ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
Credit: via WINK News. More restrictions are coming across the United States, as coronavirus cases surge. People in Chicago are asked to stay at home. Philadelphia banned indoor gatherings. California reinstated broad restrictions, and Iowa mandated masks. This comes as Florida reports more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases Monday. Over the weekend, Sunday saw the state reach its highest reported case count since July 25, with more than 10,000 cases. Long lines were at CenturyLink Stadium’s COVID-19 test site to begin the week, continuing the trend we have seen. The test site had a technical glitch, which caused the lines. But we learned that a negative test result is not enough to rely on if you want to see your family at Thanksgiving. Doctors are saying a negative test does not mean you don’t have COVID-19. They say this is not new. We’ve known that there are chances of false negatives and false positives since testing started. But it’s something to keep in mind if you plan on getting a test before you go see family for Thanksgiving. A negative test does not mean you are safe from spreading the virus to those you love. Celebrating Thanksgiving with food and family. That’s a given for most people any other year. But this Thanksgiving is filled with tough decisions about how to celebrate safely. “We’ll go home,” said Linda Hirakis, visiting from Ohio. “We’ll quarantine for 14 days, but we will do Thanksgiving just by ourselves, the two of us.” “Small group, maybe like seven people,” said Skyler Mendez in Cape Coral. “That’s it, just close family.” “Our kids are going to join us, one from New Jersey, one for Maine,” said John Clark, visiting from Maine. Professor Bindu Mayi, an infectious disease expert at Nova Southeastern, said a negative test result does not mean someone doesn’t have COVID-19. Sampling errors, the type of test and timing can all play a role in accuracy. If you’re infected shortly before your test, it may not show up.” “Once the virus gets into the body, it has to make more copies of itself, and that’s how it comes to a level that can be detected by a diagnostic test, so there’s a window of time for that,” Mayi said. “Just because you’re negative doesn’t necessarily mean that you are negative.” John and Louise Clark visiting from Maine say they don’t just plan to rely on their tests before gathering with family. They’ll take an extra step too. “We will definitely quarantine before Thanksgiving for sure,” Louise said. Quarantining is what Mayi says is the best way to make sure you can safely celebrate with your loved ones. With less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving, the 14-day quarantine period before Thanksgiving has already started. If you decide to quarantine, Mayi says you have to make sure everyone in your household is also quarantining for the best outcome. “The only real way that you can be a sure that you don’t have the virus that you can transmit to a grandparent who is high risk or a parent who is high risk or a sibling who is high risk is if you just quarantine,” Mayi said. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Applied Bioinformatics Laboratory and Stanford University have created the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool, which is updated daily and “shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location.”