I don’t know what I’m gonna do.” Two homes behind Tiffany Vance’s 22nd Street West residence were among those leveled. “It’s just amazing how fast things just happen and accelerate,” Vance said. Weekend rains that totaled 4.36 inches helped tamp down the fire, which began Thursday and was 95 percent contained by Saturday night. Persistence from firefighters was also key, Vance said. “I credit the firefighters major time,” she said. “They were out here for three days straight.” ‘Thank you for saving the world’ A group of children from the Raffia Preserve neighborhood on Monday presented firefighters from the Greater Naples Fire District a check with part of the proceeds they raised on Sunday from a lemonade and baked goods stand. “I just want to say thank you for saving the world,” said Anthony Santone, one of the children. The children raised about $300. The Castle Group, which manages the Raffia Preserve property, matched the children’s donation, as did the Lennar Corporation. The proceeds will be split amongst the firefighters, NGALA Wildlife Preserve, and a family who lost their home. “I think it’s amazing,” said Neera Kapur Scarboro, the mother of one of the children. “Our kids, they do this and they raise the money, and there’s no thought about doing anything with it except giving it away.” WINK News reporter Taylor Bisacky captured the check presentation on video: Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.