Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program returns to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 13th dead Florida panther of 2024 found Saturday; deaths now match 2023’s annual total
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.
COLLIER COUNTY 13th dead Florida panther of 2024 found Saturday; deaths now match 2023’s annual total Wildlife officials discovered the 13 dead endangered Florida panther of the year, matching 2023’s total reported mortalities less than halfway into the year.
NORTH PORT Entryway work temporarily closes North Port Library The North Port Library will be closed through Saturday while work is being done to the entryway. During the closure books and other borrowed items can be returned to nearby locations.
FORT MYERS More changes near Colonial Blvd. and Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers An already jam-packed, headache-inducing area for traffic is expected to get worse on Monday.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Preseason preparations With less than a month until the official start of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated May 5th to May 11th National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
CAPE CORAL Temporary closures planned for Cape Coral athletic fields Three athletic fields in Cape Coral will temporarily close in May and another in June.
FORT MYERS Influencer shooting victim ‘Hood Fishing’ is stable and recovering A local internet star injured during a shooting in broad daylight on Fort Myers Street is still recovering from what happened.
NAPLES $8K reward offered for information on 2 brothers wanted in fatal stabbing More money is up for grabs if you’re able to help police find two brothers who allegedly stabbed two men in Collier County.
NEW YORK Trump fined $1K for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and has sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.
Exclusive: More than 100 American Flamingos counted in Florida Audubon Florida has revealed the numbers of flamingos in the state to WINK News, in advance of an official statement scheduled for later Monday.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police respond to shooting outside Cape Coral home A man has been taken into custody after a reported shooting in a Cape Coral neighborhood where a car was found with at least one bullet hole.
Charlotte County home sellers had 2nd highest profit margin in Q1 While nationwide profit margins for home sales decreased 55%, in Charlotte County the profit margin for sellers rose to 103.1% for the first three months of the year.
FORT MYERS Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult A second teen will face adult charges in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller.
FORT MYERS Man accused of murder in Fort Myers will be in court for arraignment The man accused of shooting and killing a man near Roberto Clemente Park in Fort Myers is scheduled to be in court today.
FORT MYERS Black bear sighted in downtown Fort Myers parking lot captured, relocated Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tranquilized and captured a Florida black bear spotted in downtown Fort Myers on Monday morning.
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.
COLLIER COUNTY 13th dead Florida panther of 2024 found Saturday; deaths now match 2023’s annual total Wildlife officials discovered the 13 dead endangered Florida panther of the year, matching 2023’s total reported mortalities less than halfway into the year.
NORTH PORT Entryway work temporarily closes North Port Library The North Port Library will be closed through Saturday while work is being done to the entryway. During the closure books and other borrowed items can be returned to nearby locations.
FORT MYERS More changes near Colonial Blvd. and Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers An already jam-packed, headache-inducing area for traffic is expected to get worse on Monday.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Preseason preparations With less than a month until the official start of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated May 5th to May 11th National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
CAPE CORAL Temporary closures planned for Cape Coral athletic fields Three athletic fields in Cape Coral will temporarily close in May and another in June.
FORT MYERS Influencer shooting victim ‘Hood Fishing’ is stable and recovering A local internet star injured during a shooting in broad daylight on Fort Myers Street is still recovering from what happened.
NAPLES $8K reward offered for information on 2 brothers wanted in fatal stabbing More money is up for grabs if you’re able to help police find two brothers who allegedly stabbed two men in Collier County.
NEW YORK Trump fined $1K for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and has sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.
Exclusive: More than 100 American Flamingos counted in Florida Audubon Florida has revealed the numbers of flamingos in the state to WINK News, in advance of an official statement scheduled for later Monday.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police respond to shooting outside Cape Coral home A man has been taken into custody after a reported shooting in a Cape Coral neighborhood where a car was found with at least one bullet hole.
Charlotte County home sellers had 2nd highest profit margin in Q1 While nationwide profit margins for home sales decreased 55%, in Charlotte County the profit margin for sellers rose to 103.1% for the first three months of the year.
FORT MYERS Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult A second teen will face adult charges in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller.
FORT MYERS Man accused of murder in Fort Myers will be in court for arraignment The man accused of shooting and killing a man near Roberto Clemente Park in Fort Myers is scheduled to be in court today.
FORT MYERS Black bear sighted in downtown Fort Myers parking lot captured, relocated Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tranquilized and captured a Florida black bear spotted in downtown Fort Myers on Monday morning.
