NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
A warning sign is posted near a retention pond in Lely, where Collier County Public Utilities Department sent sewage water after a wastewater main broke near Santa Barbara Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock Road Thursday, March 18, 2020. Credit: WINK News. Sewage seeping into backyards is a major health for neighbors in a Southwest Florida community. A wastewater main break continues to worry people near Rattlesnake Hammock Road and Santa Barbara Boulevard in Lely. Dead fish were surfacing in a pond near homes last Friday after the break happened and sewage water began to pour into the area. Collier County said Monday the main break was repaired, but there is still a lot of cleanup that needs to be done, which includes draining the entire poCnd. Our crew saw many dead still floating in the water near people’s homes. Neighbors told us the smell is making them feel sick, and they want to see more done. Pamela Webster lives near the retention pond that contains displaced sewage from the water main break. “It is definitely a danger and a health concern,” Webster said. Collier County Public Utilities Department says one of its biggest pipes burst due to its age, and the pond in Lely was the best place for it to go. “Just over 3 million gallons went to the stormwater retention pond,” said Beth Johnssen, the wastewater division director for Collier County public utilities. “If we weren’t able to capture it at that area, there would have been strong potential for it to travel throughout the system and enter canal systems and eventually go out to the Naples Bay or Rookery Bay area,” Commissioner Rock LoCastro said. The county knows odor from the sewage is bothersome but says it’s not a danger to people’s health or their well water. “The best science now tells us that they are far enough away from the pond that they don’t have a concern,” said Amy Patterson, the director for growth management department. Reassurance from the county has not completely put neighbors such as Webster at ease. “They’re telling us that aerosolized human waste that could possibly contain [COVID-19] is not dangerous? I don’t believe that,” Webster said. “My curiosity is what would be done about this if it were in the middle of downtown Naples?” So Webster went near the pond along Santa Barbara Blvd. with a sign she made that reads “Ten acres of human waste” to continue to push for more to be done. “I can’t believe we are living in what are considered third world conditions here in one of the wealthiest communities in the entire country,” Webster said. Waste trucks could be seen in and out of the area all day with crews working to drain the pond. There is no set time frame for when that will be completed. Anyone living in the area who has concerns can call the county at 239-252-5032. If a resident has additional concerns, information about testing their well can be found on the Florida Department of Health’s website, http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/private-well-testing/index.html