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.
People wait to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in Lee County during the early phase of the rollout. Credit: WINK News. A woman we spoke to says she received contradicting COVID-19 test results recently. She says she tested negative at CenturyLink Sports Complex, but tested positive at a Lee Health hospital the same day. She also says it’s not the first time she is battling COVID-19. The coronavirus test site at CenturyLink Sports Complex in south Fort Myers will be operational again Saturday after it was closed New Year’s Day. Leanis Diaz told us she tested positive for COVID-19 at CenturyLink and at Cape Coral Hospital in late November. Two weeks later, she thought she was in the clear when she tested negative twice at Century Link Sports Complex. But to start the new year, things got scary for her, and she began to question the accuracy of the rapid tests at the ballpark test site. After thinking she overcame her battle with COVID-19, Diaz says things took a turn for the worse last Sunday. “I went to CenturyLink; I had 103 fever, so I went, and I tested negative,” Diaz explained. “Well, I wasn’t comfortable because I had a high fever, so I figured something was wrong.” She went to Cape Coral Hospital the same day but says she received different results. “When I go to the hospital, I test positive for COVID,” Diaz said. “My thing is how many people are walking around there testing negative and they are positive? That’s why our numbers are spiking so high.” Diaz is not the only one who has questions about the accuracy of CenturyLink’s rapid tests. Back in November, we spoke with Sabine Mueller with MyTest Diagnostics, a lab that does COVID-19 tests. Mueller shared similar concerns. “We had several people testing that didn’t confirm with what we found with the proper nasal swab and the high-sensitive PCR testing,” Mueller said. “These people are in false safety thinking they are negative with the testing; they’re not contagious and in fact they are.” Diaz says doctors are unsure if she contracted COVID-19 two separate times or if she never got over her first infection. She is grateful she got a second test last weekend and got the care she needed while she was in the hospital. “Had I come home, we wouldn’t have been having this conversation. My family would have been burying me,” Diaz said. “I thought I was dying.” Diaz wonders how many more people are getting false negatives and spreading the virus unknowingly. “I’m really scared that there is a lot of people out there right now with this and are walking around just like me,” Diaz said. “Not doing an accurate test, you’re taking lives.” We reached out to Florida Department of Emergency Management, which runs the CenturyLink test site, when we first heard about possible discrepancies with the tests back in November. The state division directed us to Abbott Laboratories, the company that makes the test, and told us at the time people can also request a PCR test, which experts say is more accurate. We reached out to the state division Friday about what kind of training the people administering the tests receive, and we are still waiting for a response. We are also awaiting a response from Abbott.