ENGLEWOOD Indian Mound Park left in ruins, residents look to rebuild People living in Englewood’s Indian Mound Park community are cleaning up what’s left of their homes.
CLEWISTON Two arrested in Clewiston teen’s murder Two people are in jail Tuesday night for the murder of 16-year-old Ja’yhanna Johnson.
FORT MYERS NWS surveys tornado damage as Lee County residents share their loss The National Weather Service got a firsthand look at what people in one Lee County neighborhood have been dealing with for a week.
NAPLES Naples stormwater project to reduce street flooding The project aims to improve water quality and reduce flooding in city streets that often experience heavy rainfall.
CAPTIVA How the South Seas Resort in Captiva is recovering after Milton At the South Seas Resort in Captiva, dozens of crews are working hard to restore power, remove trees and clear roads.
TWIN PALMS Twin Palm’s tornado was the strongest tornado ever recorded in southwest Florida A tornado from Hurricane Milton left a Glades County community in pieces. WINK News has confirmed that the tornado that hit the Twin Lakes Resort was the strongest tornado ever recorded in southwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service.
FORT MYERS BEACH Harry Chapin Food Bank on Fort Myers Beach after Milton People on Fort Myers Beach were feeling the love on Tuesday. Harry Chapin Food Bank set up a distribution site on the island.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU FGCU athletic director speaks exclusively on House v. NCAA settlement FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis spoke exclusively with WINK News about how the House v. NCAA settlement impacts the athletic department.
MANASOTA KEY Residents let back onto south side of Manasota Key WINK News is getting a look at the south side of Manasota Key for the first time since Hurricane Milton.
BOCA GRANDE LCSO tours damage on Boca Grande after Milton An island community was almost completely underwater after Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda reels from destruction, clings to hope The community of Riverside Drive in Punta Gorda was hit hard and mangled by hurricanes Helene and Milton.
CAPE CORAL Police searching for pair suspected of gift card fraud in Cape Coral and Fort Myers The Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments are asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of conducting fraudulent transactions.
Key permitting information by county for hurricane recovery If you’re recovering from Hurricane Milton, you need to pay attention to some critical permitting information in our area.
CLEWISTON New tips received in Clewiston teen’s murder; Two people arrested People are providing tips on the murder of a Glades County teenager.
ENGLEWOOD Indian Mound Park left in ruins, residents look to rebuild People living in Englewood’s Indian Mound Park community are cleaning up what’s left of their homes.
CLEWISTON Two arrested in Clewiston teen’s murder Two people are in jail Tuesday night for the murder of 16-year-old Ja’yhanna Johnson.
FORT MYERS NWS surveys tornado damage as Lee County residents share their loss The National Weather Service got a firsthand look at what people in one Lee County neighborhood have been dealing with for a week.
NAPLES Naples stormwater project to reduce street flooding The project aims to improve water quality and reduce flooding in city streets that often experience heavy rainfall.
CAPTIVA How the South Seas Resort in Captiva is recovering after Milton At the South Seas Resort in Captiva, dozens of crews are working hard to restore power, remove trees and clear roads.
TWIN PALMS Twin Palm’s tornado was the strongest tornado ever recorded in southwest Florida A tornado from Hurricane Milton left a Glades County community in pieces. WINK News has confirmed that the tornado that hit the Twin Lakes Resort was the strongest tornado ever recorded in southwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service.
FORT MYERS BEACH Harry Chapin Food Bank on Fort Myers Beach after Milton People on Fort Myers Beach were feeling the love on Tuesday. Harry Chapin Food Bank set up a distribution site on the island.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU FGCU athletic director speaks exclusively on House v. NCAA settlement FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis spoke exclusively with WINK News about how the House v. NCAA settlement impacts the athletic department.
MANASOTA KEY Residents let back onto south side of Manasota Key WINK News is getting a look at the south side of Manasota Key for the first time since Hurricane Milton.
BOCA GRANDE LCSO tours damage on Boca Grande after Milton An island community was almost completely underwater after Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda reels from destruction, clings to hope The community of Riverside Drive in Punta Gorda was hit hard and mangled by hurricanes Helene and Milton.
CAPE CORAL Police searching for pair suspected of gift card fraud in Cape Coral and Fort Myers The Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments are asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of conducting fraudulent transactions.
Key permitting information by county for hurricane recovery If you’re recovering from Hurricane Milton, you need to pay attention to some critical permitting information in our area.
CLEWISTON New tips received in Clewiston teen’s murder; Two people arrested People are providing tips on the murder of a Glades County teenager.
FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 file photo provided by Civil Beat, cars drive past a highway sign that says “MISSILE ALERT ERROR THERE IS NO THREAT” on the H-1 Freeway in Honolulu. Gov. David Ige has appointed state Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara as new head of Hawaii’s emergency management agency after a faulty alert was sent to cellphones around the state warning of an incoming missile attack. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat via AP, file) The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the state of Hawaii didn’t need federal approval to retract a cellphone alert mistakenly sent over the weekend warning of a ballistic missile attack. Hawaii has had the authority to cancel or retract warnings since 2012, when it applied for access to the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, FEMA said in a statement. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency spokesman Richard Rapoza said Tuesday his agency asked FEMA for clarification on Saturday about whether rescinding an alert was an appropriate use of the warning system. Hawaii officials have said the process was one factor that delayed their retraction. Another was writing the cancellation notice, since a retraction script was not kept on file. The Hawaii agency didn’t send a retraction until 38 minutes after the initial alert. Rapoza said officials weren’t clear on whether they could use the system to cancel the first alert. “We didn’t want to pile one mistake on top of another,” Rapoza said. Officials said a state employee clicked the wrong link and activated a real alert instead of an internal test when the mistaken message was distributed. Hawaii is the only state that is set up to send cellphone alerts about the threat of an incoming ballistic missile. It’s had the ability to do so since November, Rapoza said. Hawaii is also the only state that has siren alerts that will be sounded specifically to warn of a ballistic missile threat. Hawaii started testing these sirens last month. The state set up the ballistic missile warning infrastructure after North Korea demonstrated its ballistic missiles had the range to reach the islands. Hawaii is home to key military bases and command centers, making it rich with potential targets for adversaries. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Tuesday the agency will work with states to follow proper protocols when issuing safety alerts and can quickly retract incorrect alerts like Hawaii’s warning of a ballistic missile over the weekend. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Hawaii Democrat, said it’s clear that human error initiated the false alert. But she worries that system failures allowed it to go uncorrected for too long. “This had the potential for being totally catastrophic,” Hirono said. Nielsen told a Senate panel the department had been unaware that Hawaii officials did not have a mechanism in place to address false alarms and retract them. She also said the Department of Homeland Security is examining how the U.S. government can quickly verify the accuracy of alerts with agencies such as the Department of Defense. On Monday, Gov. David Ige appointed a state Army National Guard official to oversee a review of Hawaii’s emergency management process in response to the error. Ige said Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara will provide a report in two months. Some changes have already been made, including requiring two people to approve emergency alerts. Ige said that he had requested the ability to test the mobile alert system, but the effort had been “blocked nationwide.”