NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
Moving boxes. Credit: MGN Moving can be emotional. But for one woman, the emotion didn’t come from leaving behind memories; it came from not knowing if she’d ever get her memories back. Jill Ambrose told WINK News she waited more than two months to get her stuff from the movers all because of a fight over the final price. “[You] move to a state that’s so beautiful and you end up like this,” Ambrose said. “It’s hard.” Nowadays her house feels more like a home, but during her first nine weeks in Naples, it sat nearly empty. The furniture she did have was either borrowed from friends or family, or bought just to fill the space, so she’d have somewhere to sleep and sit down for dinner. She didn’t know what happened to her actual belongings. “It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “The furniture you can replace. But the personal things, you just can’t.” Ambrose says she called a few moving companies but ended up going with the one she thought offered the best deal. She agreed to pay a little more than $1,200 to move from New Jersey to Naples. According to consumer attorney David Fineman, that should have been the first red flag. “If something is too good to be true, it most likely is,” Fineman said. Then there was the second red flag. “I said do you want to come and see [my items], he [the man giving the estimate] said no we don’t need to do that,” said Ambrose. “I even offered to send pictures, [he said I] didn’t need them.” But Fineman explains, not getting an exact inventory of what you want to be moved, either in person or by sending pictures, could cost you more money. “Like anything else, the devil is in the details,” Fineman said. “If you don’t get your list of items that are going to be moved, then you can’t really hold anyone’s feet to the fire on your contract.” And that’s exactly what happened. The day of the move, Ambrose admits she had a few more boxes than she originally was quoted for, but she was not prepared for what happened next. The contract jumped from just over $1,200 to $4,788. While the terms of her contract said additional items would mean a revised estimate, Ambrose was not prepared for such a big price hike. “I said that can’t possibly be,” recalled Ambrose. “And he said well it is– and either you sign this contract or we’re taking it [your stuff] off [the truck] and putting it in your driveway.” Under pressure, Ambrose says she signed the new agreement. “When they were pulling out the driveway I didn’t think I was going to see my things anymore,” she said. “I just had a bad feeling about it.” After weeks of negotiating, and with her life in limbo, she ended up agreeing to a new price of just over $4,200. We spoke to the moving company and they told us Ambrose did have more items than she was originally quoted for, so they had to charge more. Resources Make sure you research any mover before hiring at freshfromflorida.com Click here to check movers registered in Florida. Click here for movers registered for interstate moves.