As of 6 p.m. Friday there are 563 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida, 43 up from this morning. 510 of the cases are Florida residents, 53 of them are non-Florida residents. There are 10 total deaths in Florida. Friday morning, one person who previously tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward County was reported to have died. Doctors Hospital of Sarasota confirms a physician with the hospital tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of cases: 563 (up from 520) Number of Florida residents: 510 (up from 474) Number of non-Florida residents: 53 (up from 46) SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total number of cases: 30 Lee County: 14 (up from 13) Collier County: 25 (up from 24) Charlotte County: 2 (up from 1) Glades County: 0 Hendry County: 0 There have been 7,367 total tests administered in the state of Florida, with 563 positive tests. 5,710 tests have come back negative, and the remainder are pending, according to the FDOH website. LATEST CLOSURES: Southwest Florida business updates and store closings Friday COVID-19 headlines: Career Source closing offices across SWFL Virus pandemic tightens grip; 10,000 dead worldwide Charlotte County beaches closing 6 a.m. Sunday US tax filing deadline moved to July 15 Pres. Trump announces suspension of non-essential traffic at Mexican border Gov. DeSantis orders all Florida food establishments to suspend on-premises consumption Seminole Gaming closes all casinos Florida-wide WATCH NEWS CONFERENCES LIVE BELOW: Governor DeSantis to speak at 4:30 p.m. Florida Agriculture Commissioner asks governor to implement “stay-at-home” order Nikki Fried, the Florida Agriculture Commissioner, asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order in response to dramatically increasing COVID-19 cases in the state. She recognized the effort by the governor to stop the spread of COVID- 19 in the state. But Fried said, at the rate of cases that are developing, she believes a “say-at-home” order is necessary. I want to recognize the difficult choices @GovRonDeSantis has made during this #coronavirus crisis. Data shows Florida is a week behind California in #COVID19 cases. So, I’m asking the Governor to issue a statewide “stay-at-home” order. This difficult decision will save lives. — Commissioner Nikki Fried (@NikkiFriedFL) March 21, 2020 DeSantis orders elective medical services be prohibited Gov. DeSantis also issued Executive Order 20-72 Friday to prohibit non-essential elective medical procedures. Per the governor’s office, all hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices and other health care practitioners’ offices in the state are prohibited from providing any medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery. The governor’s offices says, if delayed, these are medical services that do not place a patients immediate health, safety or well-being at risk, or will, if delayed, not contribute to the worsening of a serious or life-threatening medical condition. PRICE GOUGING Florida Attorney General activated Florida’s price gouging hotline, encouraging people to report big price differences. Complaints can be filed by phone or online. Price gouging can be reported by calling 1-866-9NO-SCAM or by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com. For tips on reporting price gouging, click here. RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS CLOSE Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-71 Friday afternoon directing all Florida restaurants and other food establishments to suspend any on-premises consumption of food or alcohol. Those establishments, however, will be permitted to operate their kitchens for the purpose of providing delivery or take-out services. MORE. SWFL CASE BREAKDOWN As of the most recent results, this is the breakdown of SWFL cases: COLLIER – 25 cases: 30-year-old woman, traveled to Spain 66-year-old man, traveled to France, Italy, Spain 33-year-old man, traveled to Spain 26-year-old man, traveled to France, Italy, Spain 47-year-old man, traveled to France, Italy, Spain 82-year-old man, no travel 31-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt 59-year-old man, traveled to Japan 77-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 49-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 76-year-old man, traveled to NY – contact with known case 28-year-old man, traveled to Italy 73-year-old man, traveled to Egypt 68-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt 64-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt 64-year-old man, traveled to FL/HI – non-FL resident 79-year-old woman, traveled to CT – non-FL resident 19-year-old man, traveled to Italy 80-year-old man, unknown travel 64-year-old man, no travel 59-year-old man, traveled to Canada 62-year-old woman, no travel 61-year-old man, traveled to Canada 76-year-old man, traveled to St. Martin 75-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case LEE – 14 cases: 80-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 69-year-old man, no travel – unknown if contact 79-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 67-year-old man, no travel – no contact 66-year-old man, traveled to Colombia and Ecuador 72-year-old woman, travel unknown – contact with known case 77-year-old man (deceased), no travel 77-year-old woman (deceased), traveled to Dominican Republic 77-year-old man, traveled to Dominican Republic 65-year-old woman, unknown travel, non-FL resident 57-year-old man, traveled to FL, France, UK – non-FL resident 72-year-old woman, no travel – unknown if contact, non-FL resident 67-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 23-year-old, unknown if travel related CHARLOTTE – 2 cases: 54-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt and Israel 55-year-old man, unknown travel IF YOU FEEL SICK: The Florida Department of Health has opened a 24-hour COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. Questions may also be emailed to covid-19@flhealth.gov. Email responses will be sent during call center hours. LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version. Tweets by winknews