Community remembers Clayton Miller after tragic e-bike accidentFlorida lawmakers push for stricter DUI laws amid rising fatalities
NORTH NAPLES Community remembers Clayton Miller after tragic e-bike accident A community is mourning the tragic loss of 14-year-old Clayton Miller, who was killed in an e-bike accident over the weekend.
FORT MYERS Florida lawmakers push for stricter DUI laws amid rising fatalities Florida lawmakers are pushing to strengthen DUI punishments with increased fines and jail time.
FGCU FGCU draws 14-seed and rematch in NCAA Tournament FGCU draws a 14-seed and rematch of last year’s first round with 3-seeded Oklahoma for round one of the NCAA Tournament.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral pushes back on bill to ban community redevelopment agencies The Cape Coral City Council is pushing back against a new bill introduced by their state representative, Mike Giallombardo, which aims to ban Community Redevelopment Agencies.
FORT MYERS BEACH Spring break brings excitement and business boom to Fort Myers Beach Fort Myers Beach is buzzing with excitement as spring breakers from across the country descend on this popular destination.
MARCO ISLAND Seventh Marco Island city councilor sworn in after months of discussion Marco Island’s city council has finally filled its vacant seventh seat after over four months of deliberations.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers council weighs ICE role for local police in immigration tasks The Fort Myers City Council is currently discussing a potential agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Fort Myers Police Department.
FORT MYERS BEACH WINK Investigates: Where is the money for Hurricane Ian victim? WINK News investigates a contractor dispute involving Joe Salvaggio, who paid for home repairs after Hurricane Ian but never saw the work completed.
TALLAHASSEE Barron Collier grad pitches first game for FSU since heart surgeries FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe, a Barron Collier High School grad, played his first baseball game after two open heart surgeries.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man arrested for DUI after allegedly threatening police on Del Prado Blvd. A routine sobriety test in Cape Coral quickly escalated when a man became irate with a police officer.
Florida restaurants may lose automatic tips for groups under 6 Lawmakers are currently debating a change that could impact how diners tip in Florida.
FORT MYERS Florida bill aims to ease phone repairs for locals and small businesses A new Florida House bill aims to make do-it-yourself repairs easier for device owners and independent repair providers.
Paddy Murphy’s Irish Pub rolls out food menu on Marco Island Although Paddy Murphy’s Irish Pub launched on Marco Island last St. Patrick’s Day, the bar didn’t roll out its extensive food menu until this year.
Deputies catch 2 unregistered sex offenders in DeSoto County The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office caught two unregistered sex offenders from Missouri last week on Brevard Avenue.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police investigating body found in house A death investigation is underway at a Fort Myers home.
NORTH NAPLES Community remembers Clayton Miller after tragic e-bike accident A community is mourning the tragic loss of 14-year-old Clayton Miller, who was killed in an e-bike accident over the weekend.
FORT MYERS Florida lawmakers push for stricter DUI laws amid rising fatalities Florida lawmakers are pushing to strengthen DUI punishments with increased fines and jail time.
FGCU FGCU draws 14-seed and rematch in NCAA Tournament FGCU draws a 14-seed and rematch of last year’s first round with 3-seeded Oklahoma for round one of the NCAA Tournament.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral pushes back on bill to ban community redevelopment agencies The Cape Coral City Council is pushing back against a new bill introduced by their state representative, Mike Giallombardo, which aims to ban Community Redevelopment Agencies.
FORT MYERS BEACH Spring break brings excitement and business boom to Fort Myers Beach Fort Myers Beach is buzzing with excitement as spring breakers from across the country descend on this popular destination.
MARCO ISLAND Seventh Marco Island city councilor sworn in after months of discussion Marco Island’s city council has finally filled its vacant seventh seat after over four months of deliberations.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers council weighs ICE role for local police in immigration tasks The Fort Myers City Council is currently discussing a potential agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Fort Myers Police Department.
FORT MYERS BEACH WINK Investigates: Where is the money for Hurricane Ian victim? WINK News investigates a contractor dispute involving Joe Salvaggio, who paid for home repairs after Hurricane Ian but never saw the work completed.
TALLAHASSEE Barron Collier grad pitches first game for FSU since heart surgeries FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe, a Barron Collier High School grad, played his first baseball game after two open heart surgeries.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man arrested for DUI after allegedly threatening police on Del Prado Blvd. A routine sobriety test in Cape Coral quickly escalated when a man became irate with a police officer.
Florida restaurants may lose automatic tips for groups under 6 Lawmakers are currently debating a change that could impact how diners tip in Florida.
FORT MYERS Florida bill aims to ease phone repairs for locals and small businesses A new Florida House bill aims to make do-it-yourself repairs easier for device owners and independent repair providers.
Paddy Murphy’s Irish Pub rolls out food menu on Marco Island Although Paddy Murphy’s Irish Pub launched on Marco Island last St. Patrick’s Day, the bar didn’t roll out its extensive food menu until this year.
Deputies catch 2 unregistered sex offenders in DeSoto County The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office caught two unregistered sex offenders from Missouri last week on Brevard Avenue.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police investigating body found in house A death investigation is underway at a Fort Myers home.
Drone image of Florida Everglades. Credit; via WINK News. Organizations from all over Florida are in Southwest Florida this weekend to discuss the next steps in Everglades restoration and our water crisis. They chose our region because we were the epicenter for blue-green algae and red tide in 2018. The bottom line that everyone agreed on: We all want to protect our waterways and natural environment. Several groups, made up of the best and brightest scientific minds, are meeting for the 35th annual Everglades Coalition Conference on Captiva Island this weekend to build a road map toward solutions for the water crisis in Florida. “It makes me feel good that we’re talking about it finally,” said Leslie Turner on Sanibel Island. “That we’re concentrating on the Everglades, which, let’s face it, is a big filtering organism in the state.” Turner understands the importance of preserving our precious resources. An active outdoorsman, she spends a lot of time on the water. She’s all for improving the Everglades. Including Robert Moher with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, more than 350 people are gathered at the conference. “It’s always great, when we’re hosting this conference in Southwest Florida, which is seeing so much of the terrible impacts on the water quality issues,” Moher said. “So I think it gives us a chance to kind of take the state wide perspective and also have a regional perspective.” Priorities discussed at the conference included preservation of natural habitats, gaining access to government funding and looking ahead to the future. Researchers also talked about restoring the historic north to south flow of water through the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee water management. “How are we going to plan? How are we going to manage bro so we don’t add into the burden of the problem, as we have 1,000 people a day moving to Florida,” Moher said. The Everglades conference began Thursday and comes to a close Saturday. Looking at actions toward solutions in for water quality issues in the state, Mark Perry with the Florida Oceanographic Society points to projects like the C-44 reservoir (St. Lucie River). “We’re raising it up. We’re putting several miles of bridges there to allow that flow,” Perry said. “And it’s working. We see it actually working.”