NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
EVERGLADES Big Sugar’s lawsuit for control over Lake Okeechobee water A local non-profit is calling one lawsuit a battle for who controls the water in the State of Florida. Three major sugar companies filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the design and intended use of the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) Reservoir.
NAPLES Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program returns to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Sunday was a day to remember the six million men, women and children lost in the Holocaust.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
EVERGLADES Big Sugar’s lawsuit for control over Lake Okeechobee water A local non-profit is calling one lawsuit a battle for who controls the water in the State of Florida. Three major sugar companies filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the design and intended use of the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) Reservoir.
NAPLES Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program returns to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Sunday was a day to remember the six million men, women and children lost in the Holocaust.
Photo via the Samaritan’s Purse project. A city-wide effort begins on November, 12 where school supplies, fun toys and hygiene items will be placed in empty shoe boxes, then donated to overseas children for the Samaritan’s Purse project. The project, Operation Christmas Child, will be conducted in 5,000 cities throughout the United States. In Fort Myers, its national collection week will be held from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19. This year has an ambitious goal. Organizers hope to collect 29,320 gifts in the Fort Myers area to put Operation Christmas Child on track for its global goal to reach 11 million children. The following are local collection sites: Fort Myers – Christ Community Church of Fort Myers 4050 Colonial Boulevard Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Fort Myers – Grace Church – Fort Myers Shores 14036 Matanzas Drive Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fort Myers – Park Alliance Church 7469 San Carlos Boulevard Mon, Nov. 12: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Tue, Nov. 13: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Thu, Nov. 15: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Sat, Nov. 17: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Sun, Nov. 18: 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Mon, Nov. 19: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM North Fort Myers – Northside Baptist Church 8250 Littleton Road Mon, Nov. 12: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tue, Nov. 13: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sun, Nov. 18: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Fort Myers – Parkway Baptist Church 6211 Briarcliff Road Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Labelle – First Baptist Church of LaBelle 330 N Main Street Mon, Nov. 12: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Punta Gorda – First United Methodist Church of Punta Gorda 507 W Marion Avenue Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cape Coral – Cape Alliance Church 4307 Skyline Boulevard Mon, Nov. 12: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Lehigh Acres -Lehigh Acres Church of the Nazarene 210 Lee Boulevard Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Estero -First Baptist Church of Estero 20300 Trailside Drive Mon, Nov. 12: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Wed, Nov. 14: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Fri, Nov. 16: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sat, Nov. 17: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Sun, Nov. 18: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Cape Coral – Cape Coral First United Methodist Church 4118 Coronado Parkway Mon, Nov. 12: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Naples – Grace Bible Church 1055 Pine Ridge Road Mon, Nov. 12: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Marco Island – Marco Presbyterian Church 875 W Elkcam Circle Mon, Nov. 12: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Naples – Naples Alliance Church 2504 Estey Avenue Mon, Nov. 12: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mon, Nov. 12: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Naples – East Naples Baptist Church 1697 Shadowlawn Drive Mon, Nov. 12: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sat, Nov. 17: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sun, Nov. 18: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mon, Nov. 19: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Naples – Eagle’s Nest Worship Center 6920 Immokalee Road Mon, Nov. 12: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tue, Nov. 13: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Wed, Nov. 14: 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM Thu, Nov. 15: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Fri, Nov. 16: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sat, Nov. 17: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sun, Nov. 18: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Mon, Nov. 19: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM For additional drop-off locations, visit their website.