Crash on Daniels Parkway leaves 1 injured, FHP investigatingReckless driver arrested twice in 10 days in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS Crash on Daniels Parkway leaves 1 injured, FHP investigating The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving two vehicles that has left at least one person injured in Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS Reckless driver arrested twice in 10 days in Fort Myers A Fort Myers man with a revoked license was arrested twice within 10 days for driving violations.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Deadly shooter, home invasion and drug trafficking This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features deadly shootings, home invasions and drug trafficking.
FORT MYERS Pedestrian dead after crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person dead Saturday night.
Sunday brings sun and clouds with chance for a stray shower The Weather Authority forecasts another seasonal day across Southwest Florida, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
FORT MYERS Crash on Daniels Parkway leaves 1 injured, FHP investigating The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving two vehicles that has left at least one person injured in Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS Reckless driver arrested twice in 10 days in Fort Myers A Fort Myers man with a revoked license was arrested twice within 10 days for driving violations.
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Deadly shooter, home invasion and drug trafficking This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features deadly shootings, home invasions and drug trafficking.
FORT MYERS Pedestrian dead after crash on McGregor Boulevard The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that left at least one person dead Saturday night.
Sunday brings sun and clouds with chance for a stray shower The Weather Authority forecasts another seasonal day across Southwest Florida, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon.
Family of Eagles: FGCU volleyball star graduates with Master’s Degree Saturday marked a special day for Florida Gulf Coast University as more than 1,800 students graduated. For one student-athlete, graduating from FGCU runs in the family.
lehigh acres LCSO: Man shot by car owner protecting property The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in Lehigh Acres early Saturday morning.
NORTH FORT MYERS Lee County residents wait hours for D-SNAP assistance The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is at the Lee Civic Center all weekend, ready to help southwest Florida.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA First eaglet hatches in famous SWFL eagle nest Welcome E24! The third eaglet from the nest of M15 and F23 has hatched according to the Southwest Florida eagle camera.
Rock for Equality: SWFL non-profit hosts benefit concert for Palestine A Southwest Florida non-profit hosted a benefit concert on Friday night to help with humanitarian aid in Palestine.
Warm, breezy Saturday with a few showers possible The Weather Authority is forecasting a breezy, warm weekend in store across Southwest Florida, with the chance of a few showers, particularly on Saturday.
CAPE CORAL Active investigation underway in South Cape Coral Cape Coral police are investigating at a home on Southwest 49th Terrace in South Cape Coral early Saturday morning.
16 transported after 2 airboats crash in Collier County According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two airboats crashed south of U.S. 41 east between mile markers 74 and 75, leaving well over a dozen people injured.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New bill filed: Auto shop and law enforcement must work together to solve hit-and-run crashes There could be new detectives on the block, located in your nearest auto shop. A new state bill aims at trying to stop hit-and-run drivers from getting away.
CAPE CORAL New leash on life; Cape Coral shelter dog beats cancer with drug being tested for humans A drug now being studied in human trials to kill cancerous tumors, is already approved and helping animals.
Oasis students working on a project. Credit: WINK News Teachers at Oasis Charter Schools are looking for professionals in the STEM fields to join their advisory board. They hope to bring real-world problems into classroom lessons and projects and pave the way for future expansion of STEM at Oasis. “What can we do besides using plastic in our beaches?” asked Lori McLain, STEM and makerspace facilitator, as an example of a typical challenge posed to students. “So we’re just talking about design challenges in our community and we’re looking to try to solve that in a prototype or modeling fashion.” “We see that at the elementary level, kids have a natural curiosity for STEM: They like to tinker, they like to make, they like to explore and figure out the world around them,” said John Omundsen, coordinator for K-12 STEM education at Oasis Charter Schools. “I’m at the middle school level, we start to see kids think that STEM might be too difficult.” Omundsen and McLain help run the Gator Garage, a space where students become innovators. One of the first problems this school year: tackling pollution in our waterways by designing a recyclable soda can holder. “It makes a big difference by helping and recycling and using less stuff so it can be thrown into landfills,” said Marisa Yapello, eighth-grader. “We have to make harmless holders and I thought I would use string, so at the end when I’m done gluing all these, I’m going to tie four of them together so that the cans can go in and stay in.” “I had no idea it was coming, so I thought ‘STEM, science, technology, math and engineering, oh brother,'” said fellow eighth grader Greg Kostrzewa. “It’s pretty much like going to an art class.” The program is currently only offered at Oasis Middle School, but the goal is to expand STEM classes to the elementary and high schools. Any local STEM professionals are invited to apply for the advisory board before Oct. 9. A link to the application is below: https://digitalbell-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/8255FCA4-5056-907D-8D25-C06A146C2790.pdf