Trump’s comments bring hope for Dreamers President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to work out a plan for Dreamers to stay in America.
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday A World War II veteran just turned 100 years old and celebrated with his community.
PUNTA GORDA Crews make last sweep for hurricane debris in Punta Gorda Clean-up from Hurricane Milton debris is wrapping up two months after the storm in Punta Gorda.
Charlotte Co. commissioners to review new townhome development, district Charlotte County commissioners will consider Dec. 10 the approval of homebuilder Lennar Home’s preliminary plat plan that proposes several hundred new townhomes in the South County area.
FORT MYERS Beatles tribute, “RAIN,” coming to Barbara B. Mann The Beatles tribute band “RAIN” will bring Beatlemania to Barbara B. Mann in Fort Myers next year, and tickets will be sold later this week.
WINK NEWS Lee County’s 12 Days of Giving begins Starting today, residents can receive Lee County’s e-newsletter and be entered to win one of 12 prize packages.
FORT MYERS Suntex to give update on Yacht Basin makeover The City of Fort Myers has promised that the Yacht Basin downtown will get a makeover, and the company running the show will give an update.
NORTH FORT MYERS Free public transportation available for attendees of state food-assistance event LeeTran will provide free public transportation to the state’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) event.
NAPLES Collier County public meeting to discuss extending Wilson Boulevard Collier County will hold a public meeting to discuss extending Wilson Boulevard, which could ease traffic congestion.
WINK NEWS Sun and clouds with warmer weather for your Monday Warmer temperatures this afternoon in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A cold front will also bring scattered storms on Wednesday.
Driver with 7 suspensions arrested following SR 82 pursuit According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver with seven suspensions was arrested by state troopers after a pursuit Sunday morning.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Drug dealer sentenced, saw-like weapons and sexual assault on Naples Pier This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features an alleged long-time drug dealer being arrested, a man who is accused of assault with a saw-like weapon, and a man sexually assaulting a minor on the Naples Pier.
Paying tribute to D’eshia Arthur: Community unites in grief and hope Family and friends affectionately called her ‘DD,’ describing the 18-year-old D’eshia Arthur as caring and sincere ahead of her funeral service on Sunday.
SANIBEL Final day for Sanibel storm debris collection Sunday is the last chance for Sanibel residents to sort and place any remaining storm debris for collection by the city’s contractor.
Seasonal Sunday in store with temps reaching the upper 70s The Weather Authority is forecasting blue skies, sunshine, and seasonal temperatures in the upper 70s on Sunday.
Trump’s comments bring hope for Dreamers President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to work out a plan for Dreamers to stay in America.
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday A World War II veteran just turned 100 years old and celebrated with his community.
PUNTA GORDA Crews make last sweep for hurricane debris in Punta Gorda Clean-up from Hurricane Milton debris is wrapping up two months after the storm in Punta Gorda.
Charlotte Co. commissioners to review new townhome development, district Charlotte County commissioners will consider Dec. 10 the approval of homebuilder Lennar Home’s preliminary plat plan that proposes several hundred new townhomes in the South County area.
FORT MYERS Beatles tribute, “RAIN,” coming to Barbara B. Mann The Beatles tribute band “RAIN” will bring Beatlemania to Barbara B. Mann in Fort Myers next year, and tickets will be sold later this week.
WINK NEWS Lee County’s 12 Days of Giving begins Starting today, residents can receive Lee County’s e-newsletter and be entered to win one of 12 prize packages.
FORT MYERS Suntex to give update on Yacht Basin makeover The City of Fort Myers has promised that the Yacht Basin downtown will get a makeover, and the company running the show will give an update.
NORTH FORT MYERS Free public transportation available for attendees of state food-assistance event LeeTran will provide free public transportation to the state’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) event.
NAPLES Collier County public meeting to discuss extending Wilson Boulevard Collier County will hold a public meeting to discuss extending Wilson Boulevard, which could ease traffic congestion.
WINK NEWS Sun and clouds with warmer weather for your Monday Warmer temperatures this afternoon in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A cold front will also bring scattered storms on Wednesday.
Driver with 7 suspensions arrested following SR 82 pursuit According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver with seven suspensions was arrested by state troopers after a pursuit Sunday morning.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Drug dealer sentenced, saw-like weapons and sexual assault on Naples Pier This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features an alleged long-time drug dealer being arrested, a man who is accused of assault with a saw-like weapon, and a man sexually assaulting a minor on the Naples Pier.
Paying tribute to D’eshia Arthur: Community unites in grief and hope Family and friends affectionately called her ‘DD,’ describing the 18-year-old D’eshia Arthur as caring and sincere ahead of her funeral service on Sunday.
SANIBEL Final day for Sanibel storm debris collection Sunday is the last chance for Sanibel residents to sort and place any remaining storm debris for collection by the city’s contractor.
Seasonal Sunday in store with temps reaching the upper 70s The Weather Authority is forecasting blue skies, sunshine, and seasonal temperatures in the upper 70s on Sunday.
Credit: WINK News. Hundreds of people voiced their concerns during the Naples City Council emergency meeting about the city’s public beaches to start the week after the city shut them down over the weekend due to concerns for lack of social distancing. Naples City Council voted 4-3 in favor of reopening the city’s public beaches Monday during the meeting. New rules were part of the vote to help mitigate the same issues that occurred over the weekend from happening again. Naples public beaches will reopen Wednesday under new restriction approved by city council. “We should have been stricter when we made our first policy in closing and reopening the beaches,” Mayor Teresa Heitmann said. Heitmann and the council spent hours discussing beach restrictions. “I think it was a tough decision, being the incidents that we had over the weekend,” Heitmann said. “And I think the council really went the extra mile in making sure we had the right policy for our citizens.” We spoke to locals who shared their thoughts after the new decision on beaches was made in the city. “I think what we are experiencing is a lot of people from Broward and Dade county,” Vinny Buxo said. “And they are taking advantage of this, and we like it the way it is.” “So why restrict us?” Benrice Tomaso said. “It wasn’t caused by natives.” Some people who live in Naples wish last weekend did not escalate the way it did. “It was shocking to see this many people,” Tomasso said. “We are lucky we haven’t had a lot of illness around here,” Laura Buxo said. The new policies include the beaches staying open Monday through Friday from sunrise to sunset, allowing chairs and umbrellas, but no coolers or tents. On the weekends, beaches will open from 7 to 11 a.m. for exercise activities only. Then, it will open back up from 5 p.m. to sunset, allowing people to bring chairs to watch the sunset. This includes Memorial Day weekend too. “The plan that they have in place is good,” Vinny said. “Limiting the hours on weekends is when we get the influx on the east coast.” Some think the restrictions in place are enough, while others think it could be too much. “I think this is really overdone,” Tomasso said. Other restrictions include no parking unless you have a city or county sticker and no parking in any residential areas unless marked. Fines will double from $100 to $200. Discussion will be revisited at the June 3 regular city council meeting. Regulated visiting hours Monday – Friday, open sunrise to sunset No coolers and tents (chairs and umbrellas allowed) Walking, running, swimming, fishing, and paddle boarding allowed Weekends: 7 a.m to 11 a.m. Chairs, tents, umbrellas or coolers prohibited Walking, running, swimming, fishing and paddle boarding allowed Weekends: 5pm – sunset ONLY chairs allowed. (Tents, umbrellas or coolers prohibited) Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 23rd through Monday, May 25th ): 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Chairs, tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited Walking, running, swimming, fishing, and paddle boarding allowed 5 p.m. to sunset ONLY chairs allowed. (Tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited) Parking: City of Naples and Collier County beach parking permits ONLY No hourly beach parking (metered parking) No parking on residential streets unless in properly marked parking areas Fines will be doubled from $100 to $200 with no early discount Illegally parked vehicles will be towed Bathrooms will reopen.