Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry CountyGroup rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
Gold Star mom helps homeless veterans in SWFL. Photo via WINK News A Gold Star mom in Collier County joined dozens of volunteers to bring awareness to the homeless veteran problem around Southwest Florida. The first Homeless Veteran count in Collier, spearheaded by Wounded Warriors of Collier over two days, located 44 homeless veterans and offered them backpacks of necessities and connected them to resources. This is an issue that is close to her ever since receiving a phone call from a hospital that she lost her son, who had previously served in the armed forces. “August 1 will be three years to the day in 2016 that my son, I got that terrible phone call from a local hospital that my son passed away. He was 82nd airborne combat Afghanistan,” Gold Star mom, Kim Hayes said. Hayes volunteered for the county’s first homeless veteran count honoring the memory of her son Taylor, who ended up homeless after returning from combat and suffering challenges adjusting to civilian life. “To be able to have any measure of impact on that never happening to another individual again or another family again makes my son’s loss sting just a little bit less,” Hayes said. When Hayes directed her team of volunteers to stop at a bus station, she was thinking about her son Taylor and where he would be if he had help. She stopped and spoke with a veteran who did not want to open up about his struggles at first. “He happened to say, well I’m a veteran but I don’t want to talk to anybody and we were like that’s cool, but I shared with him that my son was living kind of couch surfing, having challenges here,” Hayes said. That led to a connection between the two, which led to the veteran opening up. “He indicated that he had been an Army Ranger. Whenever I asked him the things that only a military person would know, I asked him what his MOS was, he said 11 Bravo, that’s ‘Infantry all the way! ‘That’s what my son was,” Hayes said. Hayes stated that she met other veterans that were reluctant to respond at first, for different reasons. “There was one person who said I wasn’t in combat or anything and I held up my hand and said it doesn’t matter, it’s our privilege to find any way that we can possibly help you get back on your feet,” Hayes said. It was a day filled with emotion for both her and her daughter-in-law Kylie, who was also there to volunteer with the count. “When we were leaving this station for the second time, we just hugged each other, we gave each other a high five, and Taylor would always say “That’s what I’m talking about!” And we just looked at each other and said “That’s what I’m talking about it!,” Hayes said. Two local leaders, Collier Commissioner, Andy Solis, and Naples City Councilor, Michelle McLeod also volunteered for the county. Besides using county resources to help these veterans with shelter, they plan to include the needs of the veterans in a comprehensive mental health plan, which they hope to adopt and finalize later.