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BAREFOOT LAKE Neighbors react to chaos at Barefoot Lake Imagine being scared to leave your home on the weekends. Ana and Anrik understand the feeling all too well.
CAPE CORAL The story of Ollie’s Pub and what kept it open through years of hardships Before Ollie’s housed weekly events, packed to the brim with artwork and home to many, it was a simple dream and an empty space.
Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 1, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 1, 2024.
FORT MYERS BEACH Remembering Fort Myers Beach ‘Mayor’ Brad Benson To know Brad Benson was to know a legend. He recently passed away at the age of 71 after battling health issues.
CAPE CORAL Proposed Cape Coral City Council meeting time change fails In a 4 to 4 vote, the motion to move Cape Coral meeting times from 4:30 to 9 a.m. failed.
Greater Dunbar initiative begins A duplex that has been around since the 1960s and is filled with generations of memories is being demolished.
Caught on camera: funnel clouds, hail and more during thunderstorm Wednesday’s thunderstorms storms have produced hail and funnel clouds.
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CAPE CORAL Cape Coral church picking up the pieces after massive fire Calvary Connection ministries is unrecognizable after a massive fire swept through a Cape Coral Complex on Monday.
CAPE CORAL Day Two of FEMA code compliance hearings in Cape Coral Another 50 people were summoned Wednesday for the second day of code compliance hearings before the special magistrate.
PUNTA GORDA Cracking down on vapes in Charlotte County schools Vaping is taking over, and that’s why three Charlotte County High schools are testing out vape sensors.
State lawmakers want to hear your opinion on voting in Lee County Right now, everyone votes for or against all five of the Lee Commissioners, but they’re talking about changing the system so that each commissioner represents a specific part of the county.
FORT MYERS Migrants entering Florida under controversial parole program The House Committee on Homeland Security has released documents, which show a surge in migrants entering the United States through a parole program, sparking debate over immigration policies and border security.
North Collier firefighter beats cancer, educates others on safety He’s a father, son, friend and mentor, but for the last four years, he’s been in a battle for his life.
FORT MYERS BEACH Sea turtle nesting season begins in Fort Myers Beach Sea turtle nesting season has officially begun, and the FWC wants to remind visitors about the fragility of the young reptiles.
BAREFOOT LAKE Neighbors react to chaos at Barefoot Lake Imagine being scared to leave your home on the weekends. Ana and Anrik understand the feeling all too well.
CAPE CORAL The story of Ollie’s Pub and what kept it open through years of hardships Before Ollie’s housed weekly events, packed to the brim with artwork and home to many, it was a simple dream and an empty space.
Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 1, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 1, 2024.
FORT MYERS BEACH Remembering Fort Myers Beach ‘Mayor’ Brad Benson To know Brad Benson was to know a legend. He recently passed away at the age of 71 after battling health issues.
CAPE CORAL Proposed Cape Coral City Council meeting time change fails In a 4 to 4 vote, the motion to move Cape Coral meeting times from 4:30 to 9 a.m. failed.
Greater Dunbar initiative begins A duplex that has been around since the 1960s and is filled with generations of memories is being demolished.
Caught on camera: funnel clouds, hail and more during thunderstorm Wednesday’s thunderstorms storms have produced hail and funnel clouds.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New mammography guidelines Breast cancer is much easier to treat when it’s caught early.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral church picking up the pieces after massive fire Calvary Connection ministries is unrecognizable after a massive fire swept through a Cape Coral Complex on Monday.
CAPE CORAL Day Two of FEMA code compliance hearings in Cape Coral Another 50 people were summoned Wednesday for the second day of code compliance hearings before the special magistrate.
PUNTA GORDA Cracking down on vapes in Charlotte County schools Vaping is taking over, and that’s why three Charlotte County High schools are testing out vape sensors.
State lawmakers want to hear your opinion on voting in Lee County Right now, everyone votes for or against all five of the Lee Commissioners, but they’re talking about changing the system so that each commissioner represents a specific part of the county.
FORT MYERS Migrants entering Florida under controversial parole program The House Committee on Homeland Security has released documents, which show a surge in migrants entering the United States through a parole program, sparking debate over immigration policies and border security.
North Collier firefighter beats cancer, educates others on safety He’s a father, son, friend and mentor, but for the last four years, he’s been in a battle for his life.
Eleven-year-old Mia Belmonte is still shaken up after she says a man covered in blood pushed his way inside her Port Charlotte home, with her eight year-old brother inside. Mia described the incident, “Someone was banging on the back door over here and he was like saying someone is anybody here. Help me, help me someone is chasing me.” She said she unlocked the door and opened it slowly. That’s when she says Timothy Bryant ran inside, “I did not have control of the door so i ran back to my little brother that was just standing here.” A neighbors surveillance camera caught Bryant, wearing a blooding t-shirt, walking around his property. At one point, he jumps over his fence into another yard wondering around the neighborhood. This is all after he had pushed his way into a home with two kids inside. Neither of the kids were hurt. “Milo just ran to the bathroom and then he was behind us. he comes in behind us and then he shuts the door and locks it.” Mia said. Mia says she escaped the bathroom when she told Bryant she was looking for help, but what happened next left her scared for her brother’s life, “All of a sudden I hear the bathroom door slam and then I hear glass breaking and Milo screaming and crying … I just run back to the bathroom. I open the door I see him climbing through the window there’s blood everywhere.” That’s when they made their escape to a neighbors home and called 911. The neighbor said they could see the blood going from the bathroom window, across their driveway and across the street. The kids grandmother, Maria Belmonte, had just left to go pick up dinner when she got a frightening phone call from her neighbor letting her know the kids were safe but police were on their way. “I was petrified,” Maria said, “but I knew they were okay, but I didn’t know. I just didn’t know. A lot of things were going through my mind… I didn’t know.” Bryant admitted to Charlotte County deputies he locked himself and the two kids inside a bathroom and even covered the young boys mouth to muffle his screams. Bryant was airlifted to the hospital from from a gas station were he was found unconscious. After he was arrested he admitted to investigators he was trying to get into different homes because three men were after him. The Belmonte family tells WINK this scary ordeal has forever changed their lives. One lesson was learned by 11-year-old Mia, “I learned the lesson that if anyone is banging on the door I call 911 first.”