Chaotic lake getting fence and securityWhat we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
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.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
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.
FORT MYERS 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.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
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.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
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.
FORT MYERS 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.
Eston and Shellie Taylor family. Credit: Shared with WINK News. A father in Southwest Florida is spending his Christmas in the hospital after a freak accident at home. He was on a ladder prepping his family’s home to be painted when he fell and injured his head. But the family’s community is coming together to make sure they are taken care of during the holiday season. Since the day he met his wife at church, Eston Taylor has treated Shellie Taylor’s children like his own for more than 10 years. One day, Shellie’s kids asked Eston a special question. “Our son said, ‘Can’t you just adopt me?’” Shellie told WINK News. Shellie was emotional. She spoke to us a lot about Christmas — not about the presents or the dinners or the services, nothing like that. She told us about what the spirit of Christmas means to her, and how it’s helping her family in Cape Coral through their difficult time. This year, Eston finally fulfilled the kids’ request. “He chose us in 2008, but it got official on Monday,” Shellie said. It became official just in time for Christmas. Shellie said it felt like a Hallmark film. Everything seemed well and good. “Your family goes through such a high when something like an adoption happens,” Shellie said. “And, then, on Saturday, everything changed within a couple seconds.” Eston was on a ladder at their home, power washing the house to prep it for a new coat of paint when he lost his balance and injured his head. Now, Eston is at Lee Memorial Hospital in the ICU in a medically induce coma. When she isn’t visiting Eston at the hospital, Shellie goes back home to visit the spot at their house where he fell. “I stand there, and I pray,” Shelli said. “And I cry.” But when she went back to visit the spot Tuesday morning, Shellie noticed something different, something she wasn’t supposed to see — paint and brushes. “I was bawling, and I said, ‘Who is painting our house?’” Shellie said. She didn’t know it then, but a group of her friends and friends of friends got together. They all made a plan to quietly finish Eston’s job. “That’s what we should be doing. That’s what we should be serving one another and supporting one another,” family friend Tammy Scott said. “Even someone from Jacksonville has called in the order for pizza on the day they’re going to do all of this,” said BJ Brundage, Eston’s mother-in-law Friends will paint Taylor’s house Thursday morning. Most of the group works for School District of Lee County, where Shellie works. They’ll be joined by a few professional painters who are donating their time to help her family. Shellie never expected to spend her Christmas at the hospital, watching her husband fight for his life. But she says the Christmas spirit is about so much more than presents. It’s about the love and support the community’s giving her. “You open gifts, and, once you open the gifts, they’re done,” Shellie said. “It’s like you can continue to open gifts.”