Lee County School Board to hold a transportation workshopReadying for hurricane season with Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
WINK News Lee County School Board to hold a transportation workshop With one month left for the academic year, parents’ concerns have turned to frustration as buses struggle to get kids to and from school.
Readying for hurricane season with Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Hurricane season is rapidly approaching as Floridians prep for potential storms with the upcoming Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
WINK News Lee County School Board to hold a transportation workshop With one month left for the academic year, parents’ concerns have turned to frustration as buses struggle to get kids to and from school.
Readying for hurricane season with Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Hurricane season is rapidly approaching as Floridians prep for potential storms with the upcoming Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
NAPLES Increasing amount of homeless seniors in SWFL Saint Matthew House told Wink News that 20% of the people they shelter are over 60 years old.
NAPLES Man suspected of threatening pickelballers with machete A man has been arrested after authorities say he chased a group of pickleball players off a Naples court. “I don’t know. It just seemed like he snapped,” said William Nehrkorn, father of one of the pickleball players. 53-year-old Pelican Marsh maintenance worker Joseph Devalle ran toward Nehrkorn’s son and friends, not with a paddle […]
NAPLES Turtle Club in Naples reopens Following a 19-month closure because of Hurricane Ian, the Turtle Club has reopened.
FORT MYERS BEACH Hurricane season preparations at Lee County construction sites Many already know the drill when hurricane season is around the corner.
SANIBEL Bones found on Sanibel concern beachgoers A husband and wife found what appeared to be bones. What type and where they came from is being investigated.
FGCU FGCU president reflects on first year with graduating class Alico Arena was packed this weekend as Florida Gulf Coast University graduated 1,900 students in four ceremonies.
Reverse shoulder replacement offers new approach to pain management Shoulder replacement is the third most common replacement in the US, following hip and knee replacement.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Lee County teachers bargain for new raises Kevin Daly is the voice of the Lee County Teachers Union, and he says he knows firsthand the struggle teachers experience across the state.
FORT MYERS New Starbucks off Colonial expected to add to traffic headaches It’s a venti-sized traffic nightmare. That’s how Gina O’Donnell envisions the future of this plaza.
NAPLES Feeding families through Meals of Hope They’re a Naples-based non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger both locally and throughout the country.
Family dealing with two losses in quick succession A teenager will not get to celebrate turning 21 years old with friends, can’t put a smile on his family member’s faces and will never get to see his mother again.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
FORT MYERS Middle school tech worker uses CPR skills to save pickleball player’s life It was the right place, at the right time, and that right place was near the pickleball court.
The body of Joel Henderson, 37, was recovered in the Caloosahatchee River on Dec. 11, a week after he went overboard from the Capt. JP riverboat. (Credit: WINK News) The family of a Naples man who fell off a riverboat during a dinner cruise in Fort Myers is suing the security company for negligence. The body of Joel Henderson, 37, was recovered in the Caloosahatchee River on Dec. 9, a week after he went overboard from the Capt. JP riverboat. The plaintiff, listed as the Estate of Joel C. Henderson, is suing John Fraioli, owner of Suncoast Security, for negligence, saying the company’s employees were not adequately trained to respond to man-overboard situations. They’re asking for more than $100,000 in damages. The suit states that on the evening of Dec. 4, 2020, Henderson attended an event promoted as the “Nightmare Before Christmas Brews Cruise,” on the Capt. JP riverboat, departing from the Fort Myers city dock. Suncoast Security was hired by the event promoter to provide security for the event. “At approximately 7:40 p.m., Mr. Henderson was descending the starboard stairs of the Vessel when he slipped and fell over the exterior rail into the waters of the Caloosahatchee River,” the lawsuit states. Frank Carroll, the boat’s first mate, was on the same stairway when Henderson fell, according to the document, and “was immediately aware of the emergency.” The suit states a “haphazard search was organized” using the boat’s staff and employees of Suncoast Security, but Henderson couldn’t be found. The plaintiff believes the employees of Suncoast Security were not trained to respond to man-overboard incidents, “nor were they equipped with sufficient tools to assist in the location and rescue of Henderson,” and had they been, Henderson “would like have been rescued.” The suit states that Suncoast Security “had a duty” to properly train its employees and equip them with tools and resources to deal with such incidents. The plaintiff is being represented by Naples attorney Todd B. Allen. An attorney is not listed for Fraioli. On the night of the incident, WINK News spoke with witnesses, including a woman named Vanessa, who said it was obvious Henderson needed help. “People were seeing he was struggling and wanted to help. So many people were trying to get in the water but the staff would not allow anyone to get in the water.” Vanessa told WINK News she watched Henderson disappear. “He was bobbing, barely keeping his head above water. At that point, he was under the water maybe a minute and we were yelling.” Then, he was gone. “He was gone. we never saw him come back up after that,” she said. For 12 hours, crews searched the river between the Cape Coral Bridge and west of US-41 before calling it off and going back the next day. His body was found about four miles away in the river on Dec. 9